Arvin Heater spotted in 47 2a

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   Had the 3a at a local jeep club show.  There were over 200 jeeps and these guys built a rock garden for the crawlers to play in.  I parked next to a survivor red 47 CJ2a.  It had been found in a garage in Columbus, IN and has a working Arvin heater. Arvin Industries was located in Columbus.  I posted about it on our blog. 
My dad designed radios for Arvin Industries and I worked in the automotive area during the summers when I was in college.  Arvin made all kinds of products, including a line of car heaters dating from the late 1930s.

I don't have a heater in either of our jeeps and haven't paid much attention to that option.  But would be interested if anyone else might have an Arvin heater.

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lhfarmbt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 19 Aug. 2005 Location: Central Indiana Status: Offline Points: 618	Post Options Post Reply Quote lhfarmbt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Arvin Heater spotted in 47 2a Posted: 16 Sep. 2017 at 12:45pm
	Had the 3a at a local jeep club show. There were over 200 jeeps and these guys built a rock garden for the crawlers to play in. I parked next to a survivor red 47 CJ2a. It had been found in a garage in Columbus, IN and has a working Arvin heater. Arvin Industries was located in Columbus. I posted about it on our blog. My dad designed radios for Arvin Industries and I worked in the automotive area during the summers when I was in college. Arvin made all kinds of products, including a line of car heaters dating from the late 1930s. I don't have a heater in either of our jeeps and haven't paid much attention to that option. But would be interested if anyone else might have an Arvin heater.
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Oilleaker1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 Sep. 2011 Location: Black Hills, SD Status: Offline Points: 4412	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oilleaker1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep. 2017 at 12:55pm
	I have and use two of those model Arvins. One in my '53 Willys pickup and one in a '46 Chevy pickup. The heater core tubes and mount bolts all go through the firewall, so some careful positioning and planning needs to be done. You can make a paper template of all and use that as a guide for mounting. The knob on the front is a rheostat fan speed for the blower. It has a bulb under it that lights up when on. Depending on the floor angle and dash clearance, you may need a custom spacer between the heater and firewall. You close all the doors and the exit ports become defrosters. Works very well if you run a 180 thermostat in the winter. Redhead, Harrison, Arvin, were all common aftermarket heater manufacterers.
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lhfarmbt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 19 Aug. 2005 Location: Central Indiana Status: Offline Points: 618	Post Options Post Reply Quote lhfarmbt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep. 2017 at 1:14pm
	There is a 1941 catalog at https://www.facebook.com/pg/PreservingArvin/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1231940790207685 It shows car specific models (of course no jeep then!) but I'm assuming this was the "Universal" model. I've contacted the people who run the Preserving Arvin site to see if they continued to produce heaters after the war. Thanks for the info.
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