From: noel shelley (noel@shelley1722.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Sat May 06 2006 - 10:01:29 PDT
Hi fellas ,
Well all this talk of waste cooking oil !
Bjorns set up is very impressive and the commercially available kits are no
doubt fine BUT why go to all that trouble ?
With Temps this winter down to -5/7 c I had no trouble starting in the
mornings using 5pints gas , 10 pints kerosene and 30 pints waste oil !
Heat the oil to about 180*f, filter through a very fine nylon gauze whilst
still hot and then pour into the 5gal drum already containing the gas/kero.
give it a good shake , and into the tank !
As the weather has warmed , I have now gone to 1gal gas to 4gals waste oil ,
mixed as before .
Performance and consumption seem the same , the only problem is fuel filters
, which cost , in this case $3. I keep 2/3 in the vehicle and as she starts
to struggle it`s a 10 min job to fit a new filter .
The time and cost of fine filtering don`t stack up and as any particulates
will be of a soft nature are unlikely to do any harm .
A coolant heated fuel heater was fitted to keep fluid/ flush out any fat
that may clog the filters . This was made by running 3/8"copper tube down
the middle of a 8" length of 3/4"copper ,a 3/4"-3/4"-1/2"on the branch T was
soldered on each end and brass bung drilled to suit 3/8"pipe. The 1/2" flow
and return can be orientated to suit the coolant pipes on the vehicle ,
tapped into the heater line it will start to heat before the stat opens .
For the deluxe conversion fit a gauge to indicate when it`s approaching time
to change the filter ! For vehicles without a lift pump a vacuum gauge
reading between the filter housing and injection pump , for vehicles with a
lift pump a pressure gauge reading between the lift pump and filter !
For best results only oil that is clear should be used , especially in cold
climates ! Cloudy oil may contain fat and need more regular filter changes
or be kept for the summer ! Oil that smells foul should not be used at all!
DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THE ABOVE IF YOU HAVE A COMMON RAIL INJECTION SYSTEM
, you have been warned !!!!
Any questions ?
MV content, developed on an exmv landrover !
Good luck and have fun Noel.
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