Dear RS heater tube, you almost gave me hypothermia last night...

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11-22-2008, 10:50 PM

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One word: Eberspacher.

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11-22-2008, 10:51 PM

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Freak snowstorm? Come on buddy... Freak snowstorms only happen here in July. Did you drive here with summer tires on? If so, you're nuts.

Well, the weather forecast didn't mention it...but being from VT, I should have known that Tom Messner is often wrong.

Oh, dude, and not just summer tires -- Sumitomo's with 15,000 miles on them. They're almost slicks. The thing is, I've got mad skillz in the snow. I grew up in this stuff, so no worries there. The only thing that freaked me out was when an 18-wheeler went by at twice my speed and almost blew me clean off the road.

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11-22-2008, 10:59 PM

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I wonder if a significant amount of hot air is exiting the cast aluminum flapper boxes while at higher speeds. How about temporarily taping those shut to see if the situation changes?

Huh, that's a good idea. I'll check it out. Although my understanding of these things is that the CCU needs to be fooled into thinking that the engine blower is stil there, so that it will adjust the doohickeys in the HVAC system to let in more heat.

Or something like that. But I know it involves doohickeys.

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11-22-2008, 11:11 PM

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That's a fantastic picture - sorry you had to freeze to get it!

+1!

Make sure to get those Speedlines clean before the lacquer peels!

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11-22-2008, 11:15 PM

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Make sure to get those Speedlines clean before the lacquer peels!

First thing I did! I have several coats of Meguier's on those Speelines...

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11-22-2008, 11:18 PM

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I was in a Farm and Fleet store the other day. They had a heater that you plugged into a cigarette lighter. That would probably solve your problem. Try some local auto parts stores, or places that have a decent auto parts department.
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11-23-2008, 12:15 AM

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Noah,

Great pic.... I plan to have some cool snow pics soon with my 993. I'll be running the OEM heater set up for the winter even though I hate the look of it . I think there is a electric mod to trick the system so you can get decent heat with the RS bypass but I dont remember whats involved .... my 73 911 with SSI's puts out crazy hot heat .

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11-23-2008, 12:21 AM

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In the old days VW Bug drivers often brought german shepherds with them for heat on longer drives. The dogs, not the actual shepherds, but that's optional.

As they say you can fart more hot air then a VW can put out.

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11-23-2008, 12:53 AM

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It sounds like the right time for annual posting of "snowbound 993":

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11-23-2008, 02:07 AM

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God where is Spring?!

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11-23-2008, 08:52 AM

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God where Spring at?!

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11-23-2008, 09:14 AM

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....Does anyone know how to make some heat? I'm not looking to bake bread in the cabin of my car -- I just want to be able to drive on a cold night and not almost die.

You can install aftermarket heating elements into your seats...a Rennlister did this a number of hears back and posted links to his write-up and the kit he used.

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11-23-2008, 09:25 AM

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In the old days VW Bug drivers often brought german shepherds with them for heat on longer drives. The dogs, not the actual shepherds, but that's optional.

I would think that would be a deadly mistake. First, the dogs smear you with their wet noses, then they lick your face, it freezes, and you die from hypothermia.