s
me that the thermostat is opening and closing to regulate the temp in
the engine as it should.
I will check the heater valve tomorrow and see if it is opening as it
should.
Manfred
OK Don wrote;
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:46:49 -0600
From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subjec
Another possibility is the theromstat might not be closing. If water
is circulating, it will take longer to warm up.
On Dec 13, 2007 6:03 PM, MG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That could be Curt as my 300D get nice and warm by the time I've gone
> about three miles. I'll take a look at it, maybe the
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I think something is wrong with the heater in your van...
My 190D has the best heat of any vehicle I've ever had. The heat is on
before
although I
contend its too early to know that for sure yet.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:20:41 -0500
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forced air the fire goes out.
A friend of mine has one, he's got a big inverter and marine battery (starting
load is high, to run it doesn't take much) to keep it going through outages.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:32:35 -0500
From: Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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If you're going to duct exhaust out, you might as well duct fresh air
in to the air filter --
You'd have to run the engine above an idle - and hopefully have some
work for it to do - like spinning a gen head somehow.
This is the first extended outage we've had in 30 years here, and are
lucky that
> That may work as long as you don't use any of the dieselsThe gas
> engine is more of a variable displacement engine in that it will pump a
> lot less air through it at an idle, due to the throttle flap
Older MB engines, such as 200D/220D engines, have a throttle plate.
-- Jim
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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:21:40 -0600
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I've been pondering alternative
Anyone use a corn stove? Shelled corn used to be about the cheapest
fuel around, not sure if it is anymore since the ethanol craze took
off. How much trouble are they?
Allan
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:48:45 -0600
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So, the questio
es to
provide heat.
BillR
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So, the question is, does your insurance company kno
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After I sent this I saw Randy's note. Sounds like it can get a lot more
complicated these days. I put mine next to the furnace and tapped into the
chimney in the basement where there was already an easily usable opening
with ju
lable
firewood.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
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I am pretty sure I mentioned this a
blower for best performance, but would put out a
good deal of heat with no power.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 297k miles
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I've done that once or twice in my life -- let a car run overnight
because temps were forecast to be near -20 F, I had to park outdoors,
and I had to be at work at 5:00 AM and I did not want to deal with a
non-starting car. This was on a gasser even, but before synthetic oil
was commonplace and at
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Subject: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat
> I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power
> is out, given our all electric house.
> Given an attached garage, with a door from the hou
Seems to me there ought to be a lot of better options for backup house
heat than trying to use your car. The car engine won't produce all
that much heat if it's just idling, you have deadly exhaust to deal
with, etc.
For true emergency backup, I'd use kerosene or propane heaters, but
remember to
If you can get them, old reefer engines are great for this sort of thing
Luther
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:58:30 -0600, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A few years ago I had to leave my 240D running for a few hours - bad battery
> or starter - been so long I cannot recall. Anyway - IIRC,
on List"
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> I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power
> is out, given our all electric house.
> Given an attached garage, with a door from the house to the garage -
>
pellet stove or a small circulating fan.
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Subject: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat
I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power
is out, given our all electric house.
Given an attached garage, with a door from the house to the garage -
park the car in the garage, duct the exhaust outside, ru
On Dec 11, 2007, at 8:21 PM, OK Don wrote:
> I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power
> is out, given our all electric house.
Well I've a fireplace insert and a 6.5 Kw generator.
However I note for about $100 you can buy a variety of Kerosene or
propane or natural
> I'm sure there are holes in this scenario - where are they?
Exhaust leaks. Deadly, yet insidious. Diesels generate
much less CO.
-- Jim
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f the neighbors but still
haven't gotten around to changing the electrical service for myself.
> From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:21:40 -0600
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> Subject: [
How about putting a heater core in the house, connected to the car with long
heater hose?
Harry
On Dec 11, 2007 10:21 PM, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power
> is out, given our all electric house.
> Given an attached garage,
I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power
is out, given our all electric house.
Given an attached garage, with a door from the house to the garage -
park the car in the garage, duct the exhaust outside, run the car with
the doors open and the heater on defrost, use an in
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