[Vwdiesel] oil pan heater

[Terry Briggs]

Applying lower voltage to an element than required is a bad idea. if 
your going to do that, just get a 110 volt element from a water heater 
and a temp controller. if this is going in an in car tank, just use a 
block heater. and make sure you don't run either dry as they can and 
will burn out.
On Jan 10, 2007, at 5:33 AM, William J Toensing wrote:

> Since you want to preheat your vegetable oil tank & probably want to 
> do this on the cheap, I have an idea but don't know how good it is. 
> Get a heating element from an old electric stove. They require 220 
> volts & my guess is they regulate the temperature by the amount of 
> voltage applied to the element. Somehow, securely attach the electric 
> stove element to the bottom of the veggie fuel tank & apply 110 volts. 
> Just an idea. Tell me what is wrong with my idea as I might want to 
> try it some day.
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