Take shots at this idea......, I'm sure there's something wrong with it Options

[East coaster]

So, in the quest for some sort of damn heat/defroster I was curious if this could work.

In the really sh*tty diagram below, a coolant recirculation system that cycles coolant through the muffler to transfer heat from exhaust to coolant so it can be used with a heater core to supply heat/defrost.

I would expect that the tubing passing through the muff would need to be more than a simple tube and more likely an array of small tubes in parallel to better transfer heat.

Is this feasible or should I gently place the crack pipe down and call for help (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif)

[Mark Henry]

QUOTE (maf914 @ Nov 10 2005, 02:57 PM)

QUOTE (SLITS @ Nov 10 2005, 07:43 AM) QUOTE (maf914 @ Nov 10 2005, 07:24 AM) Does anti-freeze affect the boiling point of water?   (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Duh! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/slap.gif) Ever read the back of the bottle? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) I drive a 914, so why would I even have a bottle of antifreeze, much less read it. Can we say aircooled? Helloooo! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

This will be the first winter with a watercooled...for the wife (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

She's tired of no heat on her 120Km round trip to work.

I'l have the 914, my '67 bug and her '67 bus for summer cars.
Just say no to water.