Heater fuel

[Guest]

Who said webasto central heating systems don't use much fuel ? Just been on boat after couple of weeks and the sboard fuel tank has run dry. I do have problem with fuel gauge though . Anyway, other than "bleeding" engine do you think the heater will fire up without problems once filled up with fuel again. The heater control unit , is flashing fault 01.Which responds to no ignition in manual.

 

[Col]

Unless you have started the engine, it won't need bleeding, the heater will be fine in any case.
BTW are you sure tank is dry ? Pick up pipe for heater should be mounted considerably higher than pick up for engine, this is to give you a safety margin of fuel left.

 

[hlb]

I think the first thing is Mark, to get some diesel back in it.
Then try the engine and leave it running for quite a while on highish revs. If it stops, its air locked. Easy soution to this. (Maybe not Volvo recomended) Just loosen injector pipe on one or two injectors. Err. put a rag over them. Start engine. May need a good few turns. Leave engine running. Tighten nuts. Its a bit messy but quicker and easier than fafing about.

Haydn

 

[Guest]

Mark with all that "cheap" electric where you are, why dont you look for an oil filled rad like
I showed you on my boat, runs max 750w, and perhaps a couple of greenhouse type engine room
heaters like on mine, got to be cheaper that keeping Webasto on all the time.


cneighbour

 

[Scubadoo]

FYI - Volvo do recommend this, stated in their useless manual, well as least mine.

RM.