Re: No Heat

["Matt and Stacy Sopher" <sopher@domain.elided>]

You know, alot of the big rigs do the same in the winter, using radiator
"flaps" to cover up the extreme cold winds. Just don't forget they're there
when it gets warm!
Matt Sopher
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Weidenheimer <allanw@domain.elided>
To: IHC Digest Post <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 7:39 AM
Subject: No Heat


>Tom:
>  I have a similar problem, I can't really get any heat from my
>truck, and I think mine might be due to a stuck open
>thermostat.  My temp guage rarely even rises off the cold peg.
>So last night I cut two pieces of cardboard and put them behind
>the grille (I painted them black after fitting so they would not
>look so tacky).  I've heard that putting them right against the
>radiator was not good because it creates cold/hot spots
>on the radiator.  So I fit them to go between the grille and the
>hood latch support, leaving about 8" open in the middle.
>Now air can come through that opening, and disperse a
>bit over the front of the radiator.  I was able to get the temp
>to get to the bottom of the horizontal line that runs between the
>C and H on the guage.  And I got some heat.  Not this is at
>about 20 degrees, (plenty cold for me) so at those Montana
>temps, you migth be able to get away with a smaller opening.
>
>Allan Weidenheimer
>72 1210 Pickup
>Soon to have a new RobertShaw thermostat...
>
>