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Originally Posted by RalphG
What a great scenic video (and sound). Was that a slight stumble when you hit the gas at the 3:30 mark? I'm guessing you have a good working heater in the Merc. Mine has been disconnected as I think the core leaks.
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The issue is that I have the heat riser blocked off to the calibrator for summer running (fewer issues with vapor lock), so the gas is cold, rather than being preheated to a vapor state. It was 28 degrees when I made the video, so all my efforts to keep the engine running cooler, basically kept it from warming up too. It's going to be 80 here on Thursday, yet we have had the heat on in the house for the last week. Just another Fall day here in the Rockies.
I do have a good heater, but it is used more to taking heat off the engine on a 90 degree day, rather than heating up the driver during the winter. When I drive it on the dry days during the winter months, the heat coming through the firewall and floor is just about enough to keep you warm with the top up.