In a message dated Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:21:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Samuel L. Walters" <slwalters@earthlink.net> writes:

<< Volks,

I first learned that you could use the heater as a way to provide extra
cooling when reading Sports Illustrated back in the late 60's (I think
this is right).  It was a story about the heavyweight fighter George
Chuvalo (spelling?) - who I think was Canadian.  There was an part
describing his early fighting career when he and his wife would drive
alone to some of his fights.  Their car was overheating en route to a
fight and even though it was summer they turned own the heater and it
would cool off some<snip>
>>

My freshman year in college I drove an old (even then)MG Midget that, amoung many other charming quirks, required the heater to run in the summer to avoid overheating.  Thank goodness it didn't have a top!

Chuck