Can i fix my diesel heater?

[@bigclivedotcom]

The plug thing is a glow plug that initially heats to start the ignition of the diesel and then turns off when the temperature is high enough. There's a mesh around it that can also clog up. Spares are ten a penny on eBay due to the ultra mass produced nature of these heaters. The smoke does indicate that the fuel flow might be a bit high, and the solenoid pump was going like the clappers, so it may need some experimentation to find the sweet spot for efficient burning.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Cheers Clive. I knew i needed to mess around with it to make it burn better. I turned the flow rate down later but didn't record that, it seemed to do the trick, the smoke disappeared.

[@johnwyman6126]

There is a hollow tubular screen around the glow plug that you can get out with a lag bolt. Make sure that that screen is clean which can be burnt off with a torch. Also make sure the little hole that goes to the side of the screen is clear.

[@duncanpitts6776]

Run it on low when required but turn it up to full onions for 15mins before switching off. That should burn the soot off 👍🏻

[@jointechcabling9103]

Nice one. Thanks for the advice👍🏻

[@liveoak227]

I had a big dog when i did travelling work. She'd guard the truck while i was working and keep me warm on them cold nights.

[@jointechcabling9103]

I smell bad enough, the wife would go mad if i had a dog laid next to me🤣🤣🤣

[@philcollins6498]

Brake cleaner spray for the last of the soot residue !!👍🏻

[@alouisschafer7212]

Ive cleaned a severely coked up diesel standby heater/coolant preheater from a Volvo before and I found Oven Cleaner works wonders on dissolving the solid burned in residue. It was so bad that black crumbs came out of the exhaust upon disassembly and they had pulled the fuse to disable the heater because of the stink and smoke. That heater coked up so severely because it was never cleaned in 18 years of service and the fuel nozzle was defective. When I fired it up after reassembly there wasnt even any smoke from the exhaust just a faint diesel heater smell 😊

[@jointechcabling9103]

Excellent. Im sure itll get clogged again so ill be able to use the brake cleaner then👍🏻👍🏻

[@alouisschafer7212]

The secret to these heaters is that they need to be ran hot. I have one myself. Thats how you keep them burning clean run them for long periods of time so it can get glowing hot and cook off everything nasty inside.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Ill remember that tip. Thanks very much.

[@andybrown3653]

...Something of an expert... LOL probably true bud!

[@jointechcabling9103]

Certainly not at this. I was sure a spring was gonna fly out when i removed something. Was pretty simple to do to be fair.

[@sergiofernandez3725]

Betty Ford clinic. Lol

[@jointechcabling9103]

I couldnt think of the name of the famous one in england (the priory) at the time.

[@johnb.9190]

Have you a link for diesel heater

[@jointechcabling9103]

I havent unfortunately, i got it from eBay. I think they're pretty much all the same.

[@renerossi3788]

"Finns are not doing what they're supposed to be" 😂😂 or was it fins? However, greetings from Finland 😀

[@jointechcabling9103]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 it was definitely fins. Im sure the Finns are quite adept at doing what theyre supposed to. Another country i didnt know people watched my videos in. Thats really good. 👍🏻

[@thattoolguy9432]

Fuel mixture is too rich, plenty of videos showing you how to change the settings.. i use an Eberspaecher on my boat but that mainly for insurance reasons

[@jointechcabling9103]

Thats my next thing to sort out. I just thought they'd be all set up for you to use. What was i expecting for 100 quid🙈🤣🙈🤣🙈

[@alouisschafer7212]

@@jointechcabling9103 technically these are ready to run out of the box not a lot you can adjust on these. Controllers have a secret menu I believe. Its a dead simple system too: The "fuel nozzle" isnt really a nozzle its just a drip pipe and the fuel pump isnt really a pump its a metering device. Every time the controller sends a pulse to it and clicks it delivers a set amount of fuel to the burn chamber where it basically just dripfeeds into.

[@Pithead]

Just having a look on the Eberspacher website. Expensive outlay but very efficient and well supported product.

[@thattoolguy9432]

id upgrade the exhaust pipe too if you're using the one that came with it, going to be thin and poorly made, probably leak over time and the last thing you want is carbon monoxide poisoning.. id have no one to watch hanging off the end of 4 core 240 and making it look easy 🤣

[@thattoolguy9432]

@@Pithead worth the money though, been using them 15 years and never had a problem

[@kmcat]

Do you have a CO alarm in your van?

[@jointechcabling9103]

No but ive got one on order. Hope itll be here on sunday

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

@@jointechcabling9103 follow the instructions on where to locate it. also worth mentioning most detectors don't actually alarm until they hit what i'd describe as an absurd amount of carbon monoxide. 50ppm for over an hour sort of thing.

[@Pithead]

Who do you think you are, Dean Doherty?

[@liveoak227]

😂😂😂

[@jointechcabling9103]

Now im gonna have to find out who he is.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Ahhhhhh ive watched him before. I wish i was as good as him, Although i did fix my big cutter on site the other week.

[@Pithead]

@@jointechcabling9103 You seem to have plenty enough intelligence and ingenuity. All the best.

[@chasingcapsaicin]

now you just need to make a proper thermal battery for it, a bag of sand some old gutter pipe,

[@jointechcabling9103]

I can only assume that there is a youtube tutorial for this. Ive never heard of such a thing. Ill have a look. 👍🏻

[@johnwyman6126]

It's to help capture all the heat going out the exhaust.