Dana, you wrote:
> A major part of any conversion is warming the SVO to > around 170*F in order to lower its' viscosity to that > of diesel. This must be done so there is not undue > strain on the injector pump and to minimize deposits > in the combustion chamber. So far I am aware of four > ways of doing this. But you then went on to discuss warming of the lines, not the tank. I plan on a custom tank for SVO/WVO with a false bottom filled with coolant - most people use a copper loop inside the SVO tanK. > I am sure I have missed some method of warming the SVO > lines and bringing the SVO to 170*F. Any other methods > out there? Racor sells electrically heated fuel lines - 12v. I'm considering that because I don't like the idea of heater hoses running from the engine to the rear SVO tank in an off-highway vehicle. Racor has one that's 150 watts, which is 12.5 volts - not too bad a draw, especially if you're only turning the line heater on when starting and when very cold. Racor also sells a coolant-filled heat exchanger style of fuel line heater - I guess you'd call that a demand heater, or point of use heater - that could be located in the engine compartment to further heat the SVO right before final filtration. Then there are Racor's (and I promise I don't work for Racor) fuel filters/water sedimenters (with alarms to alert you via dash light if the water valve needs draining) that have optional heater bowls. And, lastly, the Greasecar kit has a coolant-filled copper loop wound around the outside of a large truck-type (or Racor-type) fuel filter to do the same heating chores. > > Please add them so we have as complete a starting > point as possible for those interested in conversion. Thanks for starting this thread! Craig > > > Dana > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Quit now for Great American Smokeout http://us.click.yahoo.com/0vN8tD/9pSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
