hot interior

[johnstelly]

is there some way to lower the heat that i feel inside the cab without having to use the ac? someone has suggested cutting / eliminating the coolant line that feeds the heater. what about insulating the underside ? i live in the CITY OF ETERNAL SPRINGTIME where the ave temp is 69 and only on rare instances have to use the defroster &/or heater. also, there must be someway to find these answers here without bothering you all. PLEASE HELP this old gringo in mexico.

[johnstelly]

oh, by the way, if you do respond to this please (if you don`t mind) send me your tel number so i can contact you since i am not too good at these confuters. (this is what i call the computer/ confuser) THANKS EVER SO MUCH. john stelly 52 777 787 3207 cuernavaca mexico

[symbols]

There are a couple of mods for doing that. Not sure which year model you have but you can either use a vacuum actuated switch or a manual valve.

[johnstelly]

WOW!!! that was fast. she`s a 97 350 4x4 crew cab lb. i have just installed a new tranny that i had built and sent down from denver co. so far so good ( only 200 miles on it). also, while i`v got u on the web, line, confuser my MPG is only 10 to 12 mixed. is that about right?

[Type 2 Sniffer]

those computers are always off. Mine gets about 19 but it says I get 17.1

[johnstelly]

well if the computer is registring the odometer how is one to calculate the true MPG?

[Dieseltorkin]

you have to do the math yourself, those computers arent very accurate. Just take your miles traveled on the tank divided by how many Gallons it takes to fill up the tank

[johnstelly]

but again i ask that if the computer is marking the miles traveled is this accurate for calculating the MPG?

[johnstelly]

the math part is no problem since i have to convert my fillups from liters to gallons anyway then calculate the MPG

[johnstelly]

THANKS TO U ALL for the info but i am still at doubt about the hot interior and still wondering if undercarriage insulation and or heater bypass is the way to go.