Helton for GU Patrol 3.0L TD

Hi Phil P
Not sure what the Helton looks like, but the Twine we got (sitting in the shed at the mo!) is certainly good enough for hot water.
If you're not getting very hot water, are you trying it once the car has warmed up, with the heater on the dash turned up full? We usually wind up the hand throttle a bit and have to have the heater on about half to two thirds for a nice hot shower...any more and its a bit too hot! The heater control becomes the water temperature control, the hand throttle pumps the hot engine water around the exchange unit a bit quicker..etc etc...I was told if you were to stick the shower head in a bucket of water and recirculate it through the exchange unit, you can get very hot water for the dishes etc...haven't tried that...thats what the kettles for!
Just a thought...
Cheers

Hi Phil, The main problem is that diesels run cooler than petrol engines, and patrol diesels run even cooler than landcruser diesels (thermostat settings i gather). The flow versus temp graphs the manufacturers supply are hardly flattering for diesels so you may have to recycle the water in a bucket to get the temp up. You really need 50 deg at a minimun of 3 litres a minute. On a cold winters night, the temp drop from the shower rose to your body is considerable, so you really do need something close to 50 deg, moreso if you dont have a shower tent to keep the cold off you. Did you try your idle up button yo get some flow through the unit, it makes a hell of a difference to the temperature? Regards Michael

We have the Twine in our 3.0 ltr works a treat, if water very cold recirculate it for a few minutes as we discovered on our first trip to Vic Alps & turn idle up on.Regards Bob
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