Electric Heater

[cliff]

Has anyone seen or heard of any heater upgrades for the 914 that are electrical. I am running carbs and the heater fan tends to make to cab smell like engine exhaust.

Cliff

[Rich Hilgersom]

Check out Electric Vehicle Sites.
http://store.wilde-evolutions.com/Forms/store-wev/*ws4d-db-query-Show.ws4d?*ws4d-db-query-Show***DAB-JA-138138138139143145-1359***-eProducts***-***store-wev(directory)***.ws4 d?stor e-wev/results(S).html

Well that URL is not to easy to link here.
Try cut and paste


Solid-state heater core, 96-120VDC, 1500W
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This solid-state heating element can usually be used as a direct replacement for your vehicle's original heater core. The temperature of the heater core is self-limiting at 180 degrees F. The amount of heat produced is in proportion to the air flow across the element, so higher fan speeds will deliver more heat. The two-piece enclosure also allows use as a stand-alone heater. Core is 4.25"W X 5.55"H X 2.5"D and weighs 8.9 oz.

Item#: 065-010 Price: $72.50 Quantity:


[This message has been edited by Rich Hilgersom (edited 10-12-2000).]

[TFI]

Cliff,

I have a little electric heater that i am going to put under the dash in the middle. i picked it up at a swap meet. JC Whitney has what they call "auxiliary heaters" for inside the cab of vehicles. just some ideas

-jim-

[mike mueller]

Jim, you've got a water cooled engine, why the electric heater?



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Mike Mueller
Antioch, CA
1970 1.8
http://www.pelicanparts.com/MotorCity/mmueller/personal.html

[TFI]

Mike,

it was/will be easier to plumb the electrons than the yucky green stuff.
i AM open to suggestions on the whole heater core location and hose routing...

then i just might have an electric heater up for sell. if that happens i'd like to get my whole 2 bucks out of it. heh heh
then again electricity does heat quicker than the coolant...

i am done rambling on this post
-jim-

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Electric heaters won't produce that much heat. If you run the numbers, it requires something like 50 or 60 amps to get a reasonable amount of heat from a 12V system.

The heater for the EV is probably set-up to use a much higher voltage than our cars produce. Most EVs tend to run their systems at very high voltages--96V or higher, that I've seen.

If you want to de-fog part or all of your windshield, an electric heater may do that for you. If you want to heat the cabin, the electric heater won't cut it.

--DD

[rookie]

Where can I purchase a solid-state heater core, #065-010? Tennessee gets pretty cold sometimes.

[Rich Hilgersom]

http://store.wilde-evolutions.com/

and enter the part number is the search form

-Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Hilgersom (edited 10-16-2000).]

[TFI]

Tennessee gets cold?