Ex-truck Eberspacher

[JeremyF]

Ive got hold of an D1LC Eber, which has spent 3 years in a truck.

Are there any issues I need to be aware of for marine fitting? I presume Kruegers will be prepared to service, supply ducting and do the fitting, as its money after all!

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[rogerm]

Can't see why it should be a problem other than you might find the truck one is 24v while your boat is probably 12v?
While it is technically feasible to step up 12v to 24v the current draw is quite high during starting (when the glow plug is operating). You might not readily be able to find an invertor powerful enough to do this..
Roger

 

[JeremyF]

Thanks Roger. Its 12v, but needs a marinisation kit (exhaust and skin fittings) which cost £150 it seems.

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[bedouin]

I can't believe that the "marinisation" components are really worth £150, whatever they charge for them (usual marine inflation factor I suppose). You should be able to source them cheaper than that.

I seem to recall a similar posting 6 weeks ago, where a forum contributor said they could help source these bits.

 

[JeremyF]

Yes, I seem to recall a posting about cheap marinisation parts. Ive tried to search for the posting, but with no luck.

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[salamicollie]

Try the post below - HEATING from Gilly, Petery says he is sourcing parts for why not PM?

 

[johna]

My concern would be that a D1LC may not have sufficient capacity to heat the Bav 34. Volume reasons nothing to do with any specifications such as thickness of hull etc..

 

[Joe_Cole]

If it's not big enough Jeremy, I'll buy it off you.

Joe

 

[claymore]

I had the chance to buy one around a year ago and the weight of opinion then was such that I didn't. The eberspacher has its snags in terms of reliability and the forum felt at that time that I was probably buying £40 woth of trouble. It was coming out of a coach which had been written off - the unit was undamaged and was around 5 years old I think - anyway - it put me off so I bought a new boat one this year

regards
Claymore

 

[petery]

The only real issue with ex-truck heaters is that many of them are designed only for recirculating air and have the thermostat in the air intake. If you take the heat from outside, it'll never switch off! I've decided to use it by recirculating the cabin air. I also am told that the plastic fuel supply lines used for truck heaters should be replaced with copper for most of their length and that's what the marinisation kit is all about - I may be wrong though

 

[pvb]

I\'d agree with that...

The D1L isn't really powerful enough for a Bav34. It'll take the edge off in cold conditions, but it won't really get the boat warm.

 

[pvb]

Plastic fuel lines...

All the boat Eberspachers I've ever seen have plastic fuel lines.

 

[pvb]

Why not fit it yourself?

Fitting an Eberspacher is quite time-consuming, and it'll cost you a small fortune if you pay someone to do it. The job is relatively easy to do yourself. Make sure you follow the installation instructions carefully. If you don't have the owners manual, you can download one from Eberspacher's US site (www.espar.com).

 

[Strathglass]

Re: Plastic feed pipe

The only reason the plastic feed pipe is changed is to comply with the inland waterway regulations. It is not part of the marine kit but is available as a very high cost extra. It is very easy to substitute copper pipe for the plastic and not very expensive to do.
I made a skin fitting using two pieces of stainless pipe and a flange all welded with AC/DC stainless rods on a very old stick welder. Photos of it are on Boat One's picture gallery.
Most of the other parts such as flexable exhaust tubing and non asbestos heat resistant bandage can be obtained from ASAP.
I have details of all the sizes and part numbers if more info is required.

Iain

 

[Guest]

Re: Plastic fuel lines...

My Seawings277 is 8 yearsold and has copper fuel lines but later installations have plastic. The advantage of the later is that you can see if you have air in the system after fitting.
By the way the D1 with 2 outlets is fine for a 28 footer but I agree that you would want a more powerful model for anything bigger.