[FC] Filer panel, part 2

Thu Nov 13 15:58:01 2003

 Hey Bruce, how do you keep the doors from opening too fast??

  Del Patten...CNM

-----Original Message-----
From: vairman@sisna.com [mailto:vairman@sisna.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:39 PM
To: corvanatics@corvair.org
Subject: Re: [FC] Filer panel, part 2

Ken's idea works fine and if you want to see out the back, use some clear
plastic sheeting.  Make sure all your ducting from the heater box forward is
air tight and clear of obstructions. Also, make sure your thermostats don't
open too early (very common) and heater box is leak free.  I had a '61
Rampside that I drove from Fort Collins,CO to Yuma,AZ in Jan '89.  I stayed
over night in Beaver, UT and it was 22 deg below zero. My dad was towing my
Jeepster with his motor home and the only one that would start was the
Jeepster. We used it to pull start both of the others.  I was driving my
Rampside with no coat and in a t-shirt. After we had gone about 15 or 20
miles I had to turn the blower down one notch.  It also handled the hot
weather fine without removing the bottom shrouds.  It makes a big difference
to do some work on maintaining the heating system. I also had the high
output fan and motor assembly on the truck.                   The truck is
now my son's

Bruce Gwyther, Bonneville Corvair Club
http://users.sisna.com/grandpagwyt/
'65 Corsa Convert,  '62 Rampside
'65 'Brier 8-door, '63  Greenbrier limo
and many other FCs
Restored '51 John Deere "A"

----- Original Message -----
From: <VairMech@aol.com>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: [FC] Filer panel, part 2

> In a message dated 11/6/2003 1:11:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jfwells@ptd.net writes:
> Even with the heater working the Corvan won't be a sauna
> but a little bit of something is way better than 100% of nothing!
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>     If you get the heat working some, hang a blanket or something right
> behind the seat to close off the rear area. You can stuff the edge of a
blanket
> between the roof rib and the roof. Also if you have a rear heat vent block
it
> off. This effectively reduces the size of the area that you are trying to
heat.
> We did it for years in our Ole' Blue.
>     Ken Hand
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