Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-22 Thread Kyle Mcallister
Hi all, Interesting discussion, particularly where it comes to deal with engine sizes, etc. My occupation is that of an auto mechanic. It is only by night that I become the mad scientist. ;) I work primarily on european manufactured cars. They are fuel efficient, have all the high technology

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-21 Thread Horace Heffner
At 1:18 AM 1/19/5, thomas malloy wrote: At 12:09 PM 1/18/5, thomas malloy wrote: and Horace Heffner responded; You people need to visit J C Whitney's website and look for a gas powered heater. I'm glad to hear that only a few of you are freezing to death in your cars! Actually, so few people

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-19 Thread thomas malloy
At 12:09 PM 1/18/5, thomas malloy wrote: and Horace Heffner responded; You people need to visit J C Whitney's website and look for a gas powered heater. I'm glad to hear that only a few of you are freezing to death in your cars! Actually, so few people freeze here because they enough common

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-18 Thread Horace Heffner
At 2:08 AM 1/18/5, Harry Veeder wrote: On a clear hot day would state of the art solar panels on the roof and hood of a car provide enough electricty to run the AC? Well, if the new supposedly 30 percent efficient solar cells are cost effective, and vehicle insulation much better than now, and

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-18 Thread Grimer
Living in the temperate climate of Southern England, I find all these posts about the extreme weather conditions across the US quite fascinating. All the experiences of travel without the hazards and expense. 8-) Cheers Grimer At 07:05 pm 17-01-05 -0700, you wrote: agreed. you still have

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-18 Thread Horace Heffner
At 12:09 PM 1/18/5, thomas malloy wrote: You people need to visit J C Whitney's website and look for a gas powered heater. I'm glad to hear that only a few of you are freezing to death in your cars! Actually, so few people freeze here because they enough common sense to carry emergency arctic

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-17 Thread Horace Heffner
At 8:12 PM 1/16/5, thomas malloy wrote: Horace Heffner posted; Cooling may be a luxury, but people in hot climates demand it. Heating on the other hand, is a matter of health and safety here in Alaska. It is often difficult just to keep the ice off the windshield here White man invent gas

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-17 Thread Horace Heffner
At 7:05 PM 1/17/5, leaking pen wrote: agreed. you still have to HEAT the vehicle. and overnight, even the best insulation is going to cool down over several hours. you simply cant seal a car well enough No one has suggested holding heat overnight. The problem is the HVAC power required to

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-17 Thread Harry Veeder
Horace Heffner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 8:12 PM 1/16/5, thomas malloy wrote: Horace Heffner posted; Cooling may be a luxury, but people in hot climates demand it. Heating on the other hand, is a matter of health and safety here in Alaska. It is often difficult just to keep the

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-16 Thread thomas malloy
Horace Heffner posted; Cooling may be a luxury, but people in hot climates demand it. Heating on the other hand, is a matter of health and safety here in Alaska. It is often difficult just to keep the ice off the windshield here White man invent gas powered heater and absorption chiller. The

Re: Vehicles need to be insulated

2005-01-15 Thread Terry Blanton
--- Horace Heffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heating on the other hand, is a matter of health and safety here in Alaska. Maybe one day aerogel will keep you warm: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=399812page=1 __ Do you Yahoo!?