<VV> Greenbrier heater at 10 degrees

[Ron]

As has been recommended to others, install a correct FC gas heater!  They 
are occasionally listed on Ebay and you could advertise for one in the 
Communique.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Houston" <judgehouston at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 7:17 PM
Subject: <VV> Greenbrier heater at 10 degrees


> Well I rebuilt the fiberglass plenum which was half gone when I got the 
> van, with fiberglass and bondo. I fabricated a plenum/fan motor connection 
> with two pieces of gutter extension joints made from pvc. The last thing 
> was to block off the rear compartment vent with styrofoam in such a way to 
> deflect the heat into the forward duct. The end result is that I have very 
> good defrost and floor heat. Just not at the same time. I replaced the 
> vinyl bench seat with a cloth one out of a dodge van. To keep the heat in 
> the front area I've also hung a drape type material behind the front seat. 
> That really was an improvement. we had a wind chill today of about 5-10 
> degrees above 0. I'm still thinking of putting in a small wood burning 
> stove in the rear. Just bolt her in and away we go!. I have a set of 
> chains for whats coming. It does good with the studs, but I remember the 
> chains were the way to go. We have high crowned roads in Maine which can 
> be
> treacherous for some one not used to them.
>
>
>
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