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Gazavich
Member Since: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Thorpe surrey
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Hi all
Started her up this morning just drove up the road (like you do) then got this fuel smell from the heating system.
Almost like being behind a car with their exhaust fumes comming in, but no cars in front.
Any ideas?  HSE TDV6 Silver : "Avin it large"
www.lift-trucksolutions.co.uk
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 19th Nov 2005 9:55 pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
Location: Home of the Pork pie and Stilton
Posts: 1304
 
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That will be the FBH (fuel burning heater) kicks in at around 6 degrees.
You especially tend to get quite a whiff of it if you let the car warm up on the drive to clear the frost etc. Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
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| 19th Nov 2005 9:59 pm |
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Gazavich
Member Since: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Thorpe surrey
Posts: 642
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Cliff H wrote:That will be the FBH (fuel burning heater) kicks in at around 6 degrees.
You especially tend to get quite a whiff of it if you let the car warm up on the drive to clear the frost etc.
Many thanks  HSE TDV6 Silver : "Avin it large"
www.lift-trucksolutions.co.uk
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| 20th Nov 2005 7:18 am |
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lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Shed
Posts: 821
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only noticed if the d3 is in loads of start / stop mode ( homebase / pc world / BK / ect on a Sunday ) before it gets warm. Think the fbh gets upset if it can't finish what it started, and leaves a lung full of unburnt stuff ready for the next 'go' command. Just a thought though ..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
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| 20th Nov 2005 9:06 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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the FBH has a purge timer, similar to most heavy oil heating systems, it also injects fuel prior to the ignition cycle, which would account for the puff of smoke when it does ignite
Those of a 'certain age' will remember the 'Seddon Atkinson effect' which was basically a grey haze for ten minutes after startup, it managed to envelop any natural light for a radius of ten miles and signalled the start of the working day to most miners
A quick burst of smoke from the LR locked-down Webasto is merely Solihull tipping it's hat to those heady days of diesel engine pre-heat  ...or not
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| 20th Nov 2005 10:18 pm |
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Kevin
Member Since: 23 Feb 2005
Location: Poole or Somewhere at Sea
Posts: 106
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Quote:Those of a 'certain age' will remember the 'Seddon Atkinson effect' which was basically a grey haze for ten minutes after startup, it managed to envelop any natural light for a radius of ten miles and signalled the start of the working day to most miners
My Gardner 8LXB engines on the boat do that in the morning 
White acrid smoke for about five minutes. Need to use the radar to see where I am going. Quite good for killing off the competition though. 8)
But once they are warm we get no smoke whatsoever, not even if I applly full load.  Best engines ever built, been in the ship for 32 years now. I rebuilt one 7 years ago and the other 6 years ago. Most parts still available. May have the heads off this winter to do the valves. Kevin
BAS TUNE
Faultmate MSV-2 MULTI VEHICLE
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| 21st Nov 2005 10:09 am |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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The S-A Borderer used the Gardner 6LX, generally a trouble-free engine, although the coaxial starters were an absolute pig to get out, usually resulting in several months worth of spanner rash in the space of a couple of hours 
happy days though
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| 21st Nov 2005 10:22 am |
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