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Old 03-21-2005, 01:30 PM
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Any opinions on water seperators?

My parts car had a Dahl water seperator that I pulled off of it yesterday. It was unhooked, and doesn't have a filter in it. Does anyone have an opinion on these either way?

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Old 03-21-2005, 03:27 PM
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It depends on what fuel you use. Water separators can be very effective when you use diesel, combined with an additive like Stanadyne to pull the water out. I understand water separators are virtually useless with vegetable oil, and marginal with biodiesel -- both fuels have a greater affinity for water than petroleum fuel.

Myself, I will just add some isopropanol to WVO, and wash/dry my biodiesel thoroughly.

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