I want to put an Espacher Diesel Heater in my Fiat Ducato Avan Motorhome, and am looking for installer.
I am confused as some are saying that if I want to run it off the Fiat fuel lines that the diesel tank needs to taken off for the heater line to be connected to the top of the tank. I then saw an article in the UK which implied that you can drill down from the cab and install a T-piece without removing the tank. Any ideas.
Colin
dragonfly1 said
07:46 AM Jun 23, 2017
Colin
you can get at the top of the fuel tank through a cover In floor between the seats but do not connect into the fuel line with a T Union because those who have done it have had trouble with fuel leaks .It is much better to use a seperate tank
Dragonfly1
Splottboy said
11:59 AM Jun 23, 2017
Thanks,
We have an Avan Ovation M7, with slide out, but not sure that if you used a seperate tank, where it could be located. I would prefer a T union, but now am unsure if I will get leaks, but if its a profession installer perhaps this wont happen.
dragonfly1 said
12:54 PM Jun 23, 2017
The fuel line is plastic with a outside layer coating it and many that have had a t piece fitted have had leaking fuel when they fill the tank to the top some have overcome it by fitting a plastic t piece over the outside of the pipe instead of a brass one inside the pipe
Dragonfly1
blaze said
01:26 PM Jun 23, 2017
so if you fit the correct fitting in the right way you wont have a leak
cheers
blaze
dottie said
11:18 PM Jun 24, 2017
As Dragonfly said access to top of fuel tank is from inside of cabin between seats.
We are connected through top of tank with a separate fuel suction line direct into top of tank.
Heater is installed externally under vehicle in a void behind the muffler.
We used a Fiat agent to fit the fuel line into the top of the tank only, and did the rest of the installation myself.
The heater works very well.
Hi,
I want to put an Espacher Diesel Heater in my Fiat Ducato Avan Motorhome, and am looking for installer.
I am confused as some are saying that if I want to run it off the Fiat fuel lines that the diesel tank needs to taken off for the heater line to be connected to the top of the tank. I then saw an article in the UK which implied that you can drill down from the cab and install a T-piece without removing the tank. Any ideas.
Colin
Colin
you can get at the top of the fuel tank through a cover In floor between the seats but do not connect into the fuel line with a T Union because those who have done it have had trouble with fuel leaks .It is much better to use a seperate tank
Dragonfly1
We have an Avan Ovation M7, with slide out, but not sure that if you used a seperate tank, where it could be located. I would prefer a T union, but now am unsure if I will get leaks, but if its a profession installer perhaps this wont happen.
The fuel line is plastic with a outside layer coating it and many that have had a t piece fitted have had leaking fuel when they fill the tank to the top some have overcome it by fitting a plastic t piece over the outside of the pipe instead of a brass one inside the pipe
Dragonfly1
cheers
blaze
As Dragonfly said access to top of fuel tank is from inside of cabin between seats.
We are connected through top of tank with a separate fuel suction line direct into top of tank.
Heater is installed externally under vehicle in a void behind the muffler.
We used a Fiat agent to fit the fuel line into the top of the tank only, and did the rest of the installation myself.
The heater works very well.
Peter