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alternative heat source

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by shatteredsquare, Mar 20, 2021.

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  1. Mar 20, 2021 #11
    shatteredsquare

    shatteredsquare Road Train Member

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    until the puddles get cold, then you have a bunch of landmines :D the best kind of friction :3some:
     
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  3. Mar 20, 2021 #12
    LoboSolo

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  4. Mar 20, 2021 #13
    bentstrider83

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    I'd say just hit up camping and military surplus stores(yeah, obvious suggestion, but...) and hit up some zero and negative-degree sleeping bags. Then of course there's also cracking open the windows and burning candles under terracotta pots with holes.
     
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  5. Mar 22, 2021 #14
    88228822

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    As a company driver with 2 years experience, I'm not running any truck that can't idle or have the idle shutdown overridden.

    I don't have to idle overnight, but if I need to start up the truck to get warm or cool down, thats the way it is.
     
    88228822, Mar 22, 2021
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  7. Mar 22, 2021 #15
    WesternPlains

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    You could do it the brilliant BillyBob way. Build a fire under the engine.
     
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  8. Mar 23, 2021 #16
    mitmaks

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    Does it smoke?
     
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  9. Mar 23, 2021 #17
    shatteredsquare

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    like a chimney when it starts
     
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  10. Nov 19, 2021 #18
    jason6541

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    Time for a rebuild kit
     
    jason6541, Nov 19, 2021
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  11. Nov 19, 2021 #19
    shatteredsquare

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    just got it back together last night with new filter and screen and a 99$ chinese knockoff blower motor and it's basically a flame thrower again, no smoke, just hellfire

    cooked the burner and chamber in a crockpot with antifreeze for 24 hours to eat all the carbon out but now the heater has built in fragrance. at least it's hot af and stays lit, hopefully the residue on the fins will burn off after a few hours
     
    shatteredsquare, Nov 19, 2021
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  12. Nov 20, 2021 #20
    Elroythekid

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    Do a filter, and screen tune up on your heater. Should be done every year.
     
    Elroythekid, Nov 20, 2021
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