genscripter
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A bit off-topic here but have you WVO people had issues with rats or other vermin attacking rubber parts? I recently spoke to someone who lived in a rural area and had so many problems with rodents being attracted by the WVO that they gave up on it due to chewed up rubber fuel lines. Especially in an emergency EMP-type situation it would be horrible to be shutdown due to a rodent chewing a fuel line(I know this can still happen with electrical).
I've even talked with folks who have gone backpacking in areas where the common practice was to lay out a HUGE tarp, drive onto the tarp, and then wrap your vehicle like a xmas present to deter critters from chewing up your rubber parts. Perhaps a problem on a limited scale but still a potential issue.
I got started doing this stuff in 2006 and 2007 with my buddy. We did the crap-ass dana linscott style with rubber hoses and copper heat exchangers. Everything pretty much failed on our first project car.
But we learned a lot, and back when the Frybrid forum was still the best place for WVO topics (RIP), I'd say my greatest contribution to the community was the popularization of HOH Aluminum fuel lines. It was a game changer. Much cheaper than the HIH lines, without the issue of rubber kinking or getting chewed up or the greater expense.
Basically, all my veggie cars have 3/8" aluminum piping from the tank to the IP selector valves. I bundled them with aluminum piping for the coolant, and insulated the whole bundle. This eliminated any issues of critters trying to chew up rubber hose, unless they could eat metal.