WVO questions

[payableondeath6]

Wisdom dictates that you put a temp gauge to monitor the veg oil temp. It's hard to say if these plans will get you to above 160*F. A good insulated system will function in the coldest winters. I think you'll wind up needing a 12v Vegtherm Mega in-line heater AFTER the switching valve. I see 180*F once fully warm.

I'm probably adding injector line heaters into the mix too. I DEFINITELY want to have a temperature gauge for the fuel to make sure I'm not shooting cold grease in there when the outside temps start to fall

You know of any cheap ones? I see one for $45 here.

 

[subway]

heck for a temp gage you can pick on of those up from any chain auto store for $15-25 range. it will be a capillary tube set up though instead of the wire set up on the link. but any water temp gage should be fine with a couple of fittings. just make sure the probe is in the flow of the fluid.

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

i have been using a glow plug heater. I used it since last winter.and it worked well. I also have a fuel heater that works off the coolant.

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

what are you dooing sunday? If you get boored you can come down to the logan county fair, i will have my truck there and plan to pull it.

 

[hheynow]

As far as gauges go, I suggest a mechanical one.

 

[payableondeath6]

what are you dooing sunday? If you get boored you can come down to the logan county fair, i will have my truck there and plan to pull it.

Wish I would've got this over the weekend, I would have drug the wife down. As it went I put in 14 hours on Sat helping put up a house for some family that burned down and they lost everything several months ago. Then Sunday was getting some hay for our horses. Where exactly do you live around Bellefontaine? It's only about an hour away from me to the fairgrounds, and I'd make that trip for some WVO help for sure

 

[payableondeath6]

Okay, figured instead of starting a new thread with my question I'd just update this one. Over the weekend I installed a new fuel filter and was able to wrap the stock filter with 2 wraps of heater hose to help make it a little toastier, but I'm just starting on my veggie mods.

I bought a water temp gauge/probe setup off ebay a week or so ago and I want to use it as a fuel temp gauge. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me a good place to put it to get as accurate I can with the pre-combustion temp (say pre IP)? Also wondering if anyone could come up with a simpletons shopping list on what I need to take the probe setup and put it inline with the fuel (something like a McMaster list or even better a breakdown with the part names so I can hand it to a hardware store employee and they won't give me a blank stare )? I'm not real familiar with plumbing parts.

<Edit> This is the temp gauge I bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...m=200129856526&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

 

[payableondeath6]

I bought a water temp gauge/probe setup off ebay a week or so ago and I want to use it as a fuel temp gauge. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me a good place to put it to get as accurate I can with the pre-combustion temp (say pre IP)? Also wondering if anyone could come up with a simpletons shopping list on what I need to take the probe setup and put it inline with the fuel (something like a McMaster list or even better a breakdown with the part names so I can hand it to a hardware store employee and they won't give me a blank stare )? I'm not real familiar with plumbing parts.

<Edit> This is the temp gauge I bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...m=200129856526&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

Anybody? Google searching didn't reveal anything.

 

[460429_freak]

i have been using a glow plug heater. I used it since last winter.and it worked well. I also have a fuel heater that works off the coolant.

do you leave the glow plug on all time (when running) won't it burn out?

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

i have it switched, and it has not burned out yet because it is submerged in liquid. I have had it on for an hour or so before.

 

[460429_freak]

i have it switched, and it has not burned out yet because it is submerged in liquid. I have had it on for an hour or so before.

why I asked was that sparked a ideal for me... add a few of these in your complete fuel line and have that to heat your fuel lines... they say they make self limiting ones for a chevy 6.2...

 

[hheynow]

Anybody? Google searching didn't reveal anything.

I dunno the configuration of pre-Powerstrokes but my coolant gauge probe is plumbed between an out port near the t-stat and returns to the degas bottle (coolant over flow bottle). The probe is mounted in a 3/8" brass tee and each end has hose barbs.