HB's 'Ooops I Put Too Much Veg Oil In' Fred

The Mad Hat Man said:

that dont sound like an svo heater then - i fink yu mita got it g-man

that aint no good to ya - yu deffo need to get an oil heater, HB, preferably auto thermo switching - like wot Si has bought.

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So one o them things you posted me a link to? I needs one o them.

Can someone help me fit it pleeeeeeease???!!

its easy ask daft

no prob, hun - any time. just shout.

yella said:

easystart, comes in a yellow can

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Oh. Dunt it come in any other colour?

nope. yella only, its called "start yer bastid" in australia

fraid knot you shud have a can in yer landy essential kit tha is !

The Mad Hat Man said:

i woz agreein wiv ya.

get one of these blurry quick too.

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i've had one of them - they take a huge amount of power, the glow plugs are very ineffective at heating the oil unless your doing much more than 15MPH and they dont last much more than 3 months

Wow we has found summit she aint got in the back of her landy
The end of the world is nigh

Quick fix to get ya going is - take fuel filter off, empty contents out (dispose of correctly), fill with just diesel, put filter back on and then try starting it. Should certainly get you home / to a fuel station to get your mix weakened down a bit!!!
cheers
tom

Sean said:

i've had one of them - they take a huge amount of power, the glow plugs are very ineffective at heating the oil it you doing much more than 15MPH and they dont last much more than 3 months

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So I shud'nt bother wi one o them? If i get me mixes right i shud be ok shud'nt i?

Thas not what ive got

Sirus said:

Wow we has found summit she aint got in the back of her landy
The end of the world is nigh

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Theres a first for everything! It will soon be remedied tho..!

what mix dya use?

tjwaines said:

Quick fix to get ya going is - take fuel filter off, empty contents out (dispose of correctly), fill with just diesel, put filter back on and then try starting it. Should certainly get you home / to a fuel station to get your mix weakened down a bit!!!
cheers
tom

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Ahaa! Good plan! Thankyou! I cun pikey enuff doozul to do that..

G-man said:

what mix dya use?

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It wer HB's 'Guesstimayshun Mix'... Of 15 ltrs O veg oil to £20 quids worth o doozul... I thort I'd get more doozul in the tank than I did...

bout 40-45% then

HybridGirl said:

So I shud'nt bother wi one o them? If i get me mixes right i shud be ok shud'nt i?

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unless it's about minus 2-3 you shoulndt have any issues starting - my old TD started with less than 5 seconds of glow heat when running near 90% veg - me 200Tdi starts instantly with no plug heat (not connected them yet) and that's running near 100% veg oil - but it's a bit lumpy for the first few minutes

if your still struggling to start it - unplug the fuel incoming line out of your IP and turn it over for about 30 seconds - then refit and brim yer tank with diesel - it would help if you rock yer vehicle from side to side to elp mix it - and then try again

oil heaters that work orf yer coolant are the best bet, but them you'll notice that yer cabin heater isnt nearly as effective due to the amount of heat being taken by the veg heat exchanger

G-man said:

bout 40-45% then

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Yus. An iss got quite cold outside.

thats about a 50/50 ish mix, it should be alright, are yer turning it over until it bites or are yer doin that gurly thing where yer let the crank rotate once and then let go of the key

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thats what ive got