Aux/booster Heater <it's That Time Of Year>

[bofus]

My Alhambra doesn't have a auxillary/booster heater fitted. The water pipes are linked together with a bit of pipe and the diesel feed is bunged.

 

I am trying to find the differences between a Mk1 and an early Mk2 heater.

 

Pictures would be great <and I appreciate lying underneath a car at this time of year is not pleasant>

 

Exhaust and inlet appear to be the same, but what about the electrical connector? (and also the link to the Control unit). Does the later unit have a fuel metering unit or does it just take a fuel line from the engine/tank?

 

Lots of Questions but I am trying to keep the options open and get a working heater under the car for less than GBP100.

 

cheers

 

Gav

[gregers]

iirc buried deep within the most popular thread on here about booster heaters,is the answer your looking for about the differences.sorry cant be of any more help,that thread scares me :rolleyes:

and i had a new 1 fitted when i bought the car,mind you i did buy another 1 for under a

[marinabrid]

the mk 1 had a 3kw unit and the mk 2 a 5kw unit. the 5kw is a little bigger but still fits as i have one on mine.

as long as your car has one multi plug and the heater has one lead coming from it then just plug in and it should work . some units have a second lead with a smaller plug on as well. i think this is for the remote control timer. i dont think many have that.

they are both the same , they both have ametering pump fitted in front of the fuel tank that draws fule from a T joint on the fuel pipe. it goes thru the pump to the heater. the brain of the heater starts the pump i think and decides if its going to work.

thye are sometimes on ebay but you take a chance that they work. a recon unit is uaully a coulpe hundred pounds. a new dealer one is around 4-500.