G'day everyone,
I have been interested in changing to SVO/WVO for a while now but never got around to it, now I am willing to put in the time and energy and wanting to see if I can get a basic setup going for a small cost.
I own a 1988 HJ75 Troopy, 2H with twin 90L tanks. I have some basic mechanical skills and knowledge to apply and I have about 3-4 weeks to try and put this together if it is at all possible, as I have a return road trip from the Byron Shire area to Cairns coming up.
For this trip, what I would like to do is run one tank diesel, and one tank SVO/WVO as an introduction and test into the veg oil world.
I have spent the day reading over these boards (and others) as well as lurking through forums at odd times over the past couple years to try and wrap my head around it all. My understanding at the moment is that I could run one tank on diesel and one on veg oil with the factory switch for tanks being used. The components I would then need for the veg tank would be one (preferably two) 26-30 FPEH's, some new lines (12mm?) and some kind of filter (or two).
If anyone would care to take the time, would you be able to let me know if this is;
a) Correct.
b) A sufficient means of starting with SVO/WVO.
c) Possible to do for under $300 (including the pre-vehicle filter system, I have containers but no filters).
d) Be able to run diesel in the tank setup for veg again, if needed.
I would really like to get this done before the trip, but am on a very limited budget at the moment as I am putting in a dual battery setup as well, and also need funds for this trip.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if there are any members in the Byron area or close by who have done a conversion before and would like to connect and possibly help/give pointers, please raise a hand
Thanks!
I have been interested in changing to SVO/WVO for a while now but never got around to it, now I am willing to put in the time and energy and wanting to see if I can get a basic setup going for a small cost.
I own a 1988 HJ75 Troopy, 2H with twin 90L tanks. I have some basic mechanical skills and knowledge to apply and I have about 3-4 weeks to try and put this together if it is at all possible, as I have a return road trip from the Byron Shire area to Cairns coming up.
For this trip, what I would like to do is run one tank diesel, and one tank SVO/WVO as an introduction and test into the veg oil world.
I have spent the day reading over these boards (and others) as well as lurking through forums at odd times over the past couple years to try and wrap my head around it all. My understanding at the moment is that I could run one tank on diesel and one on veg oil with the factory switch for tanks being used. The components I would then need for the veg tank would be one (preferably two) 26-30 FPEH's, some new lines (12mm?) and some kind of filter (or two).
If anyone would care to take the time, would you be able to let me know if this is;
a) Correct.
b) A sufficient means of starting with SVO/WVO.
c) Possible to do for under $300 (including the pre-vehicle filter system, I have containers but no filters).
d) Be able to run diesel in the tank setup for veg again, if needed.
I would really like to get this done before the trip, but am on a very limited budget at the moment as I am putting in a dual battery setup as well, and also need funds for this trip.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if there are any members in the Byron area or close by who have done a conversion before and would like to connect and possibly help/give pointers, please raise a hand
Thanks!
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