1st time WVO blending

[3DB]

nevermind...I see Repco has it for $20/metre. Expensive but worth it if you get 3 years out of it....

[3DB]

Anyone got any hot tips on good hose clamps while we are on the topic?

[Bigboy]

Hi Ethan,
I have been using Gates SAE 30R10 for several years, still as good as ever.
- SAE 30R7 hose won't last too long, Don't use it.-
Any hose SAE 30R9 or above is ok.
Repco usually stock this hose.

Stainless steel Wingnut hose clamp on ebay
ebay No. 123623273366

These are great for a pre-filter quick change on the go
Peter

Update on hoses and clamps:-
Butterfly nut hose clamps are available from Bunnings ID:311095
Today Repco quoted $10.50 inc for both 8mm and 10mm id hose as per the above photo

[3DB]

Excellent, thanks Peter. I will schedule in a hose replacement soon.

[timorcoco]

Where can I purchase this magical hose?

G'day
Gates Barracuda bio-proof hose , Ebay ( search tag word "biodiesel" )

[Johnnojack]

I get the Goss hose from Sprint. Started off at $6/ m but is about $11 now
For clamps avoid the worm drive radiator hose type clamps, they just don’t work well at small sizes. I use the ones with a screw and nut like in this link
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Stainles...kAAOSw~ANfOm2g
Wrecked commodores at U-Pull -it used to have heaps lying on the ground underneath them.

[Tony From West Oz]

I still use bog standard rubber fuel hose with WVO (blended with 10-14% ULP).
I have used it for years with no significant degradation.
Biodiesel, though, will degrade the rubber fuel hose rapidly.

[3DB]

So it’s the caustic in bio that does the damage to rubber rather than the veg?

I’ve added my 1st 20L and so far so good after 200km. The pre-filter still nice and clean.

Gotta drive up to Sydney and back next week so that will be a good test.

13C here today and started fine just now.

[Bigboy]

Hi Ethan,
The biodiesel should have a pH of close to 7, Neutral, so it is not caustic. Biodiesel is a very efficient solvent to many materials including rubber. It is known how well how biodiesel cleans the crap from diesel fuel systems.
I look forward to your foray into wvo/dino diesel blending combination and how far the ratios v ambient can be pushed.
Good luck.
Peter

[Tony From West Oz]

Biodiesel in the fuel tank does kill Diesel Bug, so does WVO.