Running a FBH off the car?

bikerdude666 · 15th July 2018, 21:50

I’ve got a fuel burning heater here that I intended fitting to my car, but I haven’t got the wiring and can’t see me ever trying to wire it in from scratch. So I was wondering if anyone had ever run 1 without it being on a car? Thinking it might be a way of getting some heat in my garage in the winter. I’ve got the dosing pump, I’m sure I’ve got an old bike tank I could use to store the diesel, and I’ve got an old car battery that wasn’t able to start my wife’s car last winter, but I’d have thought would be ok to run the FBH.

If this is viable does anyone know how I’d have to connect the wiring, so it’s a simple on/off, and what sort of pipe work I’d need for the water, just a simple bit of pipe going to a car radiator or something? I’m sure I’ve read people have used these to heat boats and campervans before.

Thanks.

trikey · 15th July 2018, 22:23

Yes been done a few times, just google webasto boat heater and im sure it will bring up a few results, you wont need anything as big as a bike tank to store the fuel as the webasto is quite frugal.

bikerdude666 · 15th July 2018, 23:13

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Originally Posted by trikey

Yes been done a few times, just google webasto boat heater and im sure it will bring up a few results, you wont need anything as big as a bike tank to store the fuel as the webasto is quite frugal.

Thanks, will have a look tomorrow at work, I can print it out then.

Arctic · 16th July 2018, 09:45

Hi Derrick.
I thought all CDT & CDTi had the wiring in place for a FBH

I presume you have checked down the side front of battery the wiring should be in a little plastic bag, the dosing pump wiring will be under the rear seat remove the steel cap and you should find it Arctic.

bikerdude666 · 16th July 2018, 21:34

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Derrick.
I thought all CDT & CDTi had the wiring in place for a FBH

I presume you have checked down the side front of battery the wiring should be in a little plastic bag, the dosing pump wiring will be under the rear seat remove the steel cap and you should find it Arctic.

I've not looked for the wiring in the engine bay as I couldn't find anything under the seat for the dosing pump (though the pump I was sold as 'good condition', is about the rustiest thing I've ever seen). In the same situation with the cruise control too, thought I'd found the wiring for that behind the centre console, bought the cruise kit, then found it wasn't the wiring. But I can't think of an alternative use for that

So I'll probably sell that on.

*edit* I wrote the reply before looking at the pics, I'll have another look under the seat, as I do seem to remember seeing a little bag with some connectors in by the battery box when I took it out to fit something else.

Atcchus · 16th July 2018, 22:03

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Originally Posted by bikerdude666

I've not looked for the wiring in the engine bay as I couldn't find anything under the seat for the dosing pump (though the pump I was sold as 'good condition', is about the rustiest thing I've ever seen). In the same situation with the cruise control too, thought I'd found the wiring for that behind the centre console, bought the cruise kit, then found it wasn't the wiring. But I can't think of an alternative use for that

So I'll probably sell that on.

*edit* I wrote the reply before looking at the pics, I'll have another look under the seat, as I do seem to remember seeing a little bag with some connectors in by the battery box when I took it out to fit something else.

Wiring for the dosing pump will be near the in tank pump . You need to lift the rear seat base and feed it down . 5 or 10 mins job .

Arctic · 17th July 2018, 00:08

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Originally Posted by bikerdude666

I've not looked for the wiring in the engine bay as I couldn't find anything under the seat for the dosing pump (though the pump I was sold as 'good condition', is about the rustiest thing I've ever seen). In the same situation with the cruise control too, thought I'd found the wiring for that behind the centre console, bought the cruise kit, then found it wasn't the wiring. But I can't think of an alternative use for that

So I'll probably sell that on.

Quote:

*edit* I wrote the reply before looking at the pics, I'll have another look under the seat, as I do seem to remember seeing a little bag with some connectors in by the battery box when I took it out to fit something else.

You should be able to find it lift rear seat corner up or all of the seat up, lift rubber mat and you will see a plate with four bolts which covers the fuel pump, remove this and you see the wiring tucked just inside, feed it through and down the side of the pump to the out side under the car.

Nearly all the dosing pumps are rusty they just need a good clean up, and then given a protective paint cover.

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trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,764 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Yes been done a few times, just google webasto boat heater and im sure it will bring up a few results, you wont need anything as big as a bike tank to store the fuel as the webasto is quite frugal.