[Vwdiesel] second tank heated

[adamo robison]

does  anyone have any experience with using the stock fuel filter with veggie oil?


it seems like it would clog fast.  and whats the micron rating....probably more than the minimum of 5 micron

From: adamanderr at hotmail.com
To: tadc at europa.com
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] second tank heated
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:24:33 -0400





does  anyone have any experience with using the stock fuel filter with veggie oil?
it seems like it would clog fast.  and whats the micron rating....probably more than the minimum of 5 micron

> From: tadc at europa.com
> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:31:49 -0700
> To: decker at toledotel.com
> CC: Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] second tank heated
> 
> Interesting project Brian.  One drawback I see with WVO is the amount of
> time it takes to get the oil up to temp.  With the slow warmup of a diesel,
> it seems like unless you're on a road trip you'd practically be wherever
> you were going before the oil got hot enough to use.
> 
> Also be sure you leave sufficient time to purge the WVO out of the system
> before you shutdown, or you'll have problems on the next startup.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Brian and Ruth Decker <
> decker at toledotel.com> wrote:
> 
> >                Being old and cheap my second tank setup in my Turbo Fox 2dr
> > diesel station wagon will consist of a 24 gallon fuel tank from an old boat
> > out back. I will mount it where the back seat used to be. Two solenoid
> > switches cheap Chevy pickup parts from my local small truck recycler. A
> > used
> > VW water to oil cooler which will be plumbed with hot water  from the
> > engine
> > and used to heat the stock Bosch fuel filter. I did pop for a 150 dollar 30
> > plate water heated oil heater so that my fuel goes into the injection pump
> > at 160 degrees +. Some miscellaneous hoses and fittings and I should be
> > able
> > to go.
> >
> >                The stock fuel system will remain intact and the 24 gallon
> > heated tank should give me a thousand mile WO range on the Fox before I
> > would need to use the diesel.
> >
> > Brian Decker
> >
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