An air conditioner is a heat pump. It takes heat from the interior and pumps it to the exterior. Reverse the process, which some units can, and you take exterior heat, even in cooler temps, and move it inside.
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Don't forget about how much heat the engine, rad, and exhaust add to the steel body of the van when you run it to cool down the interior before bed.
If you do go this route at least leave the hood open.
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Call your agent with pictures of any conversion labels and proof that it was a factory conversion or at least done by a company still in business.
Then tell him/her that your house/cars/ business policies are riding on you getting the van covered. If no then bolt.
You have to get past the...
I own 7 Dodge vans including a 4x4.
Your options suggested so far are accurate.
Few aftermarket choices exist for these rigs. That's why you got it at such a good price.
The only one I can think of is to replace the lower control arms with the pickup truck version. Lots of pickup guys swap...
The glowing exhaust means the PCM is dumping fuel into the engine thinking it is running lean.
I'd get another O2 sensor and start over.
My Magnum swap had lots of these little annoyances. Relays too. Grrr.
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The DCAirco, their smallest unit needs 60+ amps at 12 V to provide 9000 Btu of cooling.
I doubt any unit can move heat out with consumption at a rate that vehicle mounted solar can keep up with.
Want it. Just can't see the physics of it.
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Chilli buy your truck through a broker used to exporting these things and get all the paperwork done right. You have to check in with the US title before exporting it anyway so do it right and get the clearance letters. Murray Inc in Rhode Island can do it.
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My freezer needs 10 amps so no problem running it off a trailer harness battery feed like you ask.
Running the propane burner on the road is illegal around here.
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This post asks about 4x4 vans so let's stay on topic.
Here's my curmudgeonly van in 4 low:
33 years old and still going. Forgive the meme. Only photo I have of it swimming.
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Where did you get the idea that diesel would be hard to get in the north?
What do you think fuels the trucks that haul materials up there? Ice?
And yes propane can be carried around in a bucket at -40° so gelling is an issue.
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