Posted by: topolino - 16 December 2008 20:05:37
petrol heaters, anyone got one? what are they like to use , smelly, hot ? any pics of one fitted in a bug.

Posted by: Boris1966 - 17 December 2008 15:44:04
Hi there, My boyfriend's got a petrol heather in his sweedish imported crew cab. It starts up but needs a few bits. It's quite a big item though, not sure where you'd fit one in a beetle!!! Leane

Posted by: 69project - 19 December 2008 16:38:58
have one in my swedish bug,its an eberspacher doesnt work at mo,on my list of things to do can show pics if interested

Posted by: topolino - 19 December 2008 19:05:08
yes please, pics to see where its located and how its set up.

Posted by: 69project - 21 December 2008 22:10:01
[IMG]https://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn13/simonhenty/SNV31044.jpg[/IMG] not the best can take a few more if interested i think it went in from new???

Posted by: topolino - 22 December 2008 11:48:24
thats where i had imagined it would be,i can see the fuel pickup i take it that it exhausts via the inner wing, is the heater outlet under the dash? i saw a pic of one on the samba a long time ago and it was fitted on the firewall in the engine bay, bet they put out quite a lot of heat when they are working.

Posted by: 69project - 22 December 2008 20:46:55
yes it outlet under dash but not sure about wing bit? it has a lever which opens a damper and another which...well turns a light on the dash as i havent had time to get it working! if u would like any other pics then let me know and i can take some pics for you

Posted by: topolino - 23 December 2008 09:03:35
please let me know what its like if you getit working.

Posted by: Dubster - 30 December 2008 14:41:09
I'm going to rebuild a petrol Eberspacher for my 412 project soon, I have two complete units to use. I'm be taking photos through the rebuild which I'll make available here,

Posted by: Boris1966 - 23 January 2009 21:08:21
They certainly do throw out lots of heat. Within 5minutes my boyfriends crew cab is quite toasty! i'll try and work out how to upload a photo of his heater....... :!: Make sure all fuel lines are well intact (as you would on your car engine)

Posted by: topolino - 24 January 2009 08:24:15
hi, does it smell at all?