From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Oct 18 2003 - 04:32:56 PDT
Of course, I pay for this kind of reporting...just kidding, Dave, I hope the
flame detector will work for you for years to come.
Thanks,
Bjorn
>From: "D O" <dohe69@hotmail.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] Flame heater monitor results
>Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 00:02:39 +0000
>
>I just got Bjorn's flame heater monitor installed yesterday on my turbo
>multifuel. His comments in the October MV Magazine article about flame
>blowout, at least with the turbo, show to be true on my engine as well.
>The flame monitor tells me that no flame is present once the truck has
>started and the preheater is activated. It only registers a flame when
>cranking. At least now I know when to stop "juicing" the intake with raw
>fuel during start up :-) Unbeknownst to me at the time, my flame heater
>was not working at all when I got the truck, due to a dead ignitor AND a
>spark plug with cracked insulation that only fired part of the time.
>Having this monitor installed gives me some peace of mind in that I know
>immediately when the system needs attention.
>
>I am curious to know if anyone else has bought one and installed on a
>non-turbo? If so, what are the results during cranking and initial
>startup?
>
>All in all, a great product. Very well built, and it even looks original
>with the military connectors and indicator light.
>
>Also Bjorn, thanks for including the disassembled pic of the flame heater
>injector in your article in MV Magazine. I ended up getting distracted by
>life for a few days after I took mine apart to clean it, and the pic came
>in handy :-)
>
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