Originally Posted by dieseldan44

my frybrid kit should be listed as 'heavily modified'...

i have a temp sender right before the IP that goes to a gauge in my glovebox so i can see what the IP is seeing at all times. i measured under very heavy insulation and saw the heat loss to be about 10 degrees F using a FLIR camera from the IP sender to the end of the hard lines.

to make up for this, I run an 87C t-stat so that the coolant is running in the 190-195 range, and I get oil temps of 190 consistently pre-IP. i'm anti electrical heaters because of additional load on the alternator and the general fire risk.

i changed my switch-over switch/sensor from 140F i think it was to 160F to make sure everything was totally up to temp.

i insulate the hard lines and completely block the radiator in winter to maintain temp. if it's really cold I cut 10-15% with regular diesel to eliminate any worrying.

WVO for me is not to save money, or for the environment...it was and continues to be an incredible learning experience of building modding tweaking etc. if the idea of driving down the road on recycled cooking oil for the sake of doing it does not put a smile on your face, then don't do it! it's not a good way to save money at all if your time is worth anything.

my wife and i drove 10k miles around the country on in the '85 WVO gathered from contacts on the frybrid forum in 2010 - just that experience alone was worth all the effort.