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Old 05-15-2006, 08:28 PM
rwthomas1 rwthomas1 is offline
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What I don't understand is why more of the "just pour it in" crowd don't use a simple heat exchanger and/or electrically heated setup? It is fairly simple to make your own heat exchangers, both coolant and electric. Sure, the startup cycle will still be cold WVO but an electric heater would bring the temps up pretty quickly. Simply heating the WVO this way would likely prolong the coking and buildup on piston rings, etc. Seems too easy not to do. RT
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