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==Spark Plug== | |||
*[https://www.kerosene-wicks.com/3VE52.htm A Kerosene Wicks . Com listing for Spare Parts only has the Spark Plug] | |||
===Thermostat Dial=== | ===Thermostat Dial=== | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 28 November 2025
Basics
- A Portable Oil Fired Space Heater
- Often called “torpedo heaters”
- Electric Forced Air
Repair
- This has (Constand?) Spark Ignition, Photocell Based Flame Detection, and Vane Pump Air Compressor (~10 PSIg Max supposedly) based Siphon Sprayer for fuel delivery/atomization
- Check for Fan/Spark, if both are good it’s probably a Fuel and/or sensor issue
- Air Filters+Hoses can be Dry Rotted
- Frontmost Hose is Air, Rear Hose is Fuel-In
Spare Parts
Air Filters
Air/Fuel Hoses
Control PCB Schematics
Sensor
Spark Plug
Thermostat Dial
Internal Links
External Links
- A Video by the YouTube Channel “sixtyfiveford” Titled “Diesel Kerosene Forced Air Heater FIX EVERYTHING” ( ‘’’~22 Minute Watch’’’ )
- Good overview
- Their main issue was a “Mouse House” blocking the main chamber (luckily the mouse had moved on lol), and a “stiff fan” which they relubricated with a Thin Oil. They chose Automatic Transmission Fluid ?
- A Video by the YouTube Channel “Joe’s Bus Barn” Titled “Dayton oil fired heater” ( ‘’’~13 Minute Watch’’’ )
- A YouTube Short by the YouTube Channel “DoItYourselfWithJoe” Titled “Torpedo Heater Repair”
- Showcases the Compressed Air Fuel Siphon Test