Well I wouldn't consider it a "system" without those components.

I'm sure you can probably get some fittings and some bio/wvo friendly fuel lines for that cost.

Dave here has a lot of good quality components at good prices. He can probably walk you through building your own system: http://www.veggiegarage.com/

 

Thanks for the link. I'll either email him or give him a call. I have looked at complete kits but the cost is high and I'd like to go through the trial and error myself anyhow. When I first bought my truck a year ago the prior owner suggested for me to install an air dog or fass system on it. He never did say why but the lift pump was running for about 20+ seconds. I think I'm going to hook back up the OEM system (after looking at the lift pump) and use my air dog for wvo so I already have the pump. I have burned some wmo but I found the wmo source makes a big difference. Regular wmo has a high Btu so I got a slight increase in milage. About 1.2 mpg. I burned some synthetic oil and the mileage went the opposite way. A little worse than pump diesel. Because of the additives added to synthetic oil to keep it from breaking down I'm thinking it does not burn well. Plus I got a little worried about carbon buildup in the engine. It also smoked like hell but I'm running a straight exhaust without a cat so slightly smokes anyhow. The way I look at it wvo is the way to go. I'd rather filter it instead of dealing with wmo.

 

I'm glad I went the WVO way. Believe me, even with a top of the line kit, there is still trial and error involved. Beware of which pump you buy, most off the shelf FASS or AD units are not going to like pumping WVO. Give Dave a call and talk it over with him, he's done more conversions than anyone I know. He used a V3 vegistroke as his base for his system on his 12V cummins. Pretty smart guy.

Do you have a good source for WVO? What about filtration? My advice would be to build the filtration unit first and start collecting oil. That's a huge first step and will really tell you if you're up to doing this. You will have to play around getting the oil clean. Then once you've done that, you can start piecing together your system. By the time you get your system up and running, you should have a healthy supply of filtered WVO by then as well and can start burning it right away.

 

Good advice. I had a wvo source but the restaurant closed so I have to find a new one. I did find another restaurant that said I can pull as much wvo out of their tank as long as I don't make a mess. I pulled a sample and the wvo was sour so I'm holding off until the tank gets emptied. For filtering I have two 55 gallon drums, a gear pump, 1/4 hp motor, 3/4 hp motor, and I'm working on setting up the heating on the drums. I was going to try and get a cheap centrifuge. I'll take your advice and hold off on the truck install until I get the wvo filter system setup. I have about 70 gallons of wvo that needs to be filtered in storage. I'm just need to get filter system up and running. What advice do you have for a filter system? Do you think I can forgo the filter sox and use just a centrifuge? Seems like if the centrifuge will do it all I can save on the cost of the socks not to mention the mess I'd make.

 

Centrifuge is probably the best way, but also the most expensive starting off. I did a frybrid still, there's a sticky at the top of the page with pictures and details. It was dirty cheap for me to get going, and will still filter VERY well, just more time consuming than a centrifuge. I have to rely on heat and gravity to get it filtered for the most part, then pass it through a bag filter on it's way to my tank. It only uses a single 1" clear water pump from norther tool. I probably only have about $100 into the filtering system (your price will vary based on how resourceful you can be!).

 

I was thinking centrifuge because I already have 1/4 and 3/4 hp electric motors and I just got my hands on a brass gear pump. Where's that link for your frybird? Can't seem to locate it

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Okay I found it. It would help if I scrolled to the top of the page

 

Using WVO for fuel is bad, dont do it.
But what would I know....