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[55 Fargo]

Hey all, just got back from a Fargo truck ride, it is 10 below with the sun going down, truck runs excellent, but without any insulation in the cab on floors walls and ceiling, and some voids, it is chilly in there. 

The heater box is blowing decent heat, engine temp was 165, I would think with more cab insulation it would be much improved, but at 10 below out, I would imagine it would not be anything like my modern vehicle which can get stifling hot inside at 20 below.

Were the heaters in the cars nd trucks of the 40s and 50s, really all that wrm, when the mercury went below 0. I remember having some beater 60s cars and trucks, and they were super warm either by today's standards.....just havin fun

[Bob D]

Fred,

 

I have a piece of cardboard in the front of my radiator on the Plymouth, with it keeping the wind flow down, the car warms up much better.  I remember my Father doing the same thing with his 1954 Chevy and 1962 Falcon, before he bought the '54 he had a '51 Ford that he bought brand new, but I was somewhat young to remember whether or not he used cardboard on that car

[pflaming]

I rode 12 miles to school in '38 chevy pickup with no heater and poor floor boards. Then Dad bought a '50 chevy pickup, that heater was like heaven. Point is, a tight cab heats up quite quickly but cools as fast with holes in it.

[55 Fargo]

Hey bob, because my truck was inside garage at 34 f, she go to operating temp rather fast, its the lack of insulation, a fiew voids like removable floor plate has no weather strip, hand brake hole has no boot, once i have all that sealed, it should be a whole lot better. However it is 10 below, once you get temps below 15-20, things get cold fast. I have used the cardboard a lot in the past, do not use it at all with modern cars, even if it gets to -30...

Fred,

 

I have a piece of cardboard in the front of my radiator on the Plymouth, with it keeping the wind flow down, the car warms up much better.  I remember my Father doing the same thing with his 1954 Chevy and 1962 Falcon, before he bought the '54 he had a '51 Ford that he bought brand new, but I was somewhat young to remember whether or not he used cardboard on that car

 

Hi Paul, hmmm, 38 chebby no heat, not much fun, upgrade to the 50 chevy, lots of heat in that old stovebolt 216. yes once this cab is insulated and all drafts dealt with she be much better, Lot of people up here used to install winter t/stats too, usually a 180 for winter 160 for summer, if using ethylene glycol, if alcohol based they used a the lower t/stat no doubt.

I rode 12 miles to school in '38 chevy pickup with no heater and poor floor boards. Then Dad bought a '50 chevy pickup, that heater was like heaven. Point is, a tight cab heats up quite quickly but cools as fast with holes in it.