The BA6 is a far cry from the newer Airtronic heaters.� In terms of fuel use, and battery use, not to mention not being 30 years old.�� But I did have a BN4 a long time ago and it was a great heater for bringing the temps up in the morning but you couldn't run it all night.
�
These espar and webasto heaters are safe.� They have been extensively tested and are in use all over the world for exactly this application.� Try to find a fire started by one of these.� They have�a great reputation and are packed with�so�many�safety shutoffs.� Switching from diesel to gas�may introduce additional risk, that's why I asked.� I�wonder what is changed in the design from the�diesel model to the gas model.� But people have reported running them on gas and kerosene.� I�just want more detail if anyone has done it.
�
The back up�plan is to�use a 1 gallon tank if it has to be run on kerosene or diesel, but it would be nice to run it off gas if�it can be done safely.
�
Dave
� 

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 From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Espar D2 diesel furnace run on gas
  
Get a ba6. They're a dime a dozen.

-craig

On Sunday, August 12, 2012, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> Dear gasoline heater
>
> What a great idea ... Why didn't we think of this before ... Highly
> volatile petroleum distillates being vapourized and atomised into a small
> non explosive tested container ... Lighted by a hot glow plug under my bed
> while I sleep ... I can't believe I had not previously thought of this ...
> I will get right on this as soon as I finish building my car ... I plan to
> call it the Corvair any suggestions
> Regards
>
>
> There must be a lifetime of thought in the last second if we are to live
> from moment to moment.
>
> On 2012-08-12, at 11:43 AM, David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone ever run an Espar diesel heater on gasoline?� I have read a
> couple brief posts that say this can be done, but I like confirmation that
> it works and doesn't destroy the heater.� I would think you would need to
> adjust the fuel, but not sure if that would be more or less fuel than
> diesel.� I also read people run them on kerosene periodically to clean them
> out.� The gas versions are rare but used diesel units are everywhere.� They
> would be great for vanagons if they can safely run on gas.
> >
> http://www.lubricationspecialist.com/airtronic-2/airtronic-d2-7500-btu-air-heater/
> > Thanks, Dave
>