<VV> The 3 Greatest Corvair Improvements

[airvair]

Uh, have you ever tried a VW (old) beetle? That's what they have, and
they're being conservative when the owners manual says that the heater
is "minimal." LOL

No, the Corvair air heater is just fine, IF it's properly maintained.
It's when the car needs maintenance that it'll let you know (as I said
in an earlier post) in a helofa hurry and in no uncertain terms. The key
word here is MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE!

-Mark

JVHRoberts at aol.com wrote:
> 
> 
> Well, why not an exhaust heated heater? I would think there's MORE than
> enough thermal energy there.
> 
> In a message dated 4/8/2007 2:38:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> Sethracer at aol.com writes:
> 
> What  would you add to the list?
> The rules -
> 
> The  impovement MUST solve a  recognized Corvair problem.
> 
> I  would have to add some kind of heater/defroster improvement. Since the
> "Fresh" air (haha) heater was used on 61's and later, it applies to  earlies
> and
> lates. Perhaps some kind of sealed heat exchanger could  be used to provide
> filtered & heated air from somewhere other  than out of the underside of the
> motor. I realize the cost (both in  dollars and gas mileage) of the gas
> heater.
> Even ignoring the CO  output of exhaust leaks, and the hard-O-ring oil
> dripping
> to the  exhaust manifold, the "Fresh" air system still passes along any
> engine
> compartment smells - whether due to leaks or anything else. There should  be
> something better. - Seth Emerson