heater question

[pflaming]

Has anyone ever put two heaters in truck/car. I'm thinking of putting a 2nd one on the drivers side. Use the original one for defroster and the 2nd one for heater. This truck is to go to my daughter in Indianapolis and I want her to be warm.

(Ordered new king pins/bushings today)

[austinsailor]

get one that has a much bigger core. There is one that has a 4 sided core, like the outside of a box, that blows heat out all 4 sides. Mine came out of my 3 ton.

[Don Coatney]

The problem with most old (pre 1950 or so) car and truck heaters is they do not have a source for fresh air. They re-circulate the air in the cab and whan that air becomes saturated with moisture it will fog the windows. Adding a second heater will not fix that problem. If you can devise a way to plumb fresh air into the heater it will work much better.

I drove through Indianapolis yesterday. What part of town does your daughter live in? There are a few forum members that live in Naptown.

[pflaming]

Don: (1)I agree, I have read some posts on fresh air 'adaptations' and I am studing that. I have an 87 T Bird parked and may look at what is on it and . . . (2) My daughter is in Westfield near Noblesville. I will look up members close by and see if I can find a 'personal' mechanic for her.

My uncle moved here to Ca in the 40's from NE. He said Californians told the biggest lies and had the smallest heaters. Not all true but early California cars did have different heaters than midwest cars. Thanks for the input!

Happy New Years to all!

[greg g]

Check Bamfordsgarage thread on the car side regarding getting the old tub ready for winter. He installed and additional heater in anticipation of his trip to the arctic.

[austinsailor]

there are several editions of fresh air heaters for the pilothouses - were there options like that for the cars? Would one from a truck work on the cars? It would seem so.