Hi and a well oiled new year,
Have seen and/or read about various coolant heated CAV filters and seen a 12volt electrical wrap type element, both types insulated and not. But what about a glow plug into one of the spare ports (immersed in the oil) of the alloy head of the CAV ? It could have a thermoswitch tacked on as well. Has this been done before?
Why do I want one? because I am trying to run a single tank WVO system and can't wait for the FPHE to get up to temp - need to get it hot, fast. Also running wire around a zero space engine bay is a heck of a lot easier than water hose. It should be relatively cheap and easy to do to Y/N??
The only real problem I see is the extra draw on the alternator at start up before the HE kicks in. But is the head of the CAV shaped in a special way to facilitate the flow of oil? And would a GP inserted affect this? It seems to me that the slots in the filter element create the flow.
Anyway if this has all been done before in a thread I haven't found please point me there, don't want to reinvent the wheel!!
Cheerio, Michael
Have seen and/or read about various coolant heated CAV filters and seen a 12volt electrical wrap type element, both types insulated and not. But what about a glow plug into one of the spare ports (immersed in the oil) of the alloy head of the CAV ? It could have a thermoswitch tacked on as well. Has this been done before?
Why do I want one? because I am trying to run a single tank WVO system and can't wait for the FPHE to get up to temp - need to get it hot, fast. Also running wire around a zero space engine bay is a heck of a lot easier than water hose. It should be relatively cheap and easy to do to Y/N??
The only real problem I see is the extra draw on the alternator at start up before the HE kicks in. But is the head of the CAV shaped in a special way to facilitate the flow of oil? And would a GP inserted affect this? It seems to me that the slots in the filter element create the flow.
Anyway if this has all been done before in a thread I haven't found please point me there, don't want to reinvent the wheel!!
Cheerio, Michael
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