Date:         Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:36:09 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
Comments: To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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On 11/21/04 3:15 PM, "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote:

> I will be running a fuel temp gauge soon as I will be running straight
> veggie oil in my TDI - the oil has to be heated to at least 60C before it is
> thin enough to be used by the injector pump.  For me, this will be achieved
> by the engine coolant and finally a glow plug assembly.
> 
> David Marshall
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Jim Thompson
> Sent: November 20, 2004 10:04 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
> 
> 
> I second that question.  After scratching my head a couple of days after
> reading the initial post, I called my brother who happens to be into high
> performance Chevies and such, posed the same inquiry from the original post
> to him.  He responded "What in the world......?"
> 
> Don't we have enough "worry gauges" in our beloved machines already?
> 
> Kinda reminds me of an acquaintance of mine with the 68 VW CrewCab with 4
> Pyrometer Gauges (one on each exhaust port pipe), Oil Temp Gauge, 4 Cylinder
> Temp Gauges (1 for each dedicated cylinder/temp sensor), Tachometer, Oil
> Pressure Gauge, Fuel Pressure Gauge, Ammeter, Voltmeter, Altitude Gauge,
> Outside Temp Gauge, GPS, etc..  Front Cab looks like an aircraft cockpit.
> And all he's running is a 1776 w/Dual Webers.  Oh yeah, it's a daily driver
> 2 miles to work and back everyday, takes it on a long trip once a year.
> 
> Jim Thompson
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
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> ***********************
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
> 
> 
>> Why would you want that?
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Dave Chameides
>> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:31 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Inline Fuel Temp?
>> 
>> Has anyone ever seen of or heard of such a thing as an inline fuel temp
>> themometer that would connect to a gauge in my cab?
>> 
>> Dave
> 
> 
Pardon my numb head here but trying to remember how diesel injection worked.
Would you be warming up the feed lines or a holding tank?  Using coolant to
warm it would need about 10 to 20 minutes of operation depending on time of
year for you.

  A standard oil temp sender in a brass fitting put in line should work for
that job as you are before the injector pump (low pressure side) but you
would need the warm oil to be going past that point to be read.

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