MogLite Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Would an in-tank pump from a 3.9 Rangie pump diesel or even veg oil reliably ? Not for the engine directly, but for moving fuel from an auxilary tank to the main tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 If you don't use a filter it might be OK with diesel? taking out the filter would surely reduce the load on the pump and those in tank pumps have got a gauze strainer on the pickup anyway which would take out anything major. Isn't veg oil pretty thick though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Veg oil in a tank is considerably thicker than petrol and I've had problems with it in small compressors, it just gunged everything up. Also I've had the emulsion from veg oil attack rubber seals in valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I used my old V8 in tank pump in a Heath Robinson affair to pump diesel out of one tank into a storage container. Did 20l or so no problem, filter an all. I cant say if it will do it repeatedly, but diesel isn't that much more visous than petrol is it? Veggie oil is another matter I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Would an in-tank pump from a 3.9 Rangie pump diesel or even veg oil reliably ?Not for the engine directly, but for moving fuel from an auxilary tank to the main tank. Well andy that is what pumps the diesel from the tank in the back of the 90 into the front tank. So yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I used a caravan water pump to move diesel from one tank to another, probably faster than a fuel pump? I wouldn't use it for petrol though, that would probably dissolve it. Don't know about veggie oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 machine mart used to sell a 12V diesel transfer pump if that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divster Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 machine mart used to sell a 12V diesel transfer pump if that helps? One of those now on eblag here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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