Heater help

[Avid67 0]

I'm trying to install a heater in the Avid. The question is can I use the 1/8 inch port on the Rotax water pump housing and then connect it to the elbow on the other side? I think the water pump side is the pressure side and the return elbow on the other side is low pressure. I'm sure someone has done this, just so I get it right. Sure appreciate the help, again.

[Trackwelder 12]

I'm trying to install a heater in the Avid. The question is can I use the 1/8 inch port on the Rotax water pump housing and then connect it to the elbow on the other side? I think the water pump side is the pressure side and the return elbow on the other side is low pressure. I'm sure someone has done this, just so I get it right. Sure appreciate the help, again.

Personally if I was to add a water type heater core I would connect it in line with the radiator, an1/8 inch supply would not give much flow.

[C5Engineer 1170]

Bill I've found that I get decent heat up through the holes where my bungees are off the belly radiator. It was so bad this summer I filled them foam. I've also got a little door on the right side to deflect the air from my side radiator into the cabin. It's not much but keeps the edge off.

[Av8r3400 1179]

It's not much but keeps the edge off.

Now, c'mon Joey. The edge? What do you guys get: A couple of winter days of bone chilling 50's there in central CA?

(I'll be out there in your neighborhood [Danville and Reno] for the week of January 16th. To warm up...)

[akflyer 1427]

I'm trying to install a heater in the Avid. The question is can I use the 1/8 inch port on the Rotax water pump housing and then connect it to the elbow on the other side? I think the water pump side is the pressure side and the return elbow on the other side is low pressure. I'm sure someone has done this, just so I get it right. Sure appreciate the help, again.

if you are going to use a water heater, you wont get enough flow out of the 1/8" line to do anything. The 2 I have flown with water heaters were plumbed inline on the main water lines. you can get the old heater valves out of a dodge van that will allow you to pull the heater knob and bypass the system so you can shut it off on the winter.

I am using a muffler heater we made, and it will keep the chill off at about-10. at 10 or 15 degrees, I am flying in blue jeans and a light jacket with no gloves. I can try and get some pics tomorrow of the set up on mine, and the one I put on wagonmasters MK IV. they both work great!