Diesel heaters ?? Any good ??

I don't think it's widely known, but Ford offers an optional heater in its diesel pickups that burns diesel fuel to supplement heating while the engine warms up. I tried to talk my dad into ordering it when he bought his '19 F350 but he didn't see the need for it. It wasn't terribly expensive.

Grew up in Michigan. My older brother bought an early 60s VW that had a gasoline heater under the back seat.

He would go out start it up and turn the heater on high and it would melt the snow on the roof and de-ice the front windshield.

You had to crack windows to run it while driving, even on low.

Pretty sure the now dead thread “First I bought the van” installed the Webasto.

HadEnough wrote:
I'm very curious. Never saw the gasoline version.

Years ago we owned a Volkswagen Thing with a gasoline heater. The Thing was basically a tin can with a cloth roof. The gasoline heater worked very well.

I wonder if these things are DOT approved for use on American roadways, or DHS approved for use in American mobile homes?

HadEnough wrote:

Chris Bryant wrote:
I’ve actually installed a gasoline version. Puts out way more apparent heat than the rating.

Do you have a link for this?

I'm very curious. Never saw the gasoline version.

Webasto Gasoline airtop on Amazon

Couldn’t find one in the US, imported from the UK.

Chris Bryant wrote:
I’ve actually installed a gasoline version. Puts out way more apparent heat than the rating.

Do you have a link for this?

I'm very curious. Never saw the gasoline version.

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Ask boaters in the PNW. Standard equipment for cold and wet conditions.

I’ve actually installed a gasoline version. Puts out way more apparent heat than the rating.

They certainly seem popular on the YouTuber lately. Chinese factories sending free units to anyone that'll give them a glowing video review.