Shirehorse
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Okay, I'm bored and it's been a bit since we had some shenanigans afoot here, so here goes.
I've got a 60k BTU fuel burning heater kit, which appears to be for an M113 sitting out in the garage. The Exact model is a Stewart Warner 1060-D24.
I've got a 1970 XM813 with an anemic at best coolant heater. (This is even with a freshly cleaned and purged core).
Now, this may be copious amounts of intoxicating beverages talking, but has anyone ever rigged a 60k unit for cab heat? I'd like to give it a try, and I'd like some advice from you guys, since your collective ideas are generally better than mine on my best day.
I know, right off the bat, there are going to be a few issues, namely:
Heat. The amount of heat that the 60k puts out is absolutely nuclear. I'm very familiar with their application in tanks and other armored vehicles, so I know just the ludicrous amount that I'm dealing with. I was thinking diverting some of the heat elsewhere, say, to the cargo bed or just out to air. Like I said, that's something to be discussed in the brainstorm. And, of course, I'll need more SCAT vents.
Defrost: I probably don't want to pump that much heat onto a cold windshield.
And last but not least, whatever this pump thing is, I have no idea.
![pump.jpg pump.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411258-70362f7f5c9d17dc3eba27d66c6f8dff.jpg)
Here are a few more pictures:
![heater1.jpg heater1.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411260-231a2ef080adafab3507236f3e7f5ad0.jpg)
![controlboxbetter.jpg controlboxbetter.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411261-b52103a691b21d9c299e65aad8abce5c.jpg)
Then, there's this goofy seafoam green vent.
![vent.jpg vent.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411262-ef7e3fed16d1d35ba553775e31e0d233.jpg)
![prints.jpg prints.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411263-b8ea39bc45f791255a40fb7ba001d032.jpg)
I've got a 60k BTU fuel burning heater kit, which appears to be for an M113 sitting out in the garage. The Exact model is a Stewart Warner 1060-D24.
I've got a 1970 XM813 with an anemic at best coolant heater. (This is even with a freshly cleaned and purged core).
Now, this may be copious amounts of intoxicating beverages talking, but has anyone ever rigged a 60k unit for cab heat? I'd like to give it a try, and I'd like some advice from you guys, since your collective ideas are generally better than mine on my best day.
I know, right off the bat, there are going to be a few issues, namely:
Heat. The amount of heat that the 60k puts out is absolutely nuclear. I'm very familiar with their application in tanks and other armored vehicles, so I know just the ludicrous amount that I'm dealing with. I was thinking diverting some of the heat elsewhere, say, to the cargo bed or just out to air. Like I said, that's something to be discussed in the brainstorm. And, of course, I'll need more SCAT vents.
Defrost: I probably don't want to pump that much heat onto a cold windshield.
And last but not least, whatever this pump thing is, I have no idea.
![pump.jpg pump.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411258-70362f7f5c9d17dc3eba27d66c6f8dff.jpg)
Here are a few more pictures:
![heater1.jpg heater1.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411260-231a2ef080adafab3507236f3e7f5ad0.jpg)
![controlboxbetter.jpg controlboxbetter.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411261-b52103a691b21d9c299e65aad8abce5c.jpg)
Then, there's this goofy seafoam green vent.
![vent.jpg vent.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411262-ef7e3fed16d1d35ba553775e31e0d233.jpg)
![prints.jpg prints.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/411/411263-b8ea39bc45f791255a40fb7ba001d032.jpg)