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04-18-2007, 05:04 PM
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It might be worse than you thought!
As some of you know I am the proud owner of a Lovecraft Converted 300D. I am one of those clowns who bought the car and didnt do any research on the conversion. I was just stoked to dump oil in the tank and drive around. All was great till I stumbled on this forum and found out what a jack ass I am...
Anyway in an attempt to improve the system untill I can figure out how to make Biodiesel, I have added some electric heat. I first added the injection line heaters, and then a couple of weeks ago I added a Vegetherm. When I added the Vegetherm I also installed the so called "little angel" it is simply a water temperature gauge installed in a "T" with the fuel line running through the other oppenings. I added this a few inches after the Lovecraft/Davco filter, right before the fuel line would enter the inline fuel filter. Now my fuel line loops through the vegetherm before entering the IP. My plan was to add a toggle switch and once the Lovecraft system got up to temp i could just kill the electric heat and give my charging system a break.... That is where the problem is. This system is never heating my oil up past about 110F!!! I couldnt believe it. I thought I had screwed up the install of the temp gauge, I kept checking the wires, then I drove on the freeway and the needle slowly moved up. After about 2 weeks of around town driving the gauge never got above 110F. I am sure that it is no surprise to anyone here that this system sucks, I was a little surprised at how bad it sucks. And it is always good to have some real data on this system. I will, as i have promised before, pull the injectors soon, and post up pics!!!
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1984 300D Water-Alcohol Injection System, Pyrometer & Boost Gauge running B100 (soon to be homebrewed!!!) 
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04-18-2007, 05:34 PM
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Add a flat plate heat exchanger.
To learn about biodiesel try: www.biodieselcommunity.org www.biodiesel.infopop.cc and for general "stuff" I buy what I am interested in and stock it in my store: www.fryerpower.com -Jim
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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior. Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles. I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.
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04-18-2007, 05:39 PM
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Convert back to regular Diesel, and no more headaches...
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04-18-2007, 06:17 PM
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In case you missed it.....
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 1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ... 1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold) 2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp 1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k 2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive  (sold)
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04-18-2007, 06:23 PM
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Regular diesel does not equal no problems. -Jim
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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior. Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles. I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.
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04-18-2007, 06:26 PM
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So Quinn you're saying that it's never getting past 110F WITH the vegetherm in place and powered on or is that just the Lovecrap output temp?
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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power! 1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k
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04-18-2007, 06:31 PM
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All those 'veg-therm' heater-plug elect. powered things are pretty crap...
How much heat do you think you can get out of a heater-plug which is rated at 110 watts! A Flat-Plate heat-exchanger will give you good veggy-temps if thats what you're looking for! 
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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K, -Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog. W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow, -Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....
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04-18-2007, 07:35 PM
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Quote:
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1984 300D Water-Alcohol Injection System, Pyrometer & Boost Gauge running B100 (soon to be homebrewed!!!)
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