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wmsteed

02-15-2021 @ 8:30 AM

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Marlowe, I gave you the wrong name for the man on the Fordbarn that has '39-40 Ford hot water heaters. The name he uses on the FB forum is Kube. I PM'd him that you were looking for a '39-40 heater.

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02-12-2021 @ 6:21 AM

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I also used a 1939Ford hot water heater in my 1937 Ford coupe and it does the job. If you do go this route for your 1938 Ford make sure you the look for someone who has the firewall hole drilling template and use the 1939 Ford Standard not Deluxe pattern and heater will be right where it should go.

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02-11-2021 @ 10:19 AM

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If any of you guys have a heater that Bill mentioned and shown in his pics, please contact me. I did search thru the ads for Parts for Sale, but no listing. Thanks

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02-11-2021 @ 8:34 AM

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Thanks to all who commented. Kinda fun learning all this new info about the old cars. Will lean towards the hot water heater as I am not sure how comfortable I would be with the exhaust heater or the gas heater. I know I had indicated I wanted to keep original, but did not realize that the early heaters might limit my confidence in driving regularly.

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02-11-2021 @ 7:36 AM

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Another option would be a South Wind Gas heater. It would also be era correct.
Paul in CT

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02-10-2021 @ 8:05 AM

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For some unknown reason the third pix did not load, this pix shows the hose routing for the passenger side of the cowl.

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02-10-2021 @ 7:59 AM

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In 1939 Ford came out with a very nice, compact hot water heater.. The '39-40 used this heater.
I have a '36 coupe which came with the 39-40 style of heater when I bought the car in 1952.
Most people want to install the hot water heater in the center of the firewall, over the gear shift stick, mine is installed on the passenger side of the firewall, lots of foot room... See attached pix.
A 180 degree thermostat is a must have item, actually the 180 stat is good year round.
There are several guys on this forum that have the '39-40 heater available.
Pix #3 shows the hose routing which does not get all tangled up with the fuel pump and throttle linkage.

Bill
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02-10-2021 @ 7:02 AM

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The only factory authorized heater for your 1938 Ford is the hot air heater that uses exhaust manifold heat to warm fresh air and then send it into the passenger compartment. So if you want to have your car with original accessories, this is the heater that you would have to look for.

I suggest that you get the 1938-1939 Ford Book available from the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum.
http://www.fordv8foundation.org/restobooks.html

or from the online store on this site, so you will know what is original for the 1938 cars and how to keep yours original.

Tom

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02-09-2021 @ 10:45 AM

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I would suggest 180 degree thermostats and a good hot water heater.

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02-09-2021 @ 10:33 AM

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I am a new member and did a search on heaters but nothing came up. Here in southern Colorado our winter days are pretty mild. 40-60 and sunny, down in the 20-30 at night. Need a bit of warmth sometimes in the oldie. What would you guys recommend for installing in my 38 sedan? Still 6 volt and all original so don't want anything that will detract from that. Extra blankets have been suggested, but need a bit more.

Oh yea, just bought the car and still learning about early Fords.
Thanks

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