vehical running cold for twine
Submitted: Monday, Jun 01, 2009 at 15:07
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crackr
hi people
need to pick someones brain about my twine not hot enough
is there a way of making my patrol 2.8ltr turbo run any hotter without damaging anything i run the idel screw out to about 1200 rpm
my gauge does'nt really go past quater in temp my pump is 11 ltr minute at 50 psi and the pump twine use is 11ltr at 45 psi so shouldn't reallt make a difference??
can i get a different thermostat???
any other ideas i can cycle the water i know but just wanna see if there is another way
cheers crackr
Reply By: Gunna Do - Monday, Jun 01, 2009 at 17:12
Monday, Jun 01, 2009 at 17:12
I have a GU 2.8 ltr Patrol, also fitted with a Twine Heat Exchanger, and have found that it needs to be run at a high idle to get any heat into the shower water. I have found that by reducing the amount of holes in the shower rose and also reducing the water flow a little, I can get quite a warm to hot shower.
I have recently fitted a bypass tap and hose on the shower, so that when I don''t need the water running I can redirect it back to the container rather than turning the pump off and on again and copping that very hot surge of water. Whilst running back into the container it is also heating up a little also.
The GU Patrols I am told run a constant flow heater system, whereby the water is always flowing through the heater and turning the heater control on does not alter the flow through the heat exchange. The temp control in the vehicle only alters the flow of air through the heater element.
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Follow Up By: crackr - Monday, Jun 01, 2009 at 20:56
Monday, Jun 01, 2009 at 20:56
thanks for your info i do like to bypass idea .i have since found out that gq patrols and patrols in general have common problem with the thermostat not working opening and closing like it should so my heater and motor isn't getting to correct temp after speaking with the twine people he has told me that after changing the thermostat several people who had same problem found it to be fixed
cheers crackr
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