<VV> Running Heater to add cooling

[J R Read_HML]

Well,

The '66 owners guide - page 9 (first one I picked up - I'm sure they all say 
something similar) says - under EMERGENCY OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

To be followed if either TEMP-PRESS or GEN-FAN indicators light while the 
car is being driven.

1.  Set heater FAN and HEAT controls to full "ON" positions.

There are several more steps - you can look it up yourself.

But, if you have a heat problem so marginal that you are normally needing to 
run the heater, you need to find the cause and fix it.  Normal operation 
would not require the heat to be on full time.  In fact, if you are running 
the heater immediately after start up, you could actually be 
delaying/lengthening normal warm up time.  If so, you are likely not doing 
the engine any good from a wear standpoint.

Unless something is blocking the damper doors, the normal "fail" position 
for the thermostats is ... door wide open.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Foust" <doufou at msn.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 2:31 PM
Subject: <VV> Running Heater to add cooling


> With apologies in advance to those who will laugh at this question....
>
> I have been running my EM vert with the Air and Heat wide open lately 
> whenever the top is down - which is basically any time I drive it.

> Doug Foust - 64 110 PG Vert - recent rebuild, +30 pistons, etc.
>
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