I might still run the system of the 24 volt, I'll have to consult with a few people but I might be able to rig a diode bridge or two to a wiring plan that would enable me to run the motor at 24V while still isolating the truck from the series wiring that it would require. I might also be able to rig a 24V alternator off the engine and maintain two elec systems one for the truck and the other for the motor. But that's not a very cost effective way to resolve the problem. A new 12V motor 1/3 hp is only about $130 so its not the end of the world that I brain farted on the motor. Might even fit on the existing bracket ( seems like it should, I have plenty of room ) but I was hoping to use all that extra room for the controller. Oh well, It was kinda going way to smoothly anyway. My first inclination is to just buy a 12V motor
Yes I could just pick the thing out of the truck and leave it in the backyard but then I wouldn't be able to go more than a few hundred miles without spending on fuel again. I don't really understand what you mean by
Is there an article that 'splains the water/oil together that you are using to clean the oil?
cause I'm just trying to get what water there may be in the oil out of it. The centrifuge I think cost $130 ish I guess I wasn't really paying attention when I bought it.
still working on the heating system, my options are to use coolant off the engine, use exhaust off the tail pipe, electric heating pads or spot heater or use this Breese Burner I have laying around.
The engine coolant plan means it would take forever to warm up the oil. The engine exhaust plan would be difficult to control, I'd need a high temp ball valve or two to shunt the exhaust when not needed, and some pretty fancy tailpipe work and a few whopping holes drilled through the bed of the truck bringing the exhaust up through and onto a heat exchanger. The electric heater seems the easiest but its more drain on my batteries although if I did put in a 24V alternator I could run two auxiliary batteries for the oil system and be independent of the truck system, $ starts being an issue with that one, and the electric pad idea is bound to be the slowest possible way to heat 200 gallons of fluid . The oil pan heating pads are about $150 and seem like the easy way out, but once again a really slow way to heat a large quantity of fluid. The old oil burning heater element ( Breece Burner ) works great but its a semi open flame with a blower and a rather complex device to maintain the fluid level in the burner cup. Not so sure how well it would deal with bouncing down the road, and there's always the sticky issue of fire to consider.
hmmmmmm
Not sure how I want to heat the stuff. Might be worth it to just use the engine coolant in a heat exchanger and buy a new 12V motor. Seems like the cheap way out. A few bills down the drain rather than two or three times that amount in electronics and more batteries.
going to have to think about this one for a while but suggestions are more than appreciated
cheers
B