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Old 01-21-2019, 10:16 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Angel And The Wolf View Post
then, you are talking about routing the coolant from a liquid cooled diesil engine into your cabin? So, it doesn't really matter how many KW you get from the ICE, just how many BTUs of heat? you could replace the ICE's radiator with a heater core, or you could move the ICE's radiator into the car, or with swithcing valves, you could vary between the two radiators. Beter to keep the exhaust outside.
I think he is looking at diesel fired heaters. Think block heater but the energy comes from burning fuel and not electricity.
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