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Sonny Heath 02-03-2005 19:24:01 204.49.132.140 12440 Report to Moderator	Okay Boyz HELP I bought one of these heaters (used)that runs on kerosene or no.1 fuel oil and the blower is 110V. It would start up and run about a minute then smoke and stall. I fiddled with it but couldn't find the problem so I took the line out coming from the tank to the inline filter and saw that the filter was in backwards so I turned it around and it started up and ran for about 45 minutes at which time I noticed that the sparkplug wasn't lighting the fuel. The fan continued to run for about thirty seconds or a minute and then the reset shut it down. I thought it was the spark plug so I went and got one ($14.00) and put it in. This time it never lit the fuel, only the fan ran for about one half to one minute and shut down. Whats wrong? Thanks, Sonny [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick Ludwig 02-08-2005 21:32:55 69.9.222.94 12510 Report to Moderator	Re: OT Shop Heater Problems in reply to Sonny Heath, 02-03-2005 19:24:01   if you can see fuel trying to get up the hose and filter and just not making it all the way, it could be a pin hole in the hose, or a loose connection on the hose, that is not letting it develop full vacuum on the suction line. Try replacing the hose, or the connection clamps   [Reply]  [Send Email]
Dennis/Ohio 02-05-2005 16:05:43 64.136.49.229 12469 Report to Moderator	Re: OT Shop Heater Problems in reply to Sonny Heath, 02-03-2005 19:24:01   Its been many years since I've worked on a space heater. This is what I recall: Could have a pickup filter in the tank? Cap must have a air vent. You can check for spark just like you would check a lawn mower. Water in the tank? Most use a air pump to push air through the nozzle and that makes a suction to pick up the fuel. Has a hole in the center of the air pressure adjustment screw, put your finger over the hole to check max air pressure at the test plug. (1/8" pipe plug at rear). Air pressure is around 5-6 psi. The filter on the rear is the air filter for the air pump. Hope that helps, Dennis....   [Reply]  [No Email]
John McPherson 02-03-2005 21:11:59 216.251.170.217 12442 Report to Moderator	Re: OT Shop Heater Problems in reply to Sonny Heath, 02-03-2005 19:24:01   Assuming the spark plug is firing still: When you reversed the filter, there may have been some little piece of whatever that came loose, and now is likely jammed into the jet orrifice. Replace the filter with a new one, and try to clean the orifice with compressed air, or if in the extreme event you have to poke something through to get it out of the orifice, make sure that whatever you use is softer than the material they made the orifice from.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Sonny Heath 02-06-2005 15:28:40 204.49.132.53 12480 Report to Moderator	Re: Re: OT Shop Heater Problems in reply to John McPherson, 02-03-2005 21:11:59   Thanks to both of you. I found that it does get air up to the nozzle and everything seems to be open, I mean no obstructions, etc but it still won't get fuel up there. I can see it trying to get up through the filter but it just dosen't get to the combustion place. Maybe it isn't getting quite enough air to pull the fuel up. The hole is not stopped up in the cap because I blew through the fuel hose and heard it bubbling in the tank. What to do? Sonny   [Reply]  [No Email]