<VV> <VV>RE: heaters

[BobHelt@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/10/04 12:08:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
hyarnell1@earthlink.net writes:

<< And besides, why would you want to dilute the heated air with cool air for
 cabin heat? Dumb design. >>

Harry, I beg to differ.
It is not a dumb design at all. That is because the hot air coming off the 
engine can get very very hot: i.e., superhot. Hot enought to burn or at least be 
extremely uncomfortable if you happen to have skin near an outlet. I can 
verify this personally! So Chevrolet add a mixing mode whereby some of the cooler 
air from the top of the engine is added to the superheated air for a more 
comfortable feeling on the human body. Also maybe Chevrolet was trying to avoid 
any potential lawsuits from heater burns.
Regards,
Bob Helt