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| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 | Just trying to see if I get my pictures up. What I am looking for is if anyone knows about this heater. Not sure if I should try to fix it or go electric. I really like the looks of this hot water heater. Not sure where it taps into. Thanks | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I do not have illustrations of 1948 GM Chevrolet truck heaters, but here are illustrations of 1947 truck heaters & 1949-1952 truck heaters. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 | Thanks tclederman. It looks like the hot water heater that they just had bolted to the firewall might not be the original heater.
Did they used hot water in any of the trucks or would this be something that would have been out of a car. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | first48 - all the heaters use the engine coolant for heat source, none electric [except for the fan], and they bolted to the firewall under the dash .... if you can get a pic up someone could likely ID what you have
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 | I told my wife about my dumb question= That is what you get when you ask before thinking. Thanks and if I figure out how to get the picture from photobucket to here I will be all set.
One other question I have is with a 235 engine with standard 4 speed and original rear end what am I looking at for cruising speed? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | linking pics is easy - go to the album with your pic, right click and copy the address from the address bar, come back and paste it in a post here .... although faster is possible, 'safe' cruising with the 3.90 or 4.10 rear gears will be 50-55, remember you might need to stop quick  Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Hey first48, heaters were optional and some people put non-correct heaters in after suffering through one or more cold winters. My heater is actually from a car, even though it works, the PO had to hack two holes through the firewall for the hoses.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 74 | Here a picture of my heater. Trying to find out the year and any other information. Thttp://s1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff381/rodger481/hanks | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | "page not found" .... no 'T' at the beginning of a web address, but doesn't work even without .... just go copy the address of the pic from below the pic where it says "direct link" and paste it in a reply here I found it, here: http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff381/rodger481/009.jpglooks similar to the heater I had in a 46 GMC Bill
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 639 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 639 | That is identical to the one I pulled out of my '53 GMC. It never worked very good and started leaking so I pulled it out. When I turned it around I noticed the letters F-O-R-D on the back! No wonder it never worked very good  | | |
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