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[HolyCount]

Further thought on the start up temp issue -- can't you get engine pre-heaters (run off calor or petrol I think )

[Kevin Wood]

It's a good point Kev and there are kits available.

I reckon it could be done DIY though. Whatcha think, an alternative fuel conversion wiht a difference?  

Sounds straightforward. Is there an issue with VO sitting in the pump and injector lines when parked up? I would have thought it would be a pig to start unless you can get the whole lot up to temperature first, not just the fuel entering the pump. After all, hot oil into a freezing cold pump would mean it's being injected stone cold - hence the musings about flusing the system with diesel before shutting down.

Mrs. KW is taking up some of my garage space storing veggie oil from the cash and carry and it has been a solid block of lard in a bottle for the last week or so. Not something conducive to a happy diseasel engine. Garage is at about 1 or 2 deg.c.

The other option is a Kenlowe heater to pre-heat the whole engine, of course.

Kevin

[Pitchfork]

It's a good point Kev and there are kits available.

I reckon it could be done DIY though. Whatcha think, an alternative fuel conversion wiht a difference?  

Sounds straightforward. Is there an issue with VO sitting in the pump and injector lines when parked up? I would have thought it would be a pig to start unless you can get the whole lot up to temperature first, not just the fuel entering the pump. After all, hot oil into a freezing cold pump would mean it's being injected stone cold - hence the musings about flusing the system with diesel before shutting down.

Mrs. KW is taking up some of my garage space storing veggie oil from the cash and carry and it has been a solid block of lard in a bottle for the last week or so. Not something conducive to a happy diseasel engine. Garage is at about 1 or 2 deg.c.

The other option is a Kenlowe heater to pre-heat the whole engine, of course.

Kevin

I recall an earlier thread that stated the Bosch pump in a Traktor doesn't take kindly to VO yet at the start of this thread the Peugot has a Bosch pump. Question is should I try some VO in with diesel?

[albitz]

Very interested in this,I have a diseasel Mondeo at home which could be very cheap to run if I had a supply of pre-filtered oil.might investigate the pre-heating/seperate tank idea.