Chinese Diesel Heater Fuel Tank Installation

Diesel heater fuel line quick disconnect kit metal 76 00.

Chinese diesel heater fuel tank installation. Simple easy to make low cost fuel tank pick up pipe. Once the kit arrived i booked myself a day off to fit it. Diesel air heater fuel straw external install 16 50. These bottom mounted fuel tank nozzles are notorious for developing leaks.

Fitting the diesel fuel tank nozzle on the bottom. This goes in the top of the fuel sender and connects to the fuel pump that comes with the heater to take diesel directly from the van fuel tank. And even if that doesn t happen. Janey and i went for using the 10l fuel tank provided with the chinese diesel heater set.

Diesel can be dirty. Fit a short rubber fuel pipe connector item 3 fig 14 to the tank and clamp off do not over tighten the clamp firm. The kit comes with a 10 litre tank you can use but i m limited on space so better to just the fuel tank i already have. Diesel air heater fuel straw.

As for the diesel tank this ended up in the front boot. Clamps should be firm do not over tighten assumes installation of the supplied green 5 litre diesel tank. Firstly we didn t want to accidentally use all the fuel in the van s tank in the heater and run out of driving fuel. If you ve mounted the fuel tank nozzle on the bottom you re guaranteed to get sediment in your fuel lines.

Diesel heater fuel line quick disconnect kit plastic 39 00. Had bags of room but had check first. Diesel air heater diy fuel tank kit metal quick disconnect 120 00. Drill into the van s fuel tank and take fuel directly from there.

The rt angle bends may help me nut out a plan. This is a video on the fuel delivery of these chinese diesel air heaters. Step 1 fuel tank installation note. This was for a number of reasons.

Most of these heaters come with a 2mm bore hard nylon fuel hose plus short length. Found plenty of space for the heater under the seating and more important under the caravan.