Car Heater
Jan 8, 2024 08:21:13 #
Some cars have a timer on the re circulation system , and will switch to outside fresh air so you dont pass out for lack of oxy .
Jan 8, 2024 08:28:22 #
agillot wrote:
Some cars have a timer on the re circulation system , and will switch to outside fresh air so you dont pass out for lack of oxy .
Hmmmmm...
Maybe I should put an outside/recirc system in my house.
Having the door open for 8 seconds to get the mail might not bring in enough oxy.
The time it takes for the engine to heat up and warm the cabin is not that long.
Jan 8, 2024 08:45:26 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Jerry, take my advice and be sure to turn the fresh air on after eating at Taco Bell. I'm sharing an experience from a friend. 😁
I never have eaten there, and I don't plan to. I eat at home.
Jan 8, 2024 09:34:42 #
Longshadow wrote:
Like cars are airtight......
Like cars are airtight......
One commercial complains that cars are intentionally built water tight.
Jan 8, 2024 09:37:08 #
Stephan G wrote:
One commercial complains that cars are intentionally built water tight.
Good I suppose, for people following GPSs into lakes & rivers.........
Jan 8, 2024 10:19:50 #
pmorin wrote:
Yeah, but that button on the fob can be used inside the house, where it’s warm. And when I get to the car, it too is warm.
My car too old for that feature but it does have seat heaters.
Jan 8, 2024 10:51:25 #
When I was in the Air Force back in the '60's I was stationed at Hickam AFB in Honolulu. I bought a used '64 Chevy Impala. Being an Hawaiian car it didn't have a heater - didn't need it. When I got out of the AF they shipped the car back to the states for me. I had to go to the wrecking yard and pull the heater out of another Chevy and put it in my car.
As it turned out I should have left that crappy Chevy in Hawaii - had to have the engine AND transmission rebuilt at 50K miles. Turned me off to any Chevys in the future.
As it turned out I should have left that crappy Chevy in Hawaii - had to have the engine AND transmission rebuilt at 50K miles. Turned me off to any Chevys in the future.
Jan 8, 2024 11:24:25 #
nervous2 wrote:
Recirculate can work pretty well, until the oxygen levels drop below what we need to feel good.
Simple solution: just don't breathe so much.
Jan 8, 2024 11:26:52 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Simple solution: just don't breathe so much.
Remember that when you're on a plane and the door comes off. Oh well you won't fly.
Jan 8, 2024 11:36:10 #
charles tabb wrote:
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Thanks. I have K&N cabin filters in our cars. I never have to replace them, and they're easy to access and clean.
Jan 8, 2024 11:39:04 #
pmorin wrote:
Yes, heated seats here in CA are a good thing, but remote start is what I use to heat up the engine and inside the car before I get in it.
Yes, heated seats are great. They get warm before the heater is ready. For mine, I had to remove the driver's seat and then remove the fabric. My son has a separate plug-in cushion. I'll have to install the hidden kind in his car.
Jan 8, 2024 11:40:20 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yea, my wife's car has remote start also...
Unfortunately, my car has neither.
Unfortunately, my car has neither.
I'd never use remote start because I'm a stickler for MPG.
Jan 8, 2024 11:42:38 #
Spirit Vision Photography wrote:
No, do not use the RECIRCULATE option with the heater.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/car-air-recirculation-button-explained
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/cars-driving/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-cars-heater-a3777738488/
https://thenewswheel.com/when-should-you-recirculate-the-air-in-your-car/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/car-air-recirculation-button-explained
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/cars-driving/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-cars-heater-a3777738488/
https://thenewswheel.com/when-should-you-recirculate-the-air-in-your-car/
Thanks for that, but I think the driver has to have a certain amount of common sense. Unfortunately, they probably rules out a lot of people.
I've used Recirc for a short time just to see if the car got warmer, and it did seem to have that effect.
Jan 8, 2024 11:47:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'd never use remote start because I'm a stickler for MPG.
I value comfort over MPG.
I think my car gets about 22 local and pushed 40 on the highway.
I don't check it often.
Jan 8, 2024 11:51:22 #
Longshadow wrote:
I value comfort over MPG.
That's one way we differ.
However, someone posted on an auto forum that he didn't use the heater in the winter, so he'd get better mileage. Using the heater would make the engine cooler, so it would burn more gas. 🤣
Maybe he removed the thermostat to get better coolant circulation.
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