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Pirate · * Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Orkney

I have a Hoda Horizon( trooper in drag) and the heater is woeful, was wondering how do you switch on this ceramic heater I hear talk of, could it have been disconected as I believe there were issues with wireing as we had a recall on our SWB 96 trooper but being on a remote Scottish Island wasnt cost effective to do any thing about it, that just seems to come on and work by itself. The water temperature doesnt rise very far either not surprising as our longest run is seven miles.

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aduncan · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 23:37 Post subject:

The Ceramic heater is supposedly 'automatic'
I could be wrong but you would only have a Ceramic set up on a Trooper (type Wink

) with twin Batteries.

You will know if they are working by the dip in revs when you have the heater controls to Hot, and turn on the fan (on a cold engine) - should drop something like 200rpm.

7 miles does sound a long time to get to heat the block, but I guess on the islands it will be a 'slow' or low revs 7 miles?
Change the thermostat?
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cai876 · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 23:56 Post subject:

A 3.1 trooper should be piping by miles. After putting a new thermostat in mine it heats up really quick. My heater isn't the hottest though. I must try putting a hose pipe and flush the heater.
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Pirate · * Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Orkney

The honda has two batteries,will try the switching on to see if I get a dip in revs.,thanks

markymoan · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:54 Post subject:

Dip in revs is wrong, it should go up by 200rpm or so.
To be totally honest the ceramic heater is only good for defrosting/demisting the screen, dont excpect any heat.
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aduncan · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:14 Post subject:

Oh yeah - forgot to say, as per Mark, it is Revs rise,

and the Ceramic heaters (or at least in mine) gave our chuff all heat.
Great Idea I think, just poorly rated.
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Pirate · * Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Orkney

Thicker pair of long johns then. Laughing

hillbilly col · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:06 Post subject:

isuzu are/were doing re-calls on the ceramic heater on the 3ltrs..(not sure about honda version) to replace a faulty wire
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Peej · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:32 Post subject:

markymoan · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:18 Post subject:

My 96 Monty doesnt have one, but it is petrol and single battery.
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Peej · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:37 Post subject:

Mine is single battery if that makes any odds, does petrol warm up better?
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aduncan · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:13 Post subject:

Yes - traditionally Petrols will always warm up faster than Diesels -
Engine Block Material's, Heat of 'explosion' etc.
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ballybiker · * Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 17 Location: pork pie town

THERMOSTAT, THERMOSTAT, THERMOSTAT........repeat after me Laughing

m0jfk · Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:09 Post subject: Ceramic Heater Fault???

Mine used to rev up when the heater was on but now it does not..any ideas anyone?
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Yoshi · ** Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 109

All my ceramic heater has ever done is pull the voltage down slightly when it's automatically selected for on, that is, when the heater control is on hot and the fan is turned on.
Is there a fuse to pull so I can do away with this useless feature?
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