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Old August 7th 08, 09:23 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Paul Corfield Paul Corfield is offline
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Default Bus Heating in Summer

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:33:15 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:

A couple of times in the last week I've caught an 8. Both times the
heating has been on full blast.

Is there something up with buses they are using that makes this
impossible to control?


The simple - but bizarre - answer is the heater controls are in the
engine at the back and can't be controlled by the driver. They are only
adjustable by engineers and obviously only when the engine is not
scalding hot itself. This is the explanation I've read on another group
recently.
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