Installing a Cheap Chinese Diesel Parking Heater

[Okie Adam]

[wagohn]

[vwwestyman]

I missed the original post of that portable heater install before.

But I'd advise looking up what the material on the sink parts is made of, what that material does at high temps, and checking the temps that the heater is putting out.

I say that because I've seen comments that PVC pipe, when heated, will release toxic gasses.
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President, Wild Westerner Club

1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing

[tristessa]

[skills@eurocarsplus]

honestly those fuckers get so hot at the outlet i'd look into aluminum pre heat pipes.
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[jakokombi]

I put a small unit (2.2kw) under the driver's seat in my '70.
I think that I could fit the larger 5.5 kw in there with a raised thimble to avoid the floor contours.[img]

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69 Tin Top
73 Thing
72 Baja

[notchboy]

Dayum. That is going to cook you out real quick
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[jakokombi]

Notch, I haven't used it for camping yet, but running it while driving around was just ok at freezing temperatures.
I suspect that the 5.5 might be the better choice, I don't end up camping in real cold temps because Wisconsin roads get salted before the first sight of snow and this should be good enough for now.
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69 Tin Top
73 Thing
72 Baja

[wagohn]

[jakokombi]

[jakokombi]

Wagohn, it sounds like you would be fine with the smaller unit.

I currently have the 16"x16"x4" tank mocked up on the back of the passenger seat bulkhead.
I plan to enclose it with a Westy style spice rack/folding table, assuming I like that location.
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70 Sunroof Kombi
69 Tin Top
73 Thing
72 Baja

[wagohn]

[jakokombi]

Yes, vented and no smells, I do worry about spills during fill ups tho.
I thought about making it to slide out to fill, probably I won't.
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70 Sunroof Kombi
69 Tin Top
73 Thing
72 Baja

[wagohn]

[jeremyrockjock]

[scubasteve321]

Regarding fuel tank locations;

I bought a 2 gallon diesel tank and have it bungeed in the aux battery area in my 71 Bay (the mirrored area from the starting battery location)

Download the Webasto manual; the fuel pump can pump quite a distance
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1971 Campmobile Pop-Top
1974 VW Bus

[BUSBOSS]

[RParker]

I bought a Chinese 2kw unit and with a little modification, it fits perfectly beneath the seat on my ‘75 “Vincent”. I have the hot air blowing out of the vent it came with just into the cabin. I’m nervous to send it up to the dash through the bus’s ducting because the air temp is so hot it may melt the plastic tubes. I’m wondering about getting the hot air into the metal mixing box where the ambulance fans could blow it on the windscreen.

[KentABQ]

[calvinater]

Anyone found an all in one unit that runs on 110 ac voltage?
Could use for a 20x20 basement shop.
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