Deisel slide in

[realclean]

Why is it that we do not see more diesel slide-in truck mounts? Are they too expensive, too heavy?

I see more cars these days that have diesel engines, why not carpet machines?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Expensive and harder to extract heat for HX models.

 

[glenboy]

i remember previous posts saying they dont create enough heat,bet they smell too

 

[bob vawter]

bet they smell too

ya i ran a big red diesel....soon YOU forget how you smell...
but everbody else don't....

 

[Desk Jockey]

ya i ran a big red diesel....soon YOU forget how you smell...
but everbody else don't....

I knew a Big Red owner, man that dude smelled like diesel something awful! Stinky Stinky!

 

[Ray Burnfield]

In our experience they shake themselves to death.

 

[bob vawter]

not a Big Red......them Perkins 4 cyl are as smooth as a babys toush...
and will run over twenty years of dependable service...gotta hand it to Gene Bates...batshit crazy
but could build one hell of a machine......
kinna lik ME!

 

[SMRBAP]

Our apex's don't smell the vans up much at all. They are the big sprinters though, maybe it's different in an e350.

They do shake at idle - but so far I haven't had any nut n bolt chasing issues on them.

The heat is a tad bit under our gas tm's - but it beats two tanks.

 

[Ron K]

Anthony, Did you have to do the install and fuel tap or did the dealer? Do you heat or garage them in winter? Did you do any special exhaust modifications to get the fumes away from the interior? Do you use a divider to keep aroma out of the drivers area? I think that combo would be great and really set for the long haul. Thanks in advance.

 

[ruff]

I have a Diesel Apex.
I did rout the exhaust out under the van, so the van does not smell at all. There is an issue of smell though, if the engine works and the wind shifts towards the house, you do smell some diesel fumes. You would too if it was regular gas, however the smell is less obnoxious.

Can't compare to a gas slide in (never had one) but they do shake a bit.
I would assume that one reason they do not use a diesel may be the cost of the engine (that's what Les told me a while ago), as they are more expensive. Supposedly though they will last much longer.
Heat not much of an issue as it gets plenty hot (never been a heat freak, so take this with a grain of fat free salt.)

 

[bob vawter]

all ya gotta do is jus TOUCH it...
and you smell lik diesel for the rest of the day..........

 

[SMRBAP]

Anthony, Did you have to do the install and fuel tap or did the dealer? Do you heat or garage them in winter? Did you do any special exhaust modifications to get the fumes away from the interior? Do you use a divider to keep aroma out of the drivers area? I think that combo would be great and really set for the long haul. Thanks in advance.

I installed the tap on my unit. Most all of the new model sprinters have a tap on the ready, it's capped and you have to adapt but it works. I had to fab my own return, and I did so through the sending unit. DIY guide here:

http://mikeysboard.com/forum/showth...uel-tap-a-do-it-yer-selfer&highlight=fuel+tap


Heated warehouse.

No exhaust mod at all, they fire right out the side door.

No divider.