For the Racor turbine filters 500, 900, 1000 the cheapest elements I have found other than the occasional great deal on Ebay is Marinefilters.com

That Autohausaz place is great! I was going to buy a shutoff valve somewhere else for $70, but this place has them for $20!! And I got a air cleaner housing brace for $12 (retails over $100)! I also bought a new primer pump for less than $10. Plus I got 4 upper control arm bushings, a new oil filler cap, 2 brake pad sensors, new antenna seal, and a new breather hose all for $70 including shipping! I am a happy camper!

Nick,
Which fuel filters will fit this oil cooler?

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Originally posted by nick kaplan:
$8-15 110V or 220V in-tank water heater element

This filter is a tad more expensive than buying the parts and building one urself but more than half the price of the frybrid or greaseworks sandwhich design.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Remote-Thermostatic-Oil-...dZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

Nick or others - Are you using that filter head ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Remote-Thermostatic-Oil-...dZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

I wonder about the specs on "thermostatic" part and wheter it can be disabled . Also waht 2-10 micron filters are available for this filter head size ? - Thanka

Concerning the "oil cooler" posted in the ebay auction (link in posts above).

This does not appear to be a heat exchanger, but a remote mount filter head and a sandwich "diverter" that mounts to the block.

The seller has the two assembled together to give the appearance that it would be a remote filter and a heat exchanger, but I do not believe that this is what it is.

I believe he simply put them together because they would fit.

If anybody has evidence otherwise, please do share (because I sincerely hope I'm wrong...I really would like it to be a heat exchanger).

Thanks,
Clem

many of these or simular have been continualy added to the DIY/FAQ thread over the years. In this thread there is a cheap part link for both building collection equipment and one for building a WVO powered vehicle etc.

I have yet to test it out but I just got my 1000 watt bucket heater from Jeffers' Livestock for about $35 shipped. Check it out here:

http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=2&m...8LTNQU3M6KGG8LEG3UD6

nope, not using that head...just looked really interesting. i really don't know if it is HE or not. i assumed it was. dana says it is not a flat plate. he didn't say if it was a different type of heat exchanger or something different all together???-Nick

I'll explain my thoughts a little better, hopefully.

To the muscle car crowd, an external oil cooler is usually added with one of these "sandwich" adapters the goes between the block and the filter. This is plumbed in SERIES with the filter and simply allows a point for the hot rodder to "tap in" to the oil system so he can run a hose to and from the air-to-oil exchanger (typical, cheap transmission or oil cooler).

So when the seller says "oil cooler" he is referring to the "oil cooler adapter" that we see threaded onto the remote mount filter head...I think

The adapter will easily spin on to the remote filter head (it's designed to attach where an oil filter does), the seller, for whatever reason, has them attached this way. But I'm relatively certain that it's not a heat exchanger.

What he seems to have listed is a filter head similar to this and an oil cooler adapter similar to this

I just don't want to see anybody buy that and have it not be what they are expecting. Again, I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

Clem

as your wvo heats up you made need an extra valve or two ... Omar

6-port Pollak Fuel Director Valve

http://stores.ebay.com/evalero1_Fuel-Valve_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZQ2d1QQftidZ2QQtZkm

Heat exchanger, in tank
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product....il/iid/9248/cid/2224


heated oil filter
http://www.dieselsitetoo.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=550


thermostats
http://www.fenwalcontrols.com/temperature_controls_bimetal_thermostats.shtml

barrel stuff
http://www.bossbuck.com/products/parts/index.html

This guy sold me a vormax for a pretty good price. $325 plus S&H

http://base.google.com/base/items?oid=1876570294768218131

anyone have a contact for a cheap filter bag vessel/housing? thanks-Nick

The Hot Head looks interesting although I haven't heard of anybody using it.

http://vegpower.com/order/catpage.cfm?cat_selected=57&startrow=13

http://www.filterbag.com/x100.html

cheap filter bag vessel/housing
take a look at this link Omar

Another bag filer housing / vessel . Ths one uses standard bags - http://www.mcmaster.com - page 327 - 6870K58 .

What about a good "dry" vacuum gauge? Does anyone have a line on where to get one of these?

I just got off the phone with the California rep for Kaori Heat Exchangers. Here are the price quotes for the different model heat exchangers. The prices are good for 90 days . The nickel-brazed units have had a price increase for 2006. Anyway this is the quote:

K030*16M-NP6 $57.00 4 Week ARO 16 Plates, Copper-Brazed
K030*16N-NP6 $143.00 4 Week ARO 16 Plates, Nickel-Brazed
K030*26M-NP6 $75.00 4 Week ARO 26 Plates, Copper-Brazed
K030*26N-NP6 $199.00 6 Week ARO 26 Plates, Nickel-Brazed
-THESE PRICES ARE FOR FIVE UNITS OR MORE

The 26-plate heat exchangers (K030*26… copper and nickel) that are coming in the Feb shipment have 1/2" NPT Female threads.

Currently, the California rep only has twelve of the 16-plate copper models in stock, eight of which are committed to buyers. There will be no other shipments until February. The above prices are current for the United States. We might get a better price, plus be able to dictate our own specs, if we bought 100 units at a time. Or you might be able to make a better deal with Estonia. Hopefully we can create a database for adding heat exchangers to WVO systems. Maybe we can start a data page. If everyone could shoot pictures of their installations, they could be added to the database, also. Essentially, we’ve already created a buyer’s coop; if we made it official, we could get better price breaks in the future.

That’s my update. I’ll let you know when I have more information.
Omar
http://www.omarsales.com

I just got back from a veggie road trip from Seattle to northern CA and back again. I had a chance to test out the 16 plate Kaori heat exchanger—see more at: http://www.kaori-taiwan.com/ecompa33.htm . It works well so far! I have been looking for a WVO heater that is off the shelf and cost effective… this may be it. I run a lot of miles in hot and mildly cold climates (West Coast—WA, OR, CA). I have been using the regular veg-therm (see at http://www.plantdrive.com/page4/page9/files/page9-1000-full.html) or Dana’s inline heater (at http://vegoilconversions.netfirms.com/newpage2.htm#12v%20heater) on my ‘79 MB non-turbo 300TD wagon. Even running in +110° F desert heat in CA, the best WVO temp before the IP was 140° F with the regular vegtherm. Dana’s inline heater ran a tad hotter at about 150° F. I was not using a heated tank, just WVO filtered to 10 microns. As the weather got colder so did the WVO … damn, I hate when that happens. Usually you would have to heat the WVO tank and probably run two of Dana’s inline heaters (about 30 amps) or a Mega Therm (about 30 amps) (http://enviofuel.com/index.php?page=shop.product_detail...com_phpshop&Itemid=5)
and upgrade your alternator so it could handle the extra electrical load … a lot of work and a lot more money invested. It would be nice in a mild climate not to have to heat a whole tank of WVO and spend a bunch of money on upgrades. This flat-plate heat exchanger might be the answer … needs to be tested more …
I have run about 2500 miles so far with the 16-plate Kaori heat exchanger. I have constant WVO temps of 145° F to 160° F before the IP (see Dana’s temp gauge http://vegoilconversions.netfirms.com/Little%20Angel.pdf ) when driving at freeway speeds. The outside temp has not been that cold—50° F at the highest and 35° F at the lowest. Even on a long downhill grade the WVO is maybe 138° at the lowest. Driving around Seattle in 40° to 50° F weather, in traffic, I have constant WVO temp before the IP at 155° to 180° F. I have used Dana’s filter wrap http://vegoilconversions.netfirms.com/Coolant%20jacket%...lter%20heater%20.pdf) on a Vormax WVO filter (http://www.plantdrive.com/page0/26/26.html ) and I have been using a regular vegtherm for the inline heater. I used Dana’s inline heater; however, at slower speeds in city traffic temps went to 200° F! I had a funny experience on the road to CA. I was cruising along the freeway and my WVO temp dropped from 150° to 130° on a flat stretch of hwy? What the F? Anyway, I pulled off and flipped the hood—the damned connector to the vegtherm had vibrated off—no inline heat. Funny side note—when I finally got the vegtherm connected again I accidentally smeared a small amount of WVO on the electric spade connector … I think I cooked the connector on; it has not come off for the last 1500 miles … new product—WVO hot glue. Anyway, WE need to test a few flat-plate heat exchangers in colder weather, so maybe some of you guys and gals farther East can test a few of these?

If you order one, it would be nice if you’d send a photo or drawing of your set up…

I contacted the Rep on the West Coast. He has twelve16-plate copper brazed heat exchangers in stock at this time. He gave me a price of $54.00 each plus shipping if we buy 5 or more. He can get the nickel-brazed units, which will be about $90.00 each. Kaori makes all different sizes and shapes of heat exchangers … they have a double-wall unit that looks interesting. (http://www.kaori-taiwan.com/img/pa356.jpg )

Anyway, if you want to be a veggie heat exchanger road tester, the 16-plate copper brazed ½” male pipe thread units are $57.00 each plus shipping. We can use a US post office priority mail flat rate of $8 to ship in the USA. If you want to get on the list, email me at omarwhite6@hotmail.com or you can Paypal me at omarwhite6@hotmail.com. If you use Paypal, a $2.14 fee is added for their charge. That makes it a total of $67.00 for a unit with Paypal, $65.00 without.

The Rep on the West Coast has 12 in stock at this time. His next shipment comes in February sometime. He said he should be getting a 26-plate unit in at that time. Anyway it is late. Email me to get on the list.

Omar

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use a sight glass that has meatal hose fittings... do not us the plastic screw in type they will crack (I ran one for about 5k before the plastic ends cracked in half)
http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?Ntt=fuel+filt...target=egnsearch.asp
You can buy the sight glass here or Autozone has them for about $10.
do not over tighten the glass itself it can crack .. (I have done that too) however make sure it is not leaking air some times they vibrate loose just enought for a small leak so check for drips ... good luck Omar
www.omarsales.com

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Originally posted by Omar:
....You can buy the sight glass here or Autozone has them for about $10.

It has been reported that some of these cheapies like Autozones are manufactured with a Zink compound metal. There fore they eventually fall apart with long exposure to veg. oil. Small materials may be breaking away from the zink housing into your fuel system durring its demize