spirilis 1,265 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hPqKlqHz0o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The engine in the car is already releasing heat to the atmosphere via the radiator so why the need for a wood burning heater in the passenger compartment? Overall, it's a waste of energy and a further contribution to the myth of anthropogenic climate change. Now, were the man a chef and caterer, that could make for an interesting smoker... while keeping the car warm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spirilis 1,265 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yeah, I thought though--if you are a park ranger in some ridiculously rugged mountainous cold environment ..... It might be useful, or something like one of these anyway-- http://marinestove.com/ -- for if the engine breaks down/runs out of fuel/etc and you need to stay warm But this guy's just nuts! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubnet 238 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 This instantly reminded me when I was in my early 20 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I had, sort of, the same problem with my 78 Transporter (2.0 type 4), where there was basically no heat when the van was moving since the ducts from the engine up to the dash were something like 15 miles long so whatever air did make it to the ducts was basically ambient temp since the heat radiated out of the ducts before it got to the dash. A 12v>110v inverter and hair drier inline worked fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubnet 238 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The VW bugs had a similar design flaw. They used metal heat tubes that ran along the bottom of the vehicle from the rear engine to the passenger compartment. These rusted out in fairly short order which left you with no heat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The VW bugs had a similar design flaw. They used metal heat tubes that ran along the bottom of the vehicle from the rear engine to the passenger compartment. These rusted out in fairly short order which left you with no heat.And since the Transporters were a few feet longer, and MUCH larger passenger space, even the 2.0L Porsche engines couldn't heat the cabin... and had issues with #3 cylinder running hot and sucking a valve... and sagging in the rear IRS. ... but we've digressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I bet the guy would feel a tad bit warmer if his head was covered with hair. . . ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 And... WAIT!!!! Swiss have left-hand drive cars? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spirilis 1,265 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 I guess so, I know not all european countries have RHD... I'm still shocked the dude's wearing a jacket!! And the passenger door panels haven't melted yet... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philipp 56 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Well, i beieve except for Great Britain every west-european country has steering on the left side, but prove me wrong In Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Swiss and the Netherlands it is on the left side for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Err, yeah. Except for britain and some of it's late colonies, every country in the world has left side driver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Err, yeah. Except for britain and some of it's late colonies, every country in the world has left side driver. You know we're right and you're all wrong. OppaErich, Rickta59 and Philipp 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OppaErich 25 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 You know we're right and you're all wrong. I'm wondering where this came from. Was it just to have an own way or by 'accident' ? Maybe just a left/right handed thing ? btw: Are the gears mirrored too ? We have 1. upper left, 2. lower left, 3. upper right, 4. lower right, what else you got ain't standardized. What about Japan, was it a british colony ? And bug related: I've driven two of them to death and had the opposite problem. I couldn't turn the heaters off and got my left foot toasted in the summer. They worked well during winter time but our winters have rarely temps below -10C. The first bug had 50hp and guzzled 20 liters per 100kms, at least. :shock: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Over here we have 1 upper left, 2 lower left, 3 mid up, 4 mid down, 5 right up, reverse differs (right down and/or second clutch) Ofcourse, for the US most cars have automatic gears Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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