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Vegetable oil motoring => Vehicles => Topic started by: GedsJeep on March 05, 2015, 11:12:51 PM

Title: a bit late....
Post by: GedsJeep on March 05, 2015, 11:12:51 PM

seeing as the weather is warming up, but i finally got round to fitting my bigger FPHE

(http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx184/gedsjeep/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG1431_zpsgl0uh8yo.jpg) (http://s754.photobucket.com/user/gedsjeep/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG1431_zpsgl0uh8yo.jpg.html)

Title: Re: a bit late....
Post by: Tony on March 06, 2015, 12:08:12 AM

Nice.  Good bit of copper bending there too, how did you get those 90s so tight?

Title: Re: a bit late....
Post by: GedsJeep on March 06, 2015, 12:20:51 AM

easy, i opened up the "scrap" baxi boiler i found lying around and recycled them......... ;)



i have neither the talent nor the talent to produce something like that mate. i searched for a month just for the right connections. turns out they are only used on one type of boiler.

i used a straight 22mm coupler and a 22m elbow for the water side and the two 15mm - 10mm convertors for the oil side.

jules kindly sent me some 10mm copper and the bracket was made from an exhaust bandage and has a windy bit on like a jubilee clip mechanism to aid removal.

i previously had a biotuning one and whilst it worked great, it restricted the flow to the heater matrix somewhat.

and was messy....

(http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx184/gedsjeep/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG-20150305-WA0002_zpstkfy9hbn.jpeg) (http://s754.photobucket.com/user/gedsjeep/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG-20150305-WA0002_zpstkfy9hbn.jpeg.html)

the matrix gerts hot and the FPHE temp sensor showe 40 deg C before the temp gauge in the car starts to move.

well happy mate...

Title: Re: a bit late....
Post by: Julian on March 06, 2015, 12:32:50 AM

I acquired a FPHE with four male threaded connections ... two ½" and two ¾".  Ex combi boiler and will need a descale.

If it's of use to any one, it's available for the cost of postage.