Internal-combustion engines – Charge forming device – Heating of combustible mixture
Patent
1986-05-15
1988-12-13
Argenbright, Tony M.
Internal-combustion engines
Charge forming device
Heating of combustible mixture
123557, 219205, F02M 3112
Patent
active
047902850
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure describes a fuel system including a fuel line, a fuel filter, and a fuel heater which is connected to the fuel line preferably upstream from the fuel filter. The fuel heater comprises a hollow casing having an inlet for admitting fuel into the casing and an outlet for discharging fuel from the casing. The fuel heater further comprises a heating unit operatively associated with the casing and including an electric heating element disposed within the casing, an electrical connector coupled to the heating element and extending through the casing, and a mechanism mounted to the casing for sensing fuel temperature within the casing.
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