The Kubota Swap 'Hijack Me' Topic
#121
I just replaced the bypass hose with the heater plumbing, and it has always had plenty of heat. Getting the engine up to full temp has always been the heat limitation, not the flow.
Did anyone ever figure out if the liquid cooled turbos put out enough heat to run the heater alone?
This is an older picture of my setup, but the heater hose routing is still the same.
Did anyone ever figure out if the liquid cooled turbos put out enough heat to run the heater alone?
This is an older picture of my setup, but the heater hose routing is still the same.
#122
Now that I think about it, I think it must have been discussed in the Deutz section of 4btswaps, but some of the people were setting up their heaters to run off of the turbos since the Deutz are air cooled.
#124
I hope this isn't a stupid question. Would there be any issues if I used copper tubing for the oil pickup? I need to modify the oil pickup tube in my kubota to make it fit right in my F-150. I've been looking around locally and can't find any steel tubing to use. Home depot had the exact size that I was looking for in their plumbing department, but only in type M copper.
#125
Copper tubing oil line? Probably not.
I hope this isn't a stupid question. Would there be any issues if I used copper tubing for the oil pickup? I need to modify the oil pickup tube in my kubota to make it fit right in my F-150. I've been looking around locally and can't find any steel tubing to use. Home depot had the exact size that I was looking for in their plumbing department, but only in type M copper.
Hopefully someone else will post with a recomendation on where to find suitable tubing. My thought is pull some oil pans at your local recycler and look for a donor.
#126
I hope this isn't a stupid question. Would there be any issues if I used copper tubing for the oil pickup? I need to modify the oil pickup tube in my kubota to make it fit right in my F-150. I've been looking around locally and can't find any steel tubing to use. Home depot had the exact size that I was looking for in their plumbing department, but only in type M copper.
#127
Usedkubotaman, that is EXACTLY the design that I was planning on doing! I've had a few bad experiences welding that type of pipe, but I'll give it another try. Thanks guys!
#128
I bought a length of stainless steel 1/2" pipe to modify the oil pickup tube. After welding I water tested the tube, welded some more, water tested again, etc. At the end I tested with soap and air. At 110 psi a couple small bubbles formed around one of the beads on the elbow. Do you think that's airtight enough or do I need to fix it?
#129
I bought a length of stainless steel 1/2" pipe to modify the oil pickup tube. After welding I water tested the tube, welded some more, water tested again, etc. At the end I tested with soap and air. At 110 psi a couple small bubbles formed around one of the beads on the elbow. Do you think that's airtight enough or do I need to fix it?
#130