Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:56:04 -0400
Reply-To: Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
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From: Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
Subject: Re: WVO Conversion for an '82 Diesel Westy
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Neil,
My thoughts for our Diesel campers (dad's & mine)
Is to use the potable water tank for WVO and leave the stock tank alone
and set for diesel.
A few of the reasonings.
Capacity difference is 3gals +/- so though it's something it's not
substantial.. If potable tank was ~5gal then that'd be a problem
The potable tank though has no way to easily modify to add heat, here's
my solution..
Fab a small 1~2gal lower tank that connects to the potable 1.25" drain
hose.
The small tank would have heated lines in&out, and fuel supply
Return would go back into the top and over course maintain tank flow
temperatures
But not heat the whole tank so as to have a HUGE heatsource after you
are shut off.
As well as a 110vt engine block heater "WVO jumpstart heater" fitting so
you could plug it in
There is a LARGE clean out opening on the top.. And can install a Marine
fuel level float into that..
Would have to add a 2nd dash fuel gauge, but would also have temp
sensors for the Fuel supply output temp.
All the while making NO PERMAMENT changes to the stock westy aside from
rendering the water tank to rendering fuel capacity. Which could always
be changed back in the future for you or a different owner.
And for a small heated WVO tank even if you can't fabricate it yourself,
shouldn't be a lot from your local fabricators.. Make a plywood mockup
of what size,shape,fittings to simplify the fabricators job and save you
both time/money.
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From: Neil2 <>
Subject: WVO Conversion for an '82 Diesel Westy
Hey volks,
Stock Nazis can GA and hit Delete. I'm considering WVO (for long term
fuel
cost reduction) and later a TD or TDI conversion (for power increases).
Any
thoughts?
I like the idea of using the factory tank for WVO and the potable water
tank
for the bio/petro for startups. The big ? is how to find a replacment
water
tank that'll both fit under the sink and include a lower hose nipple
just
like the factory tank. GoWesty seems to have a sink drain kit that Any
thoughts?
My rationale on potable water: Can't understand why someone would
design
the tank so far from the sink. Don't use enough pwater to justify 13g.
Don't need much bio/petro storage and the pwater tank is in just the
right
spot!
Open to constructive criticism.
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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)