Steve - Do you mean you will loop the return, or send the SVO return back to the SVO tank?
If you loop it, you can (likely will) get air trapped and get an accumulation and rough idle. If you do not loop it (ie return to the SVO tank), the injection pump will be working even harder than usual, due to the higher viscosity of the veg oil (and especially if you are only using glycol to heat it you are likely not achieving 80C but only 50-60C and so higher viscosity than petrodiesel), and the smallish return ports on the Pollak (if that is the 6-port you are using). See the notes found by Martin on the www.veggiepower.uk site re: vacuum readings. So, returning to the SVO tank is good, but another reason to use a booster pump. Do not use a booster pump in conjunction with a looped return line, as this will pressurize the whole circuit with no relief of the pressure on the return - you'd have a pressurized "short", so to speak. Ed B. www.biofuels.ca > From: "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:10:30 -0400 > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: svo. how much does it have to be heated?? > > the proposed solution is to recirc the fuel return line. will find out if > that's it this weekend. > > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com > Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm > X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax > We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, > we borrow it from our children. > -- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 9:27 AM > Subject: [biofuel] Re: svo. how much does it have to be heated?? > > >> Steve and or Greg, >> >> Have you solved the issue that you had with the idle? What was the >> solution or proposed solution? >> >> fred >> >> >> >> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> above 150F (not so much for combustion, but to get the damn stuff >> through >>> the filter and injectors.) >>> >>> electric would cause too much engine load. use engine coolant. >>> >>> >>> Steve Spence >>> Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: >>> http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm >>> >>> Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com >>> Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm >>> X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax >>> We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, >>> we borrow it from our children. >>> -- >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "eric almanzan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:38 PM >>> Subject: [biofuel] svo. how much does it have to be heated?? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> this is kind of very interesting to learn. how hot >>>> does the vegatable oil have to be kept in order to >>>> combust?? relocating the fuel tank to the inside of >>>> the car would help to reduce the amount of heat needed >>>> to keep the vegatable oil warm. how cheap is >>>> vegatable oil?? >>>> >>>> also, with the fuel tank inside the car, couldnt it be >>>> possible to run a second alternator with the purpose >>>> of using all the current to heat with some sort of >>>> resistor element?? like the type used in a toaster >>>> oven?? or would that require way too much current?? >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 >>>> a year! http://personal.mail.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/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> > > > 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/ > > 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/
