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Posted By Discussion Topic: 1935 Heater -- page: 1 2     admiral1960 01-02-2010 @ 2:36 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 63 Joined: Oct 2009 When I bought my 35 Deluxe sedan it had an after market heater installed. I removed it and sold it as I did not think I would really ever need a heater. I now live in central Washington where it does get down in the single digits occasionally. I would l like to find another similar to it if possible. The heater was mounted with two bolts to the firewall and had two pipes going through the firewall. The pipes were about an inch or two apart if my memory is correct and it was a light green I think. It also had anywhere from one to three little doors to direct the heat. Does this sound familiar to anyone ? Allen E Michler AW1, USNR (10 yrs) LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs) Stroker 01-02-2010 @ 3:05 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 From your description, it sounds like you had a Stewart-Warner Southwind gasoline heater installed. If the overall shape of the heater was rounded, like viewing a pair of Ford rear fenders, then it probably was a Southwind. As I recall, Southwinds were painted in a "hammertone" blue-green finish. These heaters are "out-there", and they make instant heat. ford38v8 01-02-2010 @ 3:55 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2764 Joined: Oct 2009 Allen, the Southwind is a gasoline fired heater, and would certainly provide adequate heat for you. It would require a gas feed tube to be connected to your carburetor. As previously stated, very available. A second option would be a Hot Air Heater, which was a genuine Ford approved accessory. It too would provide almost instant heat, as it draws from the exterior of the exhaust manifold. Good luck in finding a complete unit. A third option, much safer than the previous two, but not nearly as efficient, is a Hot water heater. Ford offered these in 1939 and later, and would work nicely on your '35 with connections leading from the top and bottom radiator hoses. Again, this was not approved until '39, but you're cold this year, not way back when! Alan admiral1960 01-02-2010 @ 5:17 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 63 Joined: Oct 2009 Guys, Thank you for the information. I should have mentioned it was rectangular in shape and defineitely water heated not gasoline. Allen E Michler AW1, USNR (10 yrs) LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs) trjford8 01-03-2010 @ 8:39 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4220 Joined: Oct 2009 Allen, from your description it sounds like you had a heater from a 42-48 Ford. I see these heaters at swap meets from time to time. The problem is finding one with a good core. Sorry I can't post a picture(I'm a little technically challenged) but you might check E-bay for Ford heaters and you will probably find a match there. wmsteed 01-04-2010 @ 10:31 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 613 Joined: Oct 2009 My '36 cpe has had a '38-39 Ford hot water heater in it since before I purchased the car, which was over 57 years ago. It works great, especially when I lived in Eastern Idaho in the early '50's. I don't currently have a pic of the heater in my file, I will take one today and post it to the forum. There are some very nice after market hot water heaters that come up on eBay and/or swap meets from time to time at very reasonable prices. I would not recommend a South Wind gas heater... they were the pits when they new, as was the Ford hot air heater. Bill 36 5 win delx cpe CharlieStephens 01-04-2010 @ 12:05 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 893 Joined: Oct 2009 Allen, Place an ad in the newsletter of your local V8 club or attend any large swap meet (Hershey is good but others are OK) and you should find one. Local ads are better than national since you can see what you are buying. Charlie Stephens ford38v8 01-04-2010 @ 1:11 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2764 Joined: Oct 2009 Bill, I don't deny what you said, but can you explain your complaints about the Southwind and the Ford Hot Air? Alan Stroker 01-04-2010 @ 2:42 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 All: The 35 heater dilemma is shared by all of us who own 32-38 Fords. That's a LOT of members, and I don't see an easy fix. Case in point: My 38 had a Stewart-Warner South Wind from about 1947, until I removed it in the mid 60's. It made great heat, but as installed, the igniter knob interfered with the shift lever, requiring a manual re-ignition after shifting into 3rd. I know that the only factory approved option was the exhaust heat exchanger style, but safe examples of these are not being reproduced, and probably never will be due to potential tort liability issues. General Aviation has had good luck with these, as they are universal on piston-powered light aircraft. Only difference is they get inspected every 100 hours, and they are fabricated from hi-temp stainless steel. I agree that the safest alternative is to switch to hot water, and Lord knows, flatheads make plenty of hot water. This isn't rocket science, are there any Bob Drake's or Dennis Carpenter's out there that would consider building a decent stainless heat-exchanger heater, even if it has to come from China? trjford8 01-04-2010 @ 7:39 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4220 Joined: Oct 2009 Stroker, I think it could be done, but the limited market would make them VERY expensive. There's also the liabilty aspect if one happened to leak carbon moxide into the car. Since there's laws on the books regulating everything up to and including trans fat in your food, there's probably a law prohibiting these heaters.

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