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In-Line Fuse Question

I am upgrading my existing STC with a second tank and fuel boost pump. My original kit included the Fuel Sump heater, but did not include a relay with it. When I purchased the fuel boost heater, I used the relay included and wired it according to your DTC instructions. 1st Question - Since power is comming from the fuse boss which already has a fuse, do I need to use the in-line fuse supplied with the fuel boost pump? When I did the 10AMP fuse blew at the fuel sump heater. I'm confused since the power went through the fuse boss 10AMP fuse and did not blow this fues, but did blow the fuse at the rear heater.

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W123

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WVO Coversion Miracle

I've been running WVO for over a year now on a competitors system. Finally i got fed up with both the poor engine performance and my secondary WVO tank with heat exchanger built in. (I was starting to get scum build up in the tank from the constant heating and cooling inside. I also have problems with leaks and the fact that it made the temperature of my trunk rise to over 90% after a few hours was getting to me). I pulled out the system and replaced it with a system from mercedessource.com and I get a miracle. The electric boost pump and sump heater supplied by mercedescource are amazing.

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W123

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Getting WVO From Outside Drums

I am seriously considering getting one of Kent's dual tank kits for WVO. I have found two good sources for WVO that put out about 60 gallons a week each into outside drums or a large dumpster kind of thing. The oil looks okay and I can see through it in a sampling jar. I am still letting it settle out. My question is about the exposed dumpster and drums. It could get all kinds of things in it. Sometimes the lids are part off. Is this okay as long as you let it settle for 3 weeks and then filter it carefully? Bill Brewer Tehachapi, CA

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WVO-Which types are best?...

In my limited experience with WVO I have encountered several kinds and types out there, It seems that it is universal knowledge to stick with what originally was 100% pure oil of some kind and to stay away from the hydrogenated stuff. My question goes further... I like to know what are the better WVOs? and what kind of WVOs to avoid?. Maybe on a "TOP 10" format. Corn, Soybean, Rice, Cottonseed, Canola, Peanut, Palmoil,etc,etc,etc. If there is any written information about this please refer, this will help all current and future lipid users.

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Chassis Model Number

W126

Warm weather WVO

I live in Guam where the ambient air temperature is never lower than 70 degrees. Usually, the lows are around 78, and the highs around 88 to 90.

I intend to convert my 1983 300SD, 126 chassis with 5 cyl turbo to burn WVO. Am I safe to not pre-heat the WVO? I'm thinking that since the outside air temperature never gets lower than 70 degrees, I shouldn't even concern myself with the flow of the fuel.

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W126

WVO - Removing soaps first

I was reading another forum and one of the participants was saying that he was using lye to remove the soaps in order to lower the viscosity and then still burning it as WVO (not as biodiesel). Has anyone else seen this or tried it themselves? I am thinking about a Grease-On conversion, but am very wary about the potential for damagng a MB engine. Bill Brewer Tehachapi, CA

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W123

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