MB GPW Heater

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MB GPW Heater

Post by Pat Gray » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:04 am

Looking to add a heater to my MB. What is a good under dash heater. Looking for something that is hidden but functional.
Any suggestions? Pics would be great.
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Re: MB GPW Heater

Post by tamnalan » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:20 pm

1. Look for a factory/dealer Harrison heater from an early postwar jeep.
2. I have a '39 Ford pickup. Apparently Ford was very stingy about selling cars and trucks with factory heaters even then. There was a big aftermarket for under-dash heaters. Most are hot-water designs but Southwind sold and still sells a fuel combustion version that's worth a look. Ebay regularly seems to have all sorts of vintage heaters.
3. Fit a new hotrod "universal fit" heater from a place like Summit or Speedway. They surely sell small ones that would fit somewhere under the dash or between / behind the front seats.
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Re: MB GPW Heater

Post by Bob N » Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:58 am

You might be able to find an original WW2 jeep heater.
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Re: MB GPW Heater

Post by Stingray » Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:40 pm

You may want to see if this one is still available.
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Re: MB GPW Heater

Post by Joe Gopan » Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:50 pm

There is no room under the MB/GPW dash for the long Harrisson Factory CJ Heater.
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Re: MB GPW Heater

Post by Pat Gray » Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:45 am

Thank you,
Looks great. I will keep this in mind.

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Re: MB GPW Heater

Post by David V » Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:08 pm

I have one of the ww2 heaters in Bob's post.
They use the hot water in the engine bloc passing through a ventilator that blows the warm heat on your feet.

That's the theory. In practice the engine has to have heated up to at least room temp and it has to be below freezing for you to feel anything !
Then you will have warm feet up to the ankles ?

However at -5°C it has been a blessing...
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