Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: muddyjames on February 13, 2008, 22:05:09
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I have converted my disco to run on veg oil. Everything is going lovely except 1 thing. I dont when my tank is ful up now when I am pooring veg oil in. I dont want to overfill it as it says on the cap "DO NOT OVERFILL" yet I would like to know when I am at the top of the tank.
I was wondering if there is anyway of fitting another level indicator with a little led light bulb that would come on hidden behind the filler flap so as i fill the veg oil up, when i get to full it comes on and i stop.
I have fitted one to my new diesel tank in the boot, but that is plastic to drill. Can I drill a new hole in my veg oil tank?
any ideas welcome.
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Can I drill a new hole in my veg oil tank?
Yes you can........
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new veg oil tank being my old diesel tank.
Hmm, might be worth looking into further then.
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Firstly not such an issue if you overfill with veg oil as it's much safer and easier to clean up.
Secondly, you're putting a sender into the OE tank under the boot yes? why not just put a switch into the fuel tank guage feed so that you can check either tank at the dashboard?
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Secondly, you're putting a sender into the OE tank under the boot yes? why not just put a switch into the fuel tank guage feed so that you can check either tank at the dashboard?
At the moment I have a level indicator in my new diesel tank which lights up a red led when I am getting low on diesel. So having the level indicator on the dash showing either tank isnt such an issue.
My thoughts about this is my guage only rises when I put the ignition on and moves very slowly. If I tap into that wiring will the guage move slower than the speed i fill my tank and will the light come on soon enough when it is filled. Also, how do I make the led come on only when it is full?
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how do I make the led come on only when it is full?
Thats easy, a high level alarm..., one of those probe type ones that measures liquid resistance thats cut to length....