Webasto

[opus]

Anyone have a spare 12v coil?

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

How many do you want?  Call Lloyd DeGerald.  He has some and can probably ship them out today.  501 258 8426

[luvrbus]

I have complete unit I will check and see if it is 24 or 12v and let you know,I saw your post on F/B and was going to look 

[opus]

I replace this less than 200 hrs ago.  The price of new, like anything Webasto is crazy.  I should figure a way to hook a generic dual terminal 12v coil to it.  After all, a coil is a coil.....

[Geoff]

I bought a dual Harley coil for that $ame reason.  I'm not sure if it would work, my problem turned out to be the flame sensor.  It's been so long I don't remember the details.  I now have the Webasto factory test box, and a lot of NOS parts.

[luvrbus]

I read where MCI will not offer a Webasto in their buses now because they give so any problems they have gone to Pro/Heat a Canadian made unit

[opus]

I guess I need to research and see what exactly the OEM coil puts out and go from there.  I dont mind paying but this Webasto stuff is way out of line.

[luvrbus]

Aren't they just 8000 volts ?

[opus]

Good question.  Just how much output can there be from a 12v coil?

[Geoff]

I've been working on a 35 year old chainsaw and used a small dirt bike coil I found on eBay for $12.  The new coil worked great, but the electronic ignition is weak and unobtainum, so I am building my own.  I'm sure the Harley Davidson coil would work, size might be a problem.  I had to mount the dirt bike coil on the outside of the saw, the same could be done with the Webasto.

[Geoff]

I read where MCI will not offer a Webasto in their buses now because they give so any problems they have gone to Pro/Heat a Canadian made unit

I have had my Scholastic (DBW 2010) heater for 20 years and it has been great once I learned how to use it by getting rid of air locks in the system.  Only the flame sensor went out, all the other problems were self-created.  Why would a ProHeat be better?  They are made the same.  Maybe something changed in the last 20 years.

[luvrbus]

I don't know is Pro/Heat is better or not,I just read where MCI dropped the Webasto for to many problems,they give problems I know several guys that carve out a good living working on the Webasto's in the Aqua/Hots.I never cared for my Webasto's I have one in my DL3 that is coming out  

[opus]

For such a simple design, I've yet to figure out why there are problems.  Now, if someone could make one out of generic parts, they'd have something.

I'm thinking I may have pinched coil wires, which I'll check when I get back on Monday.

[luvrbus]

Wouldn't that be nice, the price of a friggn fuel pump where do the get that from 

[Geoff]

Wouldn't that be nice, the price of a friggn fuel pump where do the get that from 

The DBW 2010 fuel pump puts out 145 psi.  Just use a Detroit fuel pump and a heavier relief spring.