Bunk heater maintenance

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by D.Tibbitt, Feb 11, 2020.

  1. Michael 247

    Michael 247 Heavy Load Member

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    Yes its China made...its a complete kit ..
     
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  3. tj379

    tj379 Light Load Member

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    if its an espar like mine is i have not had anyluck runnin kerosene to clean it, the glow plug rarley goes bad, pull gliw plug remove screen , there is a small air hole , clean it out with a pick or road tool paper clip! it is located in the bore, install new screen reinstall glow plug, i keep spare zcredns and the proper socket for the gliw plug with me, but one time in an emergency i had to cuf glow plug wires use a regular socket to remove and install then reconnect
     
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  4. tj379

    tj379 Light Load Member

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    if u buy the screen from a dealer it will come with the install tool, then u can get like a 10 pac of screens on ebay for cheap
     
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  5. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    Get into the habit of cranking heater full blast in the morning while warming up the truck it will help it burn cleaner..
     
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  6. PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    I remember reading somewhere in the manual that you want to turn on your heater full blast once a month.
     
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  7. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    The last week or so i been letting it run full blast for about 20 mins and its not smoking as much when i start it up and it seems to have helped
     
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