Bunk heaters

Definitely not normal, does it blow any heat?

 

Yes

 

Check the intake hose make sure it s not plugged.If ok then pull the glow pin and see if the fuel screen is plugged although being brand new maybe you would rather take it in for warranty.

 

I wouldn't be too comfortable using that. It's like you've got burni g fuel making its way down you exhaust. Not to mention directly above you fuel tank. You had that installed at a shop or did it yourself? If you did it in a shop, return immediately. If you did it yourself, head to a shop that specializes in them.

Certainly not normal. What brand is that?,,

 

Esbar. Shop installed it. The spot underneath the bunk, where the bunk heater is mounted had a bottle jack laying there prior to the installation, it leaked out all of the oil that was inside...

I'm wondering if the shop didn't wipe up the oil, and just installed the bunk heater mounting plate right over the puddle, and that black soot looking stuff is from that oil being heated?

Do you think that possibly could be?

The hole for the exhaust is right where that oil puddle was... I wiped that fuel tank down this morning, and have been running the esbar all day... No black soot on the tank so far.....

 

That's a possibility. Then I'd run it and watch it closely as your doing. If it truly quits, I'd say that was it.

 

Then again, it doesn't really explain how that oil got in the exhaust. They're supposed to cut a hole about 3x5 or so, then screw down the plate. A rubber gasket goes beterrn the Espar and the plate. As I recall the fuel line right between the air intake and exhaust. I wonder if there was a all fuel leak by the plate that was somehow igniting on the exhaust and making its way out thee pipe. I think I'd still run it by the shop. Seems to me I emailed a question to F Bar one and got a very prompt and professional answer.

 

Diesel is considered a combustible liquid versus a flammable though....

 

This ^^^. I've seen and used a lot of these and never seen black soot like that.

I'd definitely watch it closely but I would also bent the exhaust out a few inches where it isn't trashing your tank, especially the fill spout.

 

True. And it would only need 100° to ignite