Electrical Eberspächer D2 Diesel Heater installed in Starcraft 22.68-1 with pics

[Eddii]

Hi all,
I have just finished installing a diesel heater in our van.Hopefully this info might give some ideas for anyone who wants to install one.
I have located the unit under the L-shape dinette.
Outlet vent comes out roughly in the middle of the van. I had leftover ducting to run inlet on the other side (masters bed area).

Diesel Unit installation

First was to cut a 125mm hole in the floor. I started with a jigsaw but due to limited space I finished the hole off using a jab saw and a Dremel.
I masked to top end so I could paint underneath the floor in black.

Assembly pics of the unit prior to mounting on the floor.
I tightened up all hose connections before feeding it in the hole due to limited space underneath.

Here are some pics with the ducting installed

Fuel tank installation

The kit came with a slimline 10L fuel tank, I found a perfect spot between the bumper bar and the wall. It seems like a factory fit with the right dimensions.
All hidden once installed and also protected by the spare wheel.
I made a simple bracket and bolted on the wheel carrier. Spacers were used for the top mounting bolt.

This pic shows the clearance

The most time consuming part for me was routing the exhaust system. I had to snake it around suspension components and wiring. I made sure that it will not be in a way of suspension travel whist keeping it tucked in.

This pic looks like the brake cable rests on the exhaust but it doesn't .

This was the most time consuming part. I had to drill and tap the mounting bracket for this muffler.

More drill and tap at the exhaust tip

Fuel Pump installation

Fuel pump was mounted below the toilet section of the van. The kit came with 6 metres of high pressure pipe (pump to unit) and 2 metres of low pressure pipe (tank to pump) which was conveniently maximum recommended lengths. I didn't have to use the full length for this install.
Fuel pump needs to be installed with a slight angle.

Fuel pick up point is from bottom of the tank

 

[Bluey]

Nice work looks very neat

 

[Smash]

I take it you have an inlet fuel filter and also don’t for get to put a plastic bag on inlet pipe and exhaust pipe when travelling on dirt roads if not dust goes In inlet and exhaust chamber which causes problems.

 

[Eddii]

Thanks @Bluey and @Smash I’ll look into a protection plug of some sort for the inlet pipe. As with the fuel filter, it did come with a built in filter incorporated in the fitting. Should I still get another one?

 

[DRW]

Young man the under side of that van is dicracefully clean!! Great job on the install

 

[Eddii]

I know right. A bit embarrassing really. Still fairly new. It’ll get a good baptism on our trip to NT in a couple of weeks time

 

[Smash]

Thanks @Bluey and @Smash I’ll look into a protection plug of some sort for the inlet pipe. As with the fuel filter, it did come with a built in filter incorporated in the fitting. Should I still get another one?

Yes dometic do their own with fitting kit.

 

[Macropod]

Just a suggestion - you might want to mount the fuel pump on a rubber strap - not directly on the floor strut. even though the mount is rubber it does transmit the tick tick tick through the chassis. Right angle outlets from the pump offset 180 degrees and make sure that none of the fuel pipe touches any part of the chassis. Took me three goes to sort out the ticking but finally pretty much eliminated it.

 

[Eddii]

Just a suggestion - you might want to mount the fuel pump on a rubber strap - not directly on the floor strut. even though the mount is rubber it does transmit the tick tick tick through the chassis. Right angle outlets from the pump offset 180 degrees and make sure that none of the fuel pipe touches any part of the chassis. Took me three goes to sort out the ticking but finally pretty much eliminated it.

You’re right about the ticking noise. Luckily I’ve mounted it below the toilet so that door is closed every night. Sounds like I haven’t turned off the tap properly We couldn’t here it from our bed but the kids can. The first night we used it the kids couldn’t sleep well. But they got used to it after the second night. I’ll address this when we come back from holidays. Thanks