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Re: [T3] Gas heater works


On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 09:53, Everett Barnes wrote:
> I got my gas heater working again yesterday.  It fired up and started dumping
> out smoke as well as a serious amount of heat.  WOW, I was amazed how much
> heat it puts out.
> 
> Partially disassembled heater:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/scrapbook/63variant/11272003/gasheater1.jpg
> 
> Smoke-screen action:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/scrapbook/63variant/11272003/gasheater2.jpg
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/scrapbook/63variant/11272003/gasheater3.jpg
> 
> Flame on!
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/scrapbook/63variant/11272003/gasheater4.jpg
> 
> It probably hasn't been been run in 20 years.  Do you think the smoke will
> stop if I just let it run for a while?
> 
I may clear itself out if you let it run. That could be just stale gas
in the system. Or, the combustion fan is not running fast enough. Have
you tried to put a little lite oil on the fan bearings.
Did you say that it gets it fuel from the engine fuel pump? What is the
fuel pressure at the pump. What is that solenoid looking thing on top
the heater? Is this a fuel pump?
As to the heat, now you know why they are so popular above the
Mason-Dixon line. I am not sure what the Eberspachers are rated at, but
the SouthWind heater for the Type-2 was rated at 20,000 BTU. The one for
the T-1/T-3 was rated about 15,000 BTU. The furnace in my house is only
rated at 80,000 BTU.


-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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