i have an after market stuart warner gasoline heater in my 36 cabriolet, i was wondering if anyone has any info as to how it works, or operating instuctions, any info would be most welcome and appreciated, cheers crockett
I know it's not for a HAMB car, but it is the only file that I could find with some sort of installation instructions. Hope this helps. www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/<WBR>manuals/southwindheater_bug.php
I have one, it bleeds fuel off the back of the carb, so it won't work when the engine's not running. Never used mine, brand new still in the box.
Beror lite på modell. jag köpte en 40 talare, med förgasargrejorna för 1500Sek på Örebromarknaden för 5 år sen och sålde den sen för 2500 förra året ;-) Nånstans där är det nog i Sverige. Men kör du Egay vet man ju inte.
I looked at one in a VW a couple of weeks ago. The guy had done a restore and the unit had sat on the shelf for a while. Once he re-installed it it leaked. The pump leaked. On the VW unit there is an actual pump which runs off of one of the blower motors. He said that he was able to still buy parts for it. He said Stewart Warner had sold the heater division to another company which still sells parts.
I had a gas heater in my 41 ford coupe back in the 50's worked great but I think it was a South Wind. Anybody remember these?
I have a nice origional condition southwind. they took fuel out of the carb. When i asked around about using it, i was warned against it. Something about running fuel into the cabin and then burning it. I decided they were right. i guess they were known for starting fires back in the day. it might look cool, but i would probably recomend not actually using it, or plumbing the fuel into. mine sits on the shelf looking cool (they are cool looking). Beecher
South Wind heaters were Stewart Warner. They're pretty common on eBay and other sites. Google "Stewart Warner South Wind heater" and you'll find lots of good info, including operating instructions.
The VW Southwind is completely different than the '30s-'40s beehive or box units. Early S-W heaters in american cars use manifold vacuum for combustion, while the VW S-W & Ebersprager (sp?) have a combustion motor & exhaust outlet similar to a home gas furnace. The fire hazard or explosion rumor is just that.
Got one in my a coupe,LOVE IT best thing i ever put in it.It pulls vapor not raw fuel it ****s it through a small tube with air bleeds at the unit and at the carb.So by the time the unit sees any fuel it is a vapor not a fire hose.If you intend to use it you must use the factory installation kit that mounts to the carb.Been using it for 2years now and works just fine.I dropped the voltage for the operation to 6v by using 3 standard ignition #ru-100 resistors and it works like it would with 6v with 12.The glow plug and the fan works perfectly.
cheers guys, the car was built in the 50's and the heater is in nice shape, thought it would be cool to have it going, as it gets cold in new zealand. but i didnt want to burn the car to the ground using the trial and error method, ill get it working on the bench and go from there... thanks to all crockett
I told him i sold a NOS kit for around 350$ here in Sweden a couple of years ago The reason i sold it was that it said in the manual that you have to turn of the heater, and let the fan run for five to to ten minutes, to let it cool down. Before leaving the car.
It's not uncommon to find a Stromberg 97 or 81 carb with a 1/16" or larger hole drilled in the top cover. That's annoying nowadays, but it means that it had a Stewart Warner "Southwind" heater attached to it at one time. The Southwind heaters were quite popular in Fords in their day. And they are cool looking alright. If one is tuned right so it is safe, it would be desirable in a rod, in my opinion.
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