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Now that it is cold again I'm fiddling with the heater once more. The parts that fixed the ignitor lasted for about 2 starts, leaving me to guess that the transformer must be bad. I checked the electronics with a scope and had a nice big 150Volt spike feeding into the transformer, but it...
I did the same for a buddy a few years ago, never did get any pics, too much beer involved. We had a designated driver with a CDL who really wanted to drive the deuce, so I let him chauffeur while I partied with the groom. We drove to a couple different 'entertainment' establishments around...
I finally got the parts to fix the ignition coil (after getting a quote from Dyna-Curtis for $450 each!!)
I pulled the end cap off and found the circuit board completely embedded in some nasty rubber that was a bit of a pain to get picked out. I eventually had to do both sides which made the...
I'll have to give that a shot.
Another thing I got to wondering about is the altitude adjustment it has in the fuel flow. Being that my house sits at about 7,600 feet I wonder if some adjusting of that might change the fuel/air mix and allow it to burn more cleanly.
Thanks,
Jeff
So after lighting instantly several times & running about 20 hours total I tried to fire it up a couple nights ago and no joy, well a little joy, the engine fired right up with no bleeding, but the burner wouldn't light. I pulled it apart again to check the burner area and it was well and truly...
I thought I should get back to this thread as I've gotten the heater to run pretty consistently now.
The bleeding was pretty easy, tho I must have an air leak somewhere as it needs to be re-bled pretty much every time I run it after it sits for a week. To bleed I pull the air-diverter cover...
I just picked up this Model H-1 heater nsn: 4520-01-135-2770 and was wondering if anybody could point me towards a tech order or some such.
It ran fine when I inspected it, tho it was hard to start. I also ran it for several hours the same day when I got it home (still hard to start). I'm...
The potential for a bump start is why I always leave my 'Engine Stop' pulled out. I also leave it out of gear and the parking brake set, which turns out to be a good thing when you go to the home store & they load the two pallets of rock while you're still in the store. I came out and they...
I got heat!
It took a little experimentation, but I got the igniter fixed.
I ended up using 20ga nichrome wire. I initially tried 40 wraps around a 1/4" rod, but that seemed to be too cool with the air blowing by it (took forever to fire, and didn't like to stay fired), so I shortened it to...
I was having similar lack of traction on mine plowing the drive the other day, luckily I had chains on the front axle otherwise I wouldn't have made it up the hill! Just for fun I tried the moderately steep hill without the front axle locked, I might as well have been in neutral.
494F hopefully that means an igniter running somewhere around there will suffice, I'll shoot for a deal hotter tho, since that shouldn't bother the wire or cause any ignition problems. I may have to experiment a bit before I seal up the repaired igniter. I did manage to get the burned up...
Unfortunately the wire broke off flush with the ceramic.
I wondered about using nichrome, but was hoping for the easy solution of a replacement part...
I checked out some of the specs on nichrome and found a diameter that is about what I've got now. But I'm not sure what temperature I'll need...
Now that it is getting cold & snowy here in colorado I decided to try to figure out why my arctic heater doesn't heat. I've got a Benmar I got off ebay a while ago. To make life easier I pulled it off the truck so I could work on it on the bench.
Much to my amazement it actually fired up on...
When I installed the dump hoist on mine I had to slide it back a bit to reach my lift (the entry door is too short to get all the way in) so I used a bottle jack to lift the bed a little and put 3/4" PVC pipe underneath as rollers on both sides, front and back. The PCV worked ok initially, but...
I used this kit (or maybe just a similar one, I don't recall) in mine:
https://www.koldban.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=43403
The military had removed the flame heater and installed ether, then taken all but the injector when it was sold. The kit is 12 volt, but I've got a 12 volt...
I'm thinking about using one of them catalytic type (not open flame type) propane heaters with a 1 pound bottle if it gets too cold. Well secured so it doesn't move on me. I've used them in my hunting tent with a CO detector and run for many hours without ever setting off the detector...
Just to add some anecdotal evidence to go along with your excellent empirical:
I'm 6'4" and I do fit, not with a great deal of comfort but I am able to operate my deuce with spring seat decently. The longest I have spent in the seat, with very regular stops to get out and stretch, was about...
I found a handy way to avoid kinking copper lines when bending, just fill with fine sand (clean very carefully afterwards of course). I did this when I re-arranged my RV's propane lines and was able to do some really tight bends. I just taped up one end then used a small funnel to get the sand...
When I built mine I used the width of the tailgate steps and the height of the bumper. I kept the hinge point a bit above the bottom of the bumper so that when deployed the step hits the bumper and doesn't swing underneath. I used angle iron welded on so that the angle forms a V when deployed...