rollerbearing
Well-known member
Troll,
To get it running again you might try disconnecting the fuel line and let the fuel pump into a container. Then cycle the heater through several dry start cycles ( this may remove enough carbon from the screen for you to get you a re-light.) Then reconnect the fuel line and try again.
It is not just altitude that can starve your heater of air. Excess inlet and exhaust piping and the muffler can cause problems too. I would try completely removing those pipes/hoses and run the thing on full blast for a while. Then think about how you can shorten/improve all those flows. Even with the HAK those piping issues can cause problems. The HAK is open looped and only corrects for altitude not flow restrictions.
To get it running again you might try disconnecting the fuel line and let the fuel pump into a container. Then cycle the heater through several dry start cycles ( this may remove enough carbon from the screen for you to get you a re-light.) Then reconnect the fuel line and try again.
It is not just altitude that can starve your heater of air. Excess inlet and exhaust piping and the muffler can cause problems too. I would try completely removing those pipes/hoses and run the thing on full blast for a while. Then think about how you can shorten/improve all those flows. Even with the HAK those piping issues can cause problems. The HAK is open looped and only corrects for altitude not flow restrictions.