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Thank you ! And sorry for the typo. I think I searched under rheostat and they were coming up and £89 😳

Link here to where someone has dismantled the basic controller: https://www.zinreich.de/blog/inside-the-webasto-heater-rheostat/ It seems the pot/rheostat is 2.2kw - Googling a pot of that resistance seems to show that they’re expensive? I’d like to have used this type from the series : https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F282567885676 But I think they are only 0-20 Ohms

And the fuel pumps aren’t cheap !! 😳

Mine is the Airtop 200ST - so just before the CAN came in with the STC model I think. I found the wiring .. The white and red works for it to just be a cold blower I think. It looks that red and black are the simple switch for on/off - with blue and white going through the rheostat. It would be nice if I could wire a series rheostat in there to keep it looking the part in my 80” - but I would think the chance of the resistances matching must be almost zero...

What are the other wires that run to the rheostat controller for? This looks quite neat: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232190442696

I was going to go planar until a good 2nd hand Webasto came up. When the Chinese copies the Yamaha PW50 - all their parts were interchangeable. Only the quality varied - so it’s possible ....

I wasn’t convinced about them - so paid more for a 2nd hand Airtop.

Wow it’s a real thing... I wonder if they have a Chinese diesel heater on there?

Do you have a picture Neil?

I have heard some sellers say that it’s better to have a smaller one running near to capacity than a bigger one that never gets near it though 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think there is a Facebook group for people lamenting their failure ??

Wonderful!

How close do you think we are to them going public with it?

My Td5 does 30mpg. I’ve been wondering what would be a good replacement engine come the day. The OM606 is smooth and they say good for a million miles - but that’s a fair job to fit and the 2nd hand motors are in smaller numbers and with bigger mileages.

Those guys at the paint shop are heroes - amazing that they give you space and let you sleep in their unit 😊. Seems like you’ve stumbled upon a rare kindness there 😊

I’ll have look 😊👍🏻

Have you thought about going the galv bulkhead route Ralph?

They’ve even thought about the numberplate 😂

In addition to the above - an early check is to look for dry pink residue from evaporated coolant - look around the ends of the hoses and in the drivers side engine mount, that sits under the fuel cooler.

No is the short answer. My number of projects exceeds my budget and may well also exceed my lifespan ? Perhaps my daughter will finish them 😊

No pressure!! 😀 just enthusiasm.

How’s the new episode coming on George ?

They are on their way 😊

I’m easy Filip - I can meet with James or Ed, it’s the bit at the other end. @FridgeFreezer is there anything there that jumps out as suiting you ?

Me too !!!