The heat in a beetle only has to travel about 2 feet to get inside the cab. My '69 had air leaks all over the place but the heat would melt anything left on the rear floor and I had the sneakers to prove it.
My problem was that I had a bent boot lid. So, all the hair was burned off the back of my calves but I had to wear HEAVY gloves to keep my fingers from getting frostbitten from the cold air blowing through the dash at 75 or 80mph. If your boot leaks any air at all then get a couple of heavy moving blankets to line it during the winter. G2 On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:34:53 -0400 Dan Moy <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is my check list: > > (1) Make sure that the carburetor risers are clean > (2) Clean and adjust your choke > (3) Insure that the temperature control is working (the bellows > underneath the engine that controls the cooling flaps) > (4) Use the recommended oil viscosity for winter use > (5) Check the heater boxes and channels, I have had many bugs and > when the system is in order the car will keep you warm enough where > you need to open the window in the winter. > (6) RainX on the windshield > (7) New windshield wipers > > I will not make oil recommendations other than what I believe some > experts have already stated as they have done testing regarding oil > and our air cooled engines and transmissions: aircooledtechnology, > lnengineering, aircooled.net, lowbudget.com, geneberg > > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Kyle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm in Central Indiana. > > > > We're looking at a bad winter here. Usually means at least a week of > > subzero temperatures. > > > > Also, snow and ice aplenty, if the farmers almanac can be trusted. > > > > Oh yeah, believe I'm running the stock solex 30 pict 2 carb. > > > > Kyle -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
