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Ken Turner (Pipesusmc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 1:24 pm: | |
As per my earlier post (Fuel pump Pressure) I just removed the OLD fuel filter nest to plumb in the DD FUEL PRO filter.... IE from pressure side of pump with a T to each head.
My friend has his his bus in my shop/barn and did this to his bus last year
BUT he plumbed from pump to left head THEN from that heads RETURN line to right head PRESSURE side
then that side return to tank ? will this starve the right head of fuel? also will it alter the cooling of the right bank injectors ? since it just came thru the left bank injectors.
# 2? Also, I am installing a rebuilt radiator and have collected, in a nice n clean barrel of RAIN water to use in the radiator AND the batterys Is this as good as distilled water? |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 2:51 pm: | |
East Coast Canadians would tell u it's full of acid! |
Mike (Busone)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 3:49 pm: | |
To find out if it is acidic or not do a PH test. You should be careful that the rainwater does not have lots of dust in it though. |
Geoff (Geoff)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 5:10 pm: | |
RE your fuel lines-- ideally you should have separate inlet lines going into each head, with a crossover return line at the front and a return line at the LB rear head with the restricted fitting. I have seen a lot of engines plumbed wrong with the fuel going from one head to the other, but now is your chance to do it right!
--Geoff
'82 RTS CA |
Jerry Liebler (Jerry_liebler)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 12:41 am: | |
Ken,
If you enjoy replacing radiators and water pumps and heater cores and batterys and have lots of money then rainwater is ideal for your radiator and batterys. $10 spent on distilled water will at least double the life of all the above. Here in Southern kentucy the PH of rainwater is often 6 or less. If you are close enough to a coal fired power plant the rainwater might be a good battery acid. I'd call rainwater penny wise and dollar reckless.
Regards
Jerry 4107 1120 |
FAST FRED
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 10:08 am: | |
The OTHER problem with rainwater is its dirty.
Water vapor does not condense unless there is a particle to condense ON..
It's called the Condensation Nuclei, anf must be a part of all rainwater , or it wouldnt BE raining.
"Much Ungood" for batts or cooling systems to be fed with dirty water.
FAST FRED |
John Jewett (Jayjay)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 10:57 pm: | |
Ken, your friend did it the way DD does it,(and the way mine is done) and I wonder why yours was different. (Was it?) You will not starve the second head, since there is such an abundance of fuel available to it. Nor will there be a cooling problem, since the fuel doesn't flow through the hot injectors, but rather past them where it is tapped off the fuel pipe as needed by the injectors. Diesels are not like gasoline engines, which happen to like a "cool" fuel charge for better combustion. A diesel ignites by the heat of rapid high compression and a "hot" fuel charge can actually be beneficial to ignition. Ignition? Actually it's more on the order of an explosion rather than what we think of as the controlled flame spread of gasoline ignition. HTH...Cheers...JJ
P.S. DD uses the same fuel pump and the same size fuel lines on the 16V71 as on the 8V71, so you can be sure there is plenty for your engine. |
john w. roan (Chessie4905)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 10:08 pm: | |
how about using filtered water from a dehumidifier? |
FAST FRED
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 22, 2005 - 6:25 am: | |
A Gallon of pure distilled water is 75c at the local store,
Do it your way,
FAST FRED |