Young Ed Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 Fred I think the big part is the lack of interior. My coupe has the dual heaters and with all the air leaks its still not all that warm in there. Same with my truck. The truck only has one heater but with no floor covering or headliner its still not all that warm in there. On the fall tour we were out driving around in some 20something degree weather. Carmon had a down blanket in the cab Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 Rockwood, The 1941 Studebaker has the best heat of all the antiques I have, the heater is under the seat and it's called a "climatizer" It warms the bench seat and all the interior cloth in seconds. I will get so hot that you will take your coat off:) I have driven 100 miles like that in 20 degree weather. The 1940 Plymouth is another story, although it's a Bus. coupe with little space to heat. It has alot of open area where air gets in and circulates. When you drive it fast you can feel air blowing in from the trunk. Still the insides gets nice and warm by way of the heater, it has three doors on it and when you open all of them the heat is intense if you let the car heat up first then drive. Best heater I have is in the T-Bird 1960 very hot, dang hot:rolleyes: heater core brand spanking new. Keep warm! Quote
Brendan D25 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Here on the East coast of Canada where I live you will rarely see block heaters used. The temp here this morning is the coldest it has been all winter -11C and probably will not go much lower for this winter. My 48 Dodge originally came from BC and is equipped with a block heater. Quote
blueskies Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 The heater in my '50 works great. It is a different design than the P15 cars, so maybe not much of a comparison. I don't have much of an interior in my car either, aside from a layer of Dynamat on the floor and firewall. The coldest I've driven the car was about 8 degrees F, and was comfy and warm. The defrost works great too. Hit reload if the pic doesn't show... My only complaint is that the fresh air intake is right behind the grill on the passenger side of the car. And it happens that most new cars have their tail pipe on the same side, so when sitting in traffic, the intake sucks in fresh exhaust instead of air... I have my car converted to 12v, and I had the 6v blower motor on the heaterbox connected to 12v to move enough air. Ran it this way for a few years until the motor died. Replaced it with a 12v motor, and it works even better now. Pete Quote
knighthawk Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 there's a product called 'Rain-X' made to keep the rain 'rolling' off your windshield so you don't realy need wipers.........well, they also sell one that stops the inside of your windshwild from fogging up,.....can't find it right now.... Quote
Normspeed Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Knighthawk, I use both of those products on the old car. Great stuff. Quote
RobertKB Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Rain-X is one of those products I recommend to everybody because it does exactly what it says it does. It's a great product and I use it even on the old cars that have good wipers as it just makes everything a work a bit easier. Quote
blueskies Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 I don't really like RainX, on a car with working wipers. Seems to me that it leaves a hazey film of very tiny water beads across the glass that has to evaporate before the view is clear. I like a good set of working blades and defroster better. Pete Quote
RobertKB Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Pete, is that Don Coatney in your rearview mirror? If so, are you gaining or is he? Quote
blueskies Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Pete, is that Don Coatney in your rearview mirror? If so, are you gaining or is he? Don's always a length or two behind... Now, what was this thread about? LOL Pete Quote
RobertKB Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Don's always a length or two behind... Now, what was this thread about? LOLPete It's about heaters so we are on topic. Your car is hot! Quote
HughForrest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 The heater in my '38 (a little vintage after-market one on the firewall) has a good core & plumbing, but also blows wimpy warm air. One of the HAMBers told me that if both hoses feel warm with the heater on, but neither is hot that the hoses are reversed. I haven't tried (un)reversing them yet, but it is worth a shot. Quote
RHDSP15C Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 Where I live I don't need one. When I was a kid I remember one old car my father had a hole punched in the firewall and when it got "cold" in the winter (50) he would pull the stopper out and let the hot air from the engine through. Now I think that's a bad thing to do. Quote
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