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Old 06-11-2010, 06:13 AM   #10 (permalink)
miket
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Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
Funny, years ago BMW and Mercedes big diesel trucks as well as some Macks used them to help heat-up in the winter. Wonder why they abandoned them?
The chevy corvair and original vw beetle did too, however those two were air cooled engines so there was no seperate radiator to block off with a water thermostat, they had to block the air to keep the engine warm.
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