Calling all old-timers.....Identify this!

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bradk

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Saw this on a local on-line auction outfit.They obviously don"t know what it is.
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snoopnc

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• Mar 13, 2012

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A fuel ignitor of some sort....beyond that, I don't have a clue.

I'm 66 so I guess I'm a youngster here

Rick

 

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Duner Wi

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Gas heater for a car.
Makes good heat.

 

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ShadetreeRet

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Yeah, I remember those things! An add-on gasoline fired automobile heater. Never owned one like that myself, In the 70s I had one for a VW but never installed it.

 

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Red Mud

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Thats a southwind heater that uses gasoline. My first car was a 1947 Ford and it had southwind heater. It had a 1/8 copper tube that came from the carburetor feeding it. In 4 years it never gave me any problems.

 

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johnbobin

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• Mar 13, 2012

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It is a gasoline heater for automobiles

 

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Duner Wi

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Read about it here.
http://www.bramclassauto.com/SouthWind.php

 

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pat sublett

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• Mar 13, 2012

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We had a 1939 International truck with one in it. They would get hot.

 

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LJD

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• Mar 13, 2012

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My 1960 Corvair has one that is similar but a bit more modern. So did many of my air-cooled Volkswagens.

 

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Mark - IN.

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Lost In Space. That's the robot's computer bank. I must have seen Dr. Smith yank it out a thousand times when the robot drove around warning "Danger, Danger, Danger". I'd recognize it anywhere. How did I do?

Mark

 

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GordoSD

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Yep. Southwind gas heater. Robbed fuel from the gas line to the carb. Very warm, but like any gas heater was a CO producer. Dad and I put one in my 40 Ford Coupe. He told me, "If you park to spark, leave a window open". He77 in that coupe I had to leave a DOOR open for leg room
Figure you gotta be at least 70 to be in on this thread.

 

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Paul from MI

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• Mar 13, 2012

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My brother had one in his 65 volkswagen.
Worked great!

 

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dlbuck

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• Mar 13, 2012

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My dad had one in his 47 Ford when he was young, his buddy was warming his feet and melted the toes on his patent leather shoes.

 

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Rick Kr

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• Mar 13, 2012

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I not 70 like the other poster said, but they still use a very similar heater to that today that runs on diesel for cab heat.

 

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Red Mud

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• Mar 13, 2012

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After I made my post that I had one in my 47 ford I went on ebay, there is a ton of them for sale there. Even some for airplanes.

 

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JMS/.MN

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• Mar 14, 2012

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68 works. Folks bought a 1941 Ford as a second car in the mid 50s- had a Southwind heater in it....I was 10 years old. Sister and I drove it to the other farm, 4 miles away, also down the road a quarter mile to cross the dairy cows from the pasture each day. Then older brother used it when he went to college, and summer jobs for a couple of years.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Mar 14, 2012

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South Wind Heaters had an exhaust pipe that connected to the cars intake manifold.Doubt it would run with the engine off.Had one in a 38 Ford.

 

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GVSII

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• Mar 14, 2012

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(quoted from post at 20:38:35 03/13/12) After I made my post that I had one in my 47 ford I went on ebay, there is a ton of them for sale there. Even some for airplanes.

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They will really kick out the heat. Had one in a'53 Jeep. As for useing one in an acft., first thing I thought of was "going down in flames".

 

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GordoSD

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• Mar 14, 2012

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When you "parked" with your girl in the winter the car wa always running for heat. And bow did Jack Frost also get busy.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Mar 14, 2012

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We didnt need a heater.Married her in 1958,she still lights my fire.

 

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wisbaker

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• Mar 14, 2012

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I'm 52 and know what it is. However I mis-spent my youth commuting to Michigan State University in Air Cooled (and thus unheated) Volkswagens. Yes I know the heat worked when they were new but I never spent more than $300 to buy one. Thought I was moving up in the world when I got a '69 AMC Javelin till I found out the windows didn't seal real well and the heater was broken.

 

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Gene Davis (Ga.)

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• Mar 18, 2012

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Had one in my 39 Ford 2 dr. Only problem I ever had was when I gave it to repairman to fix the ignitor he lost it and he never got me a replacement. Was a real good heater and didn't seem to affect gas mileage.