tony n irene 20 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Hi all, We have had a diesel heater added to our van. Now I know I heard others talking about adding something to the diesel when it is really cold in place of using winter diesel. Can anyone give us some advice - don’t want to be left in the cold! Thanks, Tony & Irene Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH 795 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Not that it really gets that cold for that long in Oz, I add about half litre of kerosene to the heater fuel tank....when I think about it. The additive (kero) it is claimed stops the diesel fuel from ‘waxing’ up which would stop the correct operation of the heater. The kero also supposedly breaks down any condensation & any other nasties the tank. The MOST important thing to remember for correct operation of your heater is replacement of the fuel filter ($5 @ Repco/Supercheap) every 12 months regardless of use! Cheers Tony 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony n irene 20 Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, TonyH said: Not that it really gets that cold for that long in Oz, I add about half litre of kerosene to the heater fuel tank....when I think about it. The additive (kero) it is claimed stops the diesel fuel from ‘waxing’ up which would stop the correct operation of the heater. The kero also supposedly breaks down any condensation & any other nasties the tank. The MOST important thing to remember for correct operation of your heater is replacement of the fuel filter ($5 @ Repco/Supercheap) every 12 months regardless of use! Cheers Tony Thanks Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wandering Slaters 95 Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 How and where do we replace the fuel filter tony - don't leave us hanging. You know some of us aren't as clever as you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 719 Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Karen, I will get Val to put it up here. But I suspect it was a but fiddly. He took Tony’s advice and put a second filter in to solve some problem or other. Probably to keep muck out of the unit? ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John and Jo 36 Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) We have a diesel heater in our 2008 Top Ender with no fuel filter and have never had any problems. Not saying you shouldn’t have one , maybe we’ve been lucky? John Edited June 17, 2019 by John and Jo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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