<VV> Greenbrier heater at 10 degrees

[Bryan Blackwell]

A couple things you might also consider:

  - Are the damper doors adjusted "snug"?  At those temps you want  
all the engine heat you can get.
  - Good weatherstrip is a must.  10 degree air leaking in will  
negate even the best heater.

--Bryan

On Dec 7, 2008, at 10:17 PM, David Houston wrote:

> Well I rebuilt the fiberglass plenum which was half gone when I got  
> the van, with fiberglass and bondo. I fabricated a plenum/fan motor  
> connection with two pieces of gutter extension joints made from  
> pvc. The last thing was to block off the rear compartment vent with  
> styrofoam in such a way to deflect the heat into the forward duct.  
> The end result is that I have very good defrost and floor heat.  
> Just not at the same time. I replaced the vinyl bench seat with a  
> cloth one out of a dodge van. To keep the heat in the front area  
> I've also hung a drape type material behind the front seat.  That  
> really was an improvement. we had a wind chill today of about 5-10  
> degrees above 0.   I'm still thinking of putting in a small wood  
> burning stove in the rear.  Just bolt her in and away we go!. I  
> have a set of chains for whats coming. It does good with the studs,  
> but I remember the chains were the way to go. We have high crowned  
> roads in Maine which can be
>  treacherous for some one not used to them.