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Re: [oletrucks] heater

To: "Joe Garcia" <joegarcia1@comcast.net>, "Bruce K"
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] heater
From: "Billy Gibson" <bgibson@mcc4u.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:16:25 -0600
Thanks to all that answered , I do have a amp meter and I will check it out,
The tech people told me it was a 10 amp I had a 7.5 amp in it. I used the
heater Saturday Morning was cold the heater felt nice.
Again thanks for the info. This list is great!
Hoot 58


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Garcia" <joegarcia1@comcast.net>
To: "Bruce K" <bekett@uslink.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] heater


> If you have an Amp meter you could connect it inline with the power wire
> going to the heater and see what amperage it is drawing and then pick the
> appropriate fuse.   I had to do this same trick for a radio in my Uncles
41
> Coupe.  He was blowing fuses and I found out that I needed a slow blow
fuse
> only .5 amps more then the fuses I was using before.
>
> Joe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce K" <bekett@uslink.net>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] heater
>
>
> > Newer ones are 15 amp for a straight heater and 25 amp for air
> conditioning
> > (clutch etc extra).  The old ones in our trucks are options and some
> > of our trucks didn't even have fuse panels.
> >
> > The heater motors have always been about the same.  I would start
> > with a 15 amp and if that blows out after a while, replace it with
> > a 20 amp.  If it blows right away, you have some other problem.
> >
> > Bruce K
> > 57 3200
> > Mt. Iron, MN
> >
> > At Friday, 28 February 2003, you wrote:
> >
> > >Hey gang, does anyone know the correct fuse (amps) for the deluxe
> > heater, I
> > >can't find any thing in the books I have??
> > >Thanks in advance
> > >HooT58
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