Danny and Sue Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hello alli am having trouble with my diesel heater & think i may pull it out & get it repaired.can anyone recomend a good person to send it to?it is 4 yo & has probably swollowed a fair amount of dust.i have cleaned all the filters etc & slill no joy.cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Give fellow member Graeme Yost a call, he will steer you in the right direction zero four one eight 130971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny and Sue Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Thanks for that...gave graeme a call & have pulled it out ready to post..cheers Danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeY Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi DannyCan you make sure you send the pump as well will need to check this to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny and Sue Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 sorry Graemetoo late.posted yesterday..pump was working ok when i cleaned filters.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev and Penny Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi Kogers, I have done a lot of research into the diesel heater .I pulled mine out after it started to smoke on start up and found that the problem was the breather hole near the glow plug was starting to block up , just like in a combustion engine when you stop the air flow they smoke from to much fuel .I also found that after doing the corner country trip this year without the air intake blocked ( to stop the diesel heater getting dust in) when I pulled it apart , no dust . I will not be going to the trouble to block mine anymore .To service your heater all you need to buy is a gasket seal the 3rd on the parts list .There is no need for a special tool to pull your glow plug ( glow pin ) out , just pull the unit apart and then a 12 m spanner will do the job . With the unit striped down a piece of wire to clean the hole that is just at the top of the screen as show on page 28 of the service book . I have attached a service book ( I hope ) airtronic service book.pdfWith the unit out of the van you can have it cleaned and back together in 30 minutes . Cheers Nev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev and Penny Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Fuel pump I checked my pump , just go to the chemist and buy a 5mm syringe to measure your fuel . page 25. Cheers Nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi Nev,Thanks for the service book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Nev, thanks from me, too. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny and Sue Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just got the heater back & installed...top job.works perfectly..Thanks Graeme. regards Danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeY Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Thanks DannyMuch appreciated , we will now carry the parts in stock so quicker turn around time , the repair is not rocket science so would be happy to supply parts to do the repair if people are handy , the cost to return to me and send back is around $40 and labour about $60 if people don't want to do it themselves , if it is only a service then it is around $350 that includes new glow plug ,gaskets , glow plug screen and labour , happy to quote if people are interested , thanks again for the feedback 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu and Jean Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks Nev, When I had it in bits I found the 3 bolts holding the burner were loose. Tightened them, cleared the glow plug breather hole, cleaned the dust out and reinstalled it. The heater works perfectly now, no white smoke at all and it’s soooo quiet. Very easy to service. With Graeme’s fuel pump silencing kit installed we can finally sleep with the heater on. Now to wait for some cold weather. Cheers Stu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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