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Old 07-28-2017, 03:17 PM   #317 (permalink)
gumby79
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little jona - '91 Dodge D 250 first gen cummins LE
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I considered a similer thing(trailer heat) with my 5th wheel .
I thought simpler and easier than exhaust , engine coolent. Less chance of stoping to find my cats and dog CO2ed after 12+hrs on the road.
Add .5"return and .75"feed pipe (isolated) to the rear bumper use hydraulic quick disconnect(QD), they seal both male and female unlike air QD, and a slinky hose to a set of QD on the trailer , heater core from a 15 passenger van.with a 12v fan blowing into the floor duct for the stock heater. Before someone says ,Why not just use the heater that came with the ducting? This was a transit problem can't use the furnace @55mph ,keeping the water lines and tanks(60ga fresh, 2x20gray, 40 black) from freezing during winter travel over Donner Pass and others below 0f at times. But life changed and I didn't get that far with the idea.
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For exhaust a 2"+ umbilical cord would be needed,and high mounted to give enough slack /flexibility for turning. Do you have a catalytic converter? If so that would be my sorce of heat. 600-800°f a cat starts to work .by the time you got to the trailer it should have cooled sufficiently. Passive or forced air?
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1st gen cummins 91.5 dodge d250 ,HX35W/12/6 QSV
ehxsost manafulld wrap, Aero Tonto
best tank: distance 649gps mi 24.04 mpg 27.011usg
Best mpg : 31.32mpg 100mi 3.193 USG 5/2/20


Former
'83 GMC S-15 Jimmy 2door 2wd O/D auto 3.73R&P
'79 Chevy K20 4X4 350ci 400hp msd custom th400 /np205. 7.5-new 14mpg modded befor modding was a thing
87' Hyundai Excel
83 ranger w/87 2.9 L FI2wd auto 18mpg on the floor
04 Mitsubishi Gallant 2.4L auto 26mpg
06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph
95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg
04 Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 16-22mpg


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