12 V intake heaters (1 Viewer)

[Eurasiaoverland]

Probably a long shot, but I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of the difference between two 12 V intake heaters:

19810-17010 / -17011 - 1HD-FT and 15B-FT

and

19810-17030 - 1HD-FTE

They are both 12V and have the same fittings (same gaskets) and are both currently available, so one is not a superseded version of the other as far as I can see.

I think therefore there must be a real technical difference. If I look at the vehicles which have these parts, -17010 / -17011 came in vehicles which have (unspecified) 120 A or even 140 A fuses, whereas the vehicles having -17030 have 80 A fuses.

Basically, I want one for a 15B-FT swap into a 1989 BJ60 which has an 80 A fused glow circuit, and I'm worried that these glow heaters will blow the circuit.

Thanks

EO

 

[Feistl]

Where do you live and how cold does it get? I’ve found the direct injection diesels start pretty well even with no heater system, so unless you are doing a lot of very cold starts then either should be fine.

also, it’s not that expensive or difficult to build a new wiring harness and buy a quality high amperage solenoid/relay to drive the bigger heating element. In fact I’d probably recommend upgrading the existing wiring regardless...