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From: wct@mordor.UUCP (Bill Thompson)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Wanted: VW gasoline heater
Message-ID: <3326@mordor.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 12:49:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: mordor.3326
Posted: Mon Sep  9 12:49:41 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 12-Sep-85 08:46:15 EDT
References: <637@milo.UUCP> <1300016@prism.UUCP>
Reply-To: wct@mordor.UUCP (Bill Thompson)
Organization: S-1 Project, LLNL
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In article <1300016@prism.UUCP> zrm@prism.UUCP writes:
>
>Gasoline fired heaters in VWs are quite rare and found only on very old
>beetles. The thought of an intentional open gasoline flame in a car scares
>the gaskets out of me anyway!

Actually, open flame doesn't quite describe it very well,  they run very much 
enclosed within a heat exchanger.  They are very difficult to find (most I've
seen have been in old VW campers--from the '60's).  The '71 and '72 type 4's had
a gas heater, but unfortunately, built into the chassis so it is unlikely
to do you any good.  They do work very well and if mounted properly and maintained
so that the heat exhanger doesn't rust through or the fuel line rot off
should be reasonably safe.

I wouldn't place very good odds on finding one--perhaps a classified ad in
a VW magazine would be the best bet.



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