A simple alternative would be using a 12 vt electric blanket from Cabellas
30 bucks and nice warm heat while you drive.

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Doug

From: "Evan Martin" <7martinn@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 3:40 PM
Subject: heat ideas

> Don't currently own a air-cooled Vanagon, but- living up north here where
> heat is a fairly serious concern, and air-cooled vans being generally less
> expensive (I might be on even a tighter budget than a lot of the list
:) )-
> has anybody tried using an oversized oil cooler as a heater core?
>
> Not thinking of routing the oil all the way up front, of course- just
maybe
> in the same location as the core under the back seat like in a
water-cooled
> van.
>
> The obvious problem would be overcooling the motor- but maybe that could
be
> compensated for in the thermostat?
>
> thoughts?
>
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