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On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 16:30, Steve Janninck wrote: > > I have been trying to find a way to get the Combustion Heater in the 71 > Notch back in working condition. Everything on the heater is great working > condition from the igniter to the fuel pump. The only part on the heater > that is shot are the rubber diaphragms in the fuel pressure regulator on top > of the heater. I have found that this is a fairly rare heater in the fact > that is has this type of fuel delivery system. Are there any heater experts > out there, who know of replacement diaphragms, or rebuilt regulators? I > would imagine if there were any NOS parts out there the diaphragms would > probably be bad anyway. The other option I was considering was retrofitting > some type of fuel delivery system that would supply fuel at the correct > pressure and rate. The only problem is that I do not have the specs on this > heater, as far as fuel pressures/ rates go. Does anyone have a maintenance > manual for this heater? I guess I can always just leave the heater > inoperative, and just keep it installed as museum piece. I have attached a > link to photos of the issues at hand. > I have some diaphram material here if you are interested in rebuilding it. You will have to make your own. I have about 1 SQ Yard of the material. I can send you about 6 Sq inches for the a couple bucks plus the postage. This will give you enough to screw up a couple times and still have some. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~