Car's heater isn't working: Can you recommend a good portable heater for my car?

Question

So a while back my 98 Ford Escort ZX2 had this bipass thing done and that caused the hot air to go but the cool air is great, and it wasn't a problem bc i lived in South Florida, but now im in Tallahassee and freezing my butt off.... What good portable car heater would you recommend for my car??? I'm looking for anything under $100. Thank You!

Answer 1

The Mojave heater, its inexpensive and works good. can be ordered thrue catalog order companies such as JC witney.

Answer 2

Same situation. Unheated one car garage & tools sometimes get too cold to use with any comfort. Have a cheap single head propane heater on a tank that does OK if I warm the place up for a while before doing anything. A bigger one w/ fan would be great. "Salamanders" are used on construction sites & can put out some serious heat but you cannot work too close to them & they do stink & roar. Would think about a portable propane heater that you can park in a corner ( not between you & exit) & still circulate some heat around without fumes. Would look at ones from a real contractor's supply house or catalog such as Graingers or Mc Masters rather than a box store Some ventillation & a fire extinguisher would be a good idea Would say its fine for auto work . Did some woodworking last year when it started to get cold enough for the heater Waiting till spring for next project. Best regards

Answer 3

Most of those portable car heaters are a joke, they wont help you much. I would look into getting your car heater fixed, you said bypass.... maybe your heater core was bypassed?

Answer 4

You can't draw enough power from the cars electrical system to get much heat. You need to fix the heater.

Answer 5

the heater switch off valve was bad and needs to be replaced, it's not expensive to change, if the heater core is bad and leaking then thats a different story.

Answer 6

2 cans of sterno

Answer 7

have them fix what they bypassed