Diesel Heater and stand pipe
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Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Hi all. I've recently been installing a Planar 2D diesel heater and have encountered a few problems. I have the heater under the passenger seat, the pump close by, taking a tee from the bongo fuel line under the drivers seat. It worked fine a few times but after I fixed everything in place the burner just wont fire up. The heater goes through 2 attempts and the shuts down. The burner never comes on, only the fan. Tried it numerous times. If I bypass the fuel line and take diesel straight from a 5L can, it works. I tried everything I could yesterday but no luck. I am now thinking to take a feed from the fuel tank via a stand pipe. If I can access the hatch in the rear of the bongo, will I be able to do this without dropping the tank? Thanks for any help offered.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Sounds like the pump is not coping with the static lift ,you could try the pump closer to the filter.
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Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Thanks Rita. That was the last thing I tried yesterday. I moved the pump over to the drivers side. No difference.
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Chief Brody wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:14 am Thanks Rita. That was the last thing I tried yesterday. I moved the pump over to the drivers side. No difference.
Do you mean in the engine bay.??
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rita wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:16 pmChief Brody wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:14 am Thanks Rita. That was the last thing I tried yesterday. I moved the pump over to the drivers side. No difference.
Do you mean in the engine bay,where have you installed the T piece.
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If this is like the Eberspacher/Webasto heaters the angle the pump sits at is important to correct operation, Is it mounted in the correct orientation?
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Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Hi Rita. Yes in the engine bay near the T piece. Wasn't sure if it was best for the pump to be closer to the T piece or the heater so tried both.
Hi Nth. Yes, I was really careful about orientating the pump correctly. Works fine with the 5L diesel can, just not with the fuel line.
Thank you both for replying.
Hi Nth. Yes, I was really careful about orientating the pump correctly. Works fine with the 5L diesel can, just not with the fuel line.
Thank you both for replying.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Less convenient, but would it be worth fitting a small, extra, tank for the heater?
Only if all else fails.
Only if all else fails.
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Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Hi Bob. I have thought about that but it's finding room that will be difficult. I have a leisure battery, so no room there. If I could find room, I think it would have to be a tiny tank. But yes, if all else fails then that will have to do.
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Personally at this stage I would test the pump for vacuum/suction, you might have an under performing pump.
PS your T should be on the suction line to the fuel filter.
PS your T should be on the suction line to the fuel filter.
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Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
On the subject of tiny tanks, I could only find space for a 2.5L tank on my v6. I’ve seen some bigger ones near the radiator but I wasn’t that keen on it being there. It’s still 10 hours on full whack and I think the most I used on old diesel one was for an hour to warm up in an evening and morning
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Where did you fit the tank?cwilliams255 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:01 pm On the subject of tiny tanks, I could only find space for a 2.5L tank on my v6. I’ve seen some bigger ones near the radiator but I wasn’t that keen on it being there.
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Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Don’t have a pic to hand fitted but herenth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:02 pmWhere did you fit the tank?cwilliams255 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:01 pm On the subject of tiny tanks, I could only find space for a 2.5L tank on my v6. I’ve seen some bigger ones near the radiator but I wasn’t that keen on it being there.
Made a bracket to attach to front support but that runs across above radiator