Is heated SVO/WVO too hot for my lift pump?

Is heated SVO/WVO too hot for my lift pump?

10-09-2009, 10:43 PM

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Is heated SVO/WVO too hot for my lift pump?

I have a 2003 Ram, and I would like input from those who have converted their gen 3 to burn veg oil about whether to introduce my heated veg oil before, or after, my lift pump. On my truck, the lift pump is mounted to the stock fuel filter canister, and fuel travels a short distance from the filter to the injection pump. My concern is that the heated veg oil may be too hot for the lift pump and/or filter canister to handle for long, since they appear to be made of a black plastic. I have mounted a flat plate heat exchanger (FPHE) in the engine compartment, so the oil will be plenty hot when it reaches the lift pump. Introducing the oil before the lift pump is the simplest of the two methods for me, because introducing the veg oil between the lift and injection pumps would mean splicing a relay into a lift pump control wire so that the lift pump will be switched off when I am running veg. This is my last hurdle before I finish my conversion, and I appreciate your responses in advance.

Thanks!

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