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Doug Chapman (142.166.91.103)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2001 - 8:47 pm: | |
I have installed the WECO engine preheater, but am having a problem getting it to ignite. I used an AC Delco fuel pump at 5-7 lbs pressure, and it is pumping fuel to fuel solenoid, however it does not appear to be presurised enough to cause fuel to ignite. Has anyone experienced this problem?Will a fuel pump using higher pressure work? If so what pressure?
Thanks
Doug |
Clarke Echols (216.17.134.112)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2001 - 9:17 pm: | |
I am considering a similar move. If you have access to a small tank of say about 1 gallon capacity that you can put diesel in and then pressurize from an air compressor, you could kick it up to, say 32 psi, and try that. That's a pretty common pressure for gasoline to gas engine injection systems, but I don't know what kind of pressure the heater might have been designed for.
A pressurized tank allows you to experiment with burn rates and atomization so you can readily evaluate its behavior and performance.
Just an idea FWIW that I was considering doing myself when I get mine, which I expect to do.
Clarke |
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