RE: SVO Conversion Questions

Eric,

I have two SVO vehicles.  One with a tank heater, and one without.  I have
had very little difficulty with the un-heated system with a good canola oil
in the winter, even down to 27 degrees.  Tank heaters give you greater
flexibility in fuels you can use, but they have a disadvantage in that by
adding coolant heaters, you increase you cooling systems capacity by a
couple of gallons.  This means longer warm ups and more main tank fuel
getting burned.  If you have a good oil supply, you might consider no tank
heater initially, and adding one at a later date if it seems necessary.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/551646400cLdXHc  1984 Mercedes 300CD

http://rides.webshots.com/album/556331533qrflNi  2004 Mercedes /
Freightliner Sprinter

Mike

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Erik
Brown
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 9:43 AM
To: General Biodiesel discussion
Subject: [pdx-biodiesel] SVO Conversion Questions


Hi,

I am working on an SVO conversion and I have a couple of questions about
findings parts locally:

1.  Are there any welders who can do an affordable custom tank in the PDX
area?

2.  Where is a good location to find coolant and fuel lines?

3.  What have people used for effective in tank heaters?


Thanks for your help.



Erik


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