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Author:  buggy66 [ Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:35 pm ]
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I did a search for this and couldn't get anything but a page of numbers and letters that all run together! Even though winter is almost over --- i am looking for some other ideas for heat in my buggy! It being an air cooled VW is the reason to post in this section. I run fully enclosed body with doors,and want family to be a little more comfortable during the really cold rides. [below freezing] wuss :lol: I used a bilge blower from a boat to take hot air from under heads of eng and didn't get enough- tryed making a exhaust heater like a bug would have and it got some better. Any ideas would be great --I have six months till we get to needing the heat!!!!!!!!!! Thanks everyone for your help!!! Mark
Author:  davehix [ Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:40 pm ]
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i got a gas heater out of a thing.not sure how it works.
Author:  buggy66 [ Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:46 pm ]
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I have seen one of those ---not sure how good or safe they are but would like to look at one closer.
Author:  buggy66 [ Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:47 pm ]
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Do you use it in your buggy? Maybe i misread your post. If so how well does it work?
Author:  davehix [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:01 am ]
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no i may sell it . dont know much about them.i'll get some pics.
Author:  buggy66 [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:07 am ]
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cool -let me know
Author:  Roy [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:27 am ]
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Why not just use some regular heat exchangers like the stock style? I heard that there is a company making them with a larger exhaust tube in them for performance applications. I have never looked into this but maybe you can find some information on these somewhere?

Roy
Author:  Stevo [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:57 am ]
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Why cant you take your rad, oops "oil cooler" and use it to heat your cab with a slower fan. You may have to restrict some of air going in the normal fan to build a little more engine heat. I dont know how much heat it would make. If its mounted in the right place you could reverse it to push air in the cab in the winter and oposit in the summer
Author:  chris38375 [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:54 am ]
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thats what i did on the baja,the oil cooler was in the back of the car,under the back glass,had a switch on the blower motor,worked great
Author:  bruce 1 [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:01 am ]
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Insulated coveralls :lol:











I have seen some guys use their oil cooler fan also.
Author:  buggy66 [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:34 am ]
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I have thought aboout the oil cooler as a heat sorce but didn't know how much it would provide. Might could do the 'j'tubes and oil cooler combo. I do have a large oil cooler/fan I got from Moores Parts that I am running now. It would be fairly easy to build ducts from cooler to inside?
As for the coveralls--- I get so many layers on I can't drive! [wuss] :lol:
Author:  Baddvw [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:14 pm ]
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[quote='bruce 1']Insulated coveralls :lol: [/quote]

I agree with Bruce1, that will work!!, works fine for me!! :lol:
Author:  C.White [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:31 pm ]
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Here in Alabama when we rode bajas in the winter we all had gas heaters from things or busses. They work the best.I have also seen them in a few enclosed rails. Their was at one time a company in Hot VW's remanufacturing them called JB's Heater service. Nothing you can come up with will work as good as these.I have tried almost everything their is.From sterno cans to blower motors to coverall's. We croosed a lot of deep creeks here in the winter so we needed some real heat.
Author:  D. Marks [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:15 pm ]
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I have heard of guys routing a tube into the buggy and back out. Then run the exhaust thru it.
Author:  bruce 1 [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:36 pm ]
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One thing I do is I use the HOT HANDS, I put one in each pocket. (They are the things you can buy at Wally world in the sporting goods section, that you take out of the pack and shake up, and then they get warm) They seam to help a lot. Also use insulated rain suits or un-insinuated is what I use and wear very few clothes under them and stay very warm and dry. The rain suits seam to be warmer than coveralls.
Author:  The Wild Kids [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:29 am ]
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I have seen the guys I ride with take a bilge pump and hoses from the motor pulling the hot air in and pumping it up to the driver and passenger. Theres enough heat off the motor to keep you warm.

The Wild Kids
Author:  harleyhunter05 [ Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:55 pm ]
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hook up a power inverter and run a small ceramic heater from lowes
Author:  buggy66 [ Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:07 pm ]
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Have thought about all of these ideas. Have not decided on what will work best.
Last year I wrapped one header tube w/ perferated sheetmetal strips that were 2" wided [three wraps each- total of 5 sections. Inserted a 12volt heating element from rv fridge into sheet wraps and covered w/ alum sheet-connected 3" hose w/ bilge blower and ran duct to windshield. Worked good except drain on charging system-I couldnt run lights while running heat.
Thanks for all your answers and ideas---keep them coming . We may come up with the ultimate heat for buggies.
Mark
Author:  Stevo [ Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:12 pm ]
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Wonder if you can run your oil thru this?
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Author:  buggy66 [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:55 am ]
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Is that a heater core /fan combo? What is it out of? Yhat is a nice lookimg rig.
Author:  davehix [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:17 am ]
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heres pics of the thing heater. dont know much about them this one isn't rusty and the fan spins freely it may work no idea.
Author:  buggymethis [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:32 am ]
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I had a single seater with body panels on it. The oil cooler was mounted near the floor board beside the seat. In the winter, I would reverse the leeds on the fan and it kept me comfortable with 2 layers of regular clothes in below freezing temps.

In my w/c it is mostly the same. Only difference is the radiator puts off so much heat that you can ride in shorts and t-shirt in below freezing weather.
Author:  wildbill [ Thu May 08, 2008 9:06 pm ]
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3 in hose from bottom of head and cyl sucked tc cab with boat bildge blower easy 120deg cost about $3o.00 works great wildbill
Author:  buggymethis [ Fri May 09, 2008 3:23 pm ]
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Its about time you posted something! :roll:
Author:  buggy66 [ Fri May 09, 2008 11:16 pm ]
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I tried bilge blower on last buggy but didnt get much heat from it,even wrapped w/ insulation and alum tape. I think the open skid plate was the problem. Also when we did water crossing there was always steam being forces into cab along with some burning mud smells. I may try it again thou>
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