

| Subject: | Re: The water heater project |
| From: | Steve Johnson |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:55:54 PST |
So L.S.Griffiths@physics.salford.ac.uk says: > a heater box exhaust tube - without the heater box shroud and fins. > I am going to weld a water tight tube around this J-tube as below: > > J tube \ ___ > / water tight tube > out__|_____________ / > \_|__________|___ > |__________|_ > in > > Then (change of tense) add an inlet tube at the bottom towards the > rear of tube and an outlet tube at the top towards the front of the > tube. We thought that the cold water should enter the water box as > far away from the exhaust port (of #3) as possible to minimise exhaust > tube cooling. Cooling the exhaust might result in large exhaust > pressure difference for number 3 cylinder - something to think about. > > Ok so then fit a water pump (electric or fan belt driven) obtained > from a junk yard to power the water around. Then two 15mm copper house > radiator pipe the water to and from the cab. In the cab fit an > all-in-one radiator and fan unit from a, you guess it, small Italian > car. Seriously all small water cooled FIATS seem to have these nice > little water heater units in the engine bay that consist of a small > radiator and boost fan in a nice little box. Connect the copper > pipes to the in and out tubes on the FIAT radiator and mount it > somewhere under the dash board and err, maybe bingo you have a toastie > bus in winter. Well I'll let you know if it works. > > Some other points to note are that you will need a header tank in the > engine bay to "let off steam" and don't forget that foam lagging round > the copper pipes. Don't worry about boiling in Summer, just drain the > water off coz you'll not need the heater in summer. > I realize this is my third response to this thread, but fingers just love to hit that send key. ;) Anyway, I just realized that this system might be a solution for those with air-cooled Type II's that want to have heated water/ showers in their beasts similar to Dave Garths magnificant system. I think alot of people will be interested in your results Lee. Good Luck! Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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