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Originally Posted by mac2
When I bought my car it already had an extremely primitive wvo setup installed consisting of a manual valve and an outboard tank. Worst of all the system the guy was using for heating the oil was.... a tail-light bulb submersed in the oil! ...
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hmmm.... not a bad idea. I have heard of guys heating their 50 gal drums with heat lamps submerged in their drums so why not this.
Do us a favor. Heat up a tank of veg oil with your existing system. Stop some where and stick in a meat thermometer into the tank and see what temp that bulb has things at. Do this over a time period to see where the temp rises too. I am very curious. Anyway. you got a 617.... those things love veg fuel. This may truly be all you need for this car. Other cars.... different story. History just seems to show the 617 loves alt. fuels.
Besides_ remember.. you dont heat the oil in the tank to opperating temps. You heat it only enough to make it easy to move thru the fuel lines. YOu heat it further to temps needed for using it as fuel up in the engine compartment. Check and see if he has a fuel return loop or something under the hood.
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Last edited by coachgeo; 08-09-2005 at 10:18 AM.
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