[AT] cold weather vehicles

[Robert L. Holtzer]

The heater had a small diameter copper tube feeding gas from the 
carburetor.  Just drilled a hole in the top of the float bowl for the 
gas line.   A copper vacuum line tapped into the intake manifold (a 
plate under the carb) and provided suction for pulling in gas and 
also provided the exit for exhaust from the heater.  I installed one 
in my 1941 Ford V8 coupe.  As I recall, there may have been an option 
for defrosting but I didn't have it.  The control was a single large 
knob that pulled to turn on -- probably 2 heat settings -- don't 
recall for sure.  The car originally operated in Imperial Valley 
(Southern California) where winters weren't too cold.  When I started 
school in Utah, however, the heater really felt good!

Bob Holtzer

At 05:50 PM 12/23/2008, you wrote:
>I still have one of those gasoline heaters; don't recall the name on it but
>it's not sun.  if anyone has a desire for it I'd trade it for something.  No
>idea if it works or not (or how to get gas to it)  I can send pix if
>anyone's interested, email addy is bee_keeper at earthlink dot net.
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>Lew near Waco, TX.
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>We had a 1937 Packard in the days before permanent anti-freeze, used alcohol
>& the low temp. thermostat, it never created enough heat to keep the
>passengers warm, my dad installed a "Sun" heater under the dash that
>actually burned gasoline, worked well, but still didn't defrost the
>windows.  The motto of long rides was always "don't anyone breath on the
>windows!"  Of course with 4 kids in the car that was the 1st thing you did.
>In 1958 I bought a Volvo PV-544 (looked like a 1940 ford 2 dr sedan) & it
>had a window shade device that operated by a chain under the dash & the
>shade would go up in front of the radiator & warm it up fast - don't leave
>it up too long or it would overheat -I guess the Sweed's knew about cold
>weather driving!  Mu 1931 Chevy coupe still doesn't have a heater, none came
>as standard equipt.
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