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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527  
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What is it Hardtop, County, Truck cab?
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12th Feb 2013 9:39pm |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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How about a couple of mains powered tube heaters to warm the inside before you get in it then run them off of an inverter once on your way.Anyone tried anything similar ? 2005 Td5 90 XS
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12th Feb 2013 9:40pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935  
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1st question. Does the engine get upto temperature in a reasonable time. If not, then your thermostat could be faulty
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12th Feb 2013 9:40pm |
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| nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 720 
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on a slightly different subject, does anyone have a solution to get warm air to the rear of a 110? sorry to hijack
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12th Feb 2013 9:48pm |
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| sweatysock Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 283 
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It is a county.
Good question re thermostat as I have not experienced this before in other Def's. In the summer it warms quickly but (as I have found) in the winter it seems to take forever and if at all in slow speeds in really cold weather....is this not the norm for a 300 ?. Sweatysock ------------- 110 CSW TDCI (Puma) 2007 |
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12th Feb 2013 9:55pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I used to have a 600watt tube heater in my 110 station wagon, plugged into an extension overnight then the inverter when driving. It was better than nothing but needed more, yes the windows were free of frost but it was still cold. You I think you need at least 1000watts of heat source. If your engine heater is up to scratch when driving put a electric heater in overnight even if you switch it on an hour or so before you use the motor.
I now have an Eberspacher air heater, it's just the job. I switch it on 20 minutes before I want the motor and the windows are clear and it's really toasty plus left on the lowest setting compliments the dire heating a Td5 gives when on tick over in slow traffic etc. They do come to those that wait for the right price, it wasvon my wish list for the past 10years but well worth the wait! |
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12th Feb 2013 10:01pm |
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| sweatysock Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 283
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and how does the standard charding cope with additional requirements ? do you need a 2nd battery ? Sweatysock
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12th Feb 2013 10:06pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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My truck cab 300tdi gets toasty so you could always for the winter put screen between front and rear so you are just heating up the front.
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12th Feb 2013 10:14pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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When I was using the tubular heater as an overnight heat source I would use an extension lead from the garage, when the engine was running then I would use the inverter. Occasionally the inverter was being used with no engine running and at the time I only had one battery. I was confident that my motor was a good starter but also reliant on the fact that the inverter(Maplins purchase) had a low battery shutdown facility. I have now added a second battery and run all my ancillaries off that, which with the engine off is isolated from the starter battery. I must admit that I did feel concerned that just relying on the starter battery could have ended in tears but it didn't happen.
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12th Feb 2013 11:54pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405 
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13th Feb 2013 12:02am |
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