Page 1 of 1
Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:38 am
by Chief Brody
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
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:47 am
by rita
Sounds like the pump is not coping with the static lift ,you could try the pump closer to the filter.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:14 am
by Chief Brody
Thanks Rita. That was the last thing I tried yesterday. I moved the pump over to the drivers side. No difference.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:16 pm
by rita
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.??
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:21 pm
by rita
rita wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:16 pm
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,where have you installed the T piece.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:27 pm
by nth
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?
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:04 pm
by Chief Brody
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.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:11 pm
by Bob
Less convenient, but would it be worth fitting a small, extra, tank for the heater?
Only if all else fails.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:28 pm
by Chief Brody
Bob wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:11 pm
Less convenient, but would it be worth fitting a small, extra, tank for the heater?
Only if all else fails.
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.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:32 pm
by rita
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.
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:01 pm
by cwilliams255
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
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:02 pm
by nth
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.
Where did you fit the tank?
Re: Diesel Heater and stand pipe
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:23 pm
by cwilliams255
nth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:02 pm
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.
Where did you fit the tank?
Don’t have a pic to hand fitted but here
Made a bracket to attach to front support but that runs across above radiator