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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1981
Norman F Costello, Racine, WI (US);
Dennis C Granetzke, Racine, WI (US);
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A fuel heater having a fuel passage through the heater and heated means as a part of the heater with a valve movable between first and second positions, the valve at the first position directing the fuel through a first path in heat receiving relationship with the heated means and at the second position directing substantially all the fuel through a second path away from the heated means so that the fuel is not substantially heated and movable temperature responsive means responsive to the temperature of the fuel in the heater for moving the valve means between the first and second positions, valve means directing portions of the fuel through both said paths when between said first and second positions.