Excellent ideas to chew on.  You're way ahead of me.

On 6/27/08, Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@syr.edu> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> _________________________________
> 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.
>
> --
> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)
>

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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)