Competition Fuel heater removal for High Perf engine

[RyanB]

My engine is finally going to be mounting in my frame permenatly this weekend and am just wondering starting to work on the fuel system seeing I get my pump back from the shop this weekend. Anyway, a while back I swapped my fuel heater with my brothers to get him up and going when he was in a bind and mine was off the road anyway and not needed. Now I am just wondering if I would need to have it on it or can just delete it from the fuel system? I am up in Canada (the Great White North) but this truck will be only a summer driven truck now and our weather is pretty warm all summer long. If I can delete it... how do I go about doing it? it also saves me wiring it up to my GMC.



Anything else I can go without in the system also? I am running a Haisley aux fuel system also if anyone needs to know!



Thanks Ryan

 

[csutton7]

you talking grid heater or the fuel filter heater???? if it's the grid heater--dump it, but if it's the other I see no reason to not use it, but it's your call--chris

 

[JoshPeters]

The Fuel heater... . I have had no problems not running one. It's easy to by-pass too!



Get a 1/2"NTP with a 3/8 barbed fuel fitting at a parts store. Run your Feed line from the tank to it.



Your Done!



Josh

 

[bluthndr]

I don't have the fuel or grid heater. The truck will start down to about 30-35*F with no assist on one battery. If I want to start it in the winter, I just plug it in for a while first.

 

[24VChev]

I have not had a grid heater or fuel heater since my conversion. I think it may be a issue if you want to use the truck in the winter and the temp falls below -10*c. I just plug it in when it gets cold out. Other than a little white smoke at start up no problems.