mikey7134
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Welcome, Thanks for advice everyone - very helpful. Was having a think, and thought about veg oil - i take it SVO is veg oil? - in one tank, due to diesel being fairly expensive, and me being a student / very poor by the time me series is working again. This means either a manual or electric way to switch a feed and return line to the tanks, or tee in at the filter - options been discussed. Filter option having the benefits of no mixed fuels, and keeping oil warm. Air leak being the problem.. reubsrover - i would think that you wouldn't find an air problem with your set-up. And i'm thinkin for me, run like it for a bit, and if i get a problem, then time to introduce new seal / new lines or the de-aerator i linked to earlier. What i do know is that our Peugeot 205 went on many years running with air in the lines, but once started, ran fine, and although the air wasnt helping starting, about 1/2 of the 4 glowplugs worked.. So, i would think if its starting okay, especially after being sat for a little bit, then the engine should run fine.... reubsrover - have you got as far as housing your battery yet? Or got any plans for where to go? Cheers
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Tanks aren't by any stretch New, so there's always the risk of getting a partial, at least, bloackage in a line and over flowing. Also, I don't know the reasoning for it, but I've been told on a couple occasions not to fill fuel tanks to the brim. Possible a vacuum thing?!? Cheers.
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Is it worth just choppin the whole battery tray out while I'm at it? I can find somewhere for the battery other than the tray, so need I leave any of it?
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Thanks for all the replies. Been v. helpful I was mixing about your ideas and what's been said, this afternoon and thought this may work.... -> Separate supplies from each tank, through diverter tap and to fuel filter. (As it is now.) ->From fuel filter through de-aerator - this: http://www.oilybits....r/prod_132.html . Or similar. Found the link for the one i want earlier, but lost it again :/ - ->De-areator feeds the injection pump. ->Leak off rail feeds back into de-aerator, gets automatically de-aerated, and re-fed to injection pump. Means less fuel is being taken from the tank each time so less sh#t going through the filter, and less chance for air to enter the system. Maybe little more expensive than separate tap, or connecting up relays to operate fuel guage sender, and a return line / feed pump, etc, but seems to me like it would be beneficial even if i didn't have dual tanks. Erm,... By that i assume it doesnt fit on the tray.. ->Does that mean i can cut out the battery tray and save time? Currently repairing chassis, and not done the battery tray yet. <- Im thinking either on my lap, or make up something to go in the tub next to the spare or something along those lines. Cheers Mikey
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Will do. Doesnt look to have been bent before though. Doesnt happen in 1st and 3rd.
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That could suit me nicely actually. Even simpler again. Does temperature of diesel have much of an advantage? Or is it mostly veg oil affected by temp? How does it run like that - does the leak off pipe push out more fuel than the pump is drawing, and some pushed back the feed line? Or i suppose, itll always be less.. but when reducing revs, and more fuel is being 'leaked off' will it feed back into tank,? Or pump draws enough to keep it in a loop once it leaves the tank? Would i need one way valves anywhere? Cheers for all the help. Quick other un-related question... When going into reverse, am i suppose to hit my hand on the dash?? Mikey.
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Nice to be here. Only so much I can do on a land rover with just an adjustable spanner, grinder and welder before getting stuck Thanks for the replies At uni with discomikey so already hassled him a fair bit for info about 200 tdi conversion. Money being an issue, think im going to have to cut the tank(s) and buy / make a return port for them, just make sure its sealed well. I know only too well how much of a person I'm not that keen on diesel is (for finding holes). :/ Tap wise, cheapest option seems to get another diverter tap at roughly £50, so may, as you originally said, return to the main tank, and just always feed from that one first after filling up. Cheers
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I like the look of your taps. What sort of x-over tap for return do i need? Do they have a fancy name? Or size / thread size? I'll have a go at making up a link arm to operate a second x-over tap. Cheers
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Basically, ive got a petrol Series 3.. Am going to convert to 200tdi. Question being, how is best to connect up the return fuel pipe? Should i get the proper bit that screws in the tank, from a diesel, so it has the feed and return pipe? Or just drill and solder a fitting to the one i already have? Then it gets complicated... I've got dual fuel tanks. The feed goes through a diverter switch, connecting either tank, and the fuel gauge sender of the relevant tank. Are there any diverter switch that switch feed and return? Or will i need to get a seperate switch and link the two some how? Any thoughts on this / how to go about linking two switches? Cheers
