Freelander 1 FBH clean out

Is there a fairly simple way of decking the FBH without removing the entire unit please?

Any guides on how to access chamber?
Got one that is getting a bit smokey. Would letting it run for an hour help it self clean?
Thanks

andyfreelandy said:

Is there a fairly simple way of decking the FBH without removing the entire unit please?

Any guides on how to access chamber?
Got one that is getting a bit smokey. Would letting it run for an hour help it self clean?
Thanks

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You have to remove it for access to the combustion chamber/glow plug, & you'll need a gasket set for the rebuild p/no 9000861A (for the Thermo top C.
If you use the link Webasto Thermo Top C | Webasto Thermo Top C Manual | Butler (butlertechnik.com) you can download all the info you need. Hope this helps.

Ta muchly!!

I used to run mine on kerosene for a couple of hours a year, which seemed to keep it clean.
It's a bit of a faff to run on kero, but it did mean it got cleaned without having to strip the unit out of the vehicle.

Nodge68 said:

I used to run mine on kerosene for a couple of hours a year, which seemed to keep it clean.
It's a bit of a faff to run on kero, but it did mean it got cleaned without having to strip the unit out of the vehicle.

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The tractor yard I'm working at uses kerosene as detergent.

When a tractor needs cleaning it is sprayed with kero and left for a bit to let it soak in.

Its then blasted with a high pressure water blaster and years of oil and gunk just falls off it.

It all drains into a pit that separates the water from the hydro carbons.

Nodge68 said:

It's a bit of a faff to run on kero, but it did mean it got cleaned

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Good idea. What did you do, gravity feed fuel direct to FBH or dis at the pump end??

GrumpyGel said:

The tractor yard I'm working at uses kerosene as detergent.

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Yes, I'd forgotten what a good oil disolver it was. Used it for the first clean on the yellow F1 after the cam seals decided to go on holiday!!

andyfreelandy said:

Good idea. What did you do, gravity feed fuel direct to FBH or dis at the pump end??

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I just run a pipe from a can of kero to the input side of the dosing pump, which seemed to work ok, once it had primed.