I would really appreciate a copy of the ppt. Just bought my diesel
today to experiment upon. Will get it home next Monday. Then will
start piping.
Thanks
Jim Minor
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Michele Stephenson wrote:
i was sent a ppt of how this guy in Eugene, OR converted his vw caddy
to wvo. he dropped the tank and cut a plate out so he could place an
oil cooler in there, ran the lines back to the radiator lines to heat
the oil. the h2o lines and the fuel line all inside and insulated 3
tubing to the 3 line solinoid and oil filter. his diesel tank was
just a 3 or 5 gallon for priming and shutting down.
if anyone wants this ppt (2megs) i would be happy to send. it seems
simple enough for a novice like me.
Peace,
michele
- Original Message -
*From:* Joe Street mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
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*Sent:* Friday, December 23, 2005 12:39 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] inline fuel heater?
Hi Kenji;
Yes it was a crappy tire ad I saw. If you want to build a inline
heater it is not that difficult. I can work with you on it. I
was considering doing it on the short metal lines that run from
the injector pump to each injector. This would help when I decide
to run WVO. We just basically need to determine how many watts
are needed for the temperature rise required and considering the
available voltage pick the appropriate size wire and number of
turns. Weatherproofing the affair is the biggest challenge. We
use a lot of salt here in the winter. For you out in lotus land
it is not much of a concern.
I'm not sure when I am coming out. Basically my buddy who is in
Ucluelet was supposed to meet me in Mexico in January and the bum
backed out at the last second so he offered to buy me a ticket to
come see him on the next seat sale. Who can argue with an offer
like that? I have a feathercraft folding kayak that I'll be
bringing out so if you are into that we can do some paddling when
I come out. It will probably be in the spring some time. I like
nothing better than paddling with a local who knows the tidal
currents. If not well just hang out and talk biofuel over a pint
or something like that :) I'll tell you about my dreams to live
sustainably up near Coal Harbour.
Best regards. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all on this list.
My keeper is letting me out of th cage nowyippee
Joe
Kenji James Fuse wrote:
Crappy Canadian Tire has those windshield wash fluid heaters on sale right
now. Not much info on the box,
but they only seem to heat the fluid for a few seconds. I don't know if
this could be bypassed, but I'd be worried the plastic would melt if you
figured out how to keep it on all the time.
On the other hand, I thought about splitting the fuel line, so that some
goes to this heater and gets heated, and the rest keeps going. This would
raise the temp a little, but I don't know if it would be worth the $49.94
CAD.
Kenji
PS. WHen are you on Vancouver Island, Joe?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Joe Street wrote:
I saw an advert on the tube last night for a gadget that is supposed to
heat windshield washer fluid as it flows to the spray nozzles on your
car. I immediately thought about the potential as a fuel heater. It
hooks up to the electrical system and I guess turns on with the washer
pump. I have been considering such an idea along the lines of building
something by wrapping a peice of tubing with the right amount of
nichrome wire for instantaneous heating. If this gadget is suitable it
would save a lot of work. Perhaps the tube diameter is too small (I
expect ) but you never know. Anybody ever seen one of these things?
Joe
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