It's getting cold enough that I thought I'd hook up the ducts to the Atlas exhaust heater manifold and see how the whole apparatus worked. Before the engine rebuild, I had it sandblasted and magnifluxed. There weren't any leaks and it wasn't warped, so I put it back on.
It's 41 degrees in the Puget Sound tonight and the car fired right up on the first crank. I took it out for a drive and, wow, does it put out the heat. The downside is that the engine noise really came through - I didn't realize how much the rubber mat absorbed/blocked the engine noise. The cab gets warm enough just from the engine heat, so, off the ducts came. Here is a photo of the manifold, pre-rebuild
Jim where do you duct the heat? throught the floor boards?
Bill
Bill:
There is a one duct-like scoop that mounts on the front, taking in air from the fan, and another that mounts to the rear that fits through a hole in the floorboards that a previous owner had cut out.
Could we please see a picture of the whole shebang installed?
Chris:
It was rather dark in my garage tonight, but here it is all hooked up.
- Jim
Vaporizer, and heat! That's pretty neat Jim. Thanks for the pictures.
It is starting to get a little chilly in the PNW these days. I've been driving with the windows up, But I sure could go for some more heat. I guess I'll have to start a heater fund.
That Atlas heater is pretty neat, what with the "fresh" air tube right inside the exhaust manifold. It would be interesting to know what temperature the air enters the car at, must be pretty toasty. I can see what you mean about the racket entering the car that way.