Oil burning shed heaters

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Originally Posted by rovercare

Sure its not an 084, 088 or 880? as the 041 is only a little bugger;)

Mmmmm, what sort of knick is it in? wanna sell it?:D

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You are correct, I dunno what i was thinking of, it's an 076AV. Noisy, bitey bugger.

Naahh, I would'n't sell it, it goes too well. I starts easier than my Partner, so long as you pull it over like you really mean it, otherwise it snatches the starting handle out of your hand and nearly tears your fingers off, OOWWW. I've done that a few times (slow learner I guess) :D I dunno how many hours it's done, but it's on it's third bar and had a handful of new drive sprockets.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/07/442.jpg

Well it seems to work:) Still have to set up the oil feed yet:angel:

Some Pics.
Looking down the intake wile testing with an oil pot.... The control of airflow seems critical in this part as down velocity of air can blow the flame off the vaporizer:mad:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1248440496

Agricultural it is.... Also very solid now as I ditched the light weight stove pipe in favor of 4mm wall pipe and 1.5kgs of mig wire:D. You could throw this thing off a truck and it would not bend:twisted:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1248440598

It also has concealed door hinges... Like a later Rangie.. Also has bad gaps like all Rangies;)
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1248440645

I have to say the door is the only part that takes some care as needs to be a bit air tight for this thing to work well as drafts will hinder its performance.

Lookin' gooood!:D

I'd be busting my guts to see the flame pattern and colour. What can be seen down the inlet looks nice and white, that's a good sign.

If you need a window, pester the local dump keeper to let you have the pyrex (borosilicate glass) window out of a dumped electric stove. Bear in mind that you can't cut pyrex, so it may take a bit of hunting around to find something of a suitable size.

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Originally Posted by ozzirt

Lookin' gooood!:D

I'd be busting my guts to see the flame pattern and colour. What can be seen down the inlet looks nice and white, that's a good sign.

If you need a window, pester the local dump keeper to let you have the pyrex (borosilicate glass) window out of a dumped electric stove. Bear in mind that you can't cut pyrex, so it may take a bit of hunting around to find something of a suitable size.

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The Phyrex idea is good:) I plan to make up a small reservoir and feed system tomorrow so we can run it wile I have Khos here (Disco owner) to help me knock over a few pending jobs in the work shop.

We'll have a better idea how well it works after a few hours of constant use and get it warmed up.

Ahhh, the first "test run" with guests (by invitation only, of course), it sounds like a very upmarket affair;).

It will give you a good chance to sort out some of the running characteristics. Fuel flow, any smoke etc.

If it wasn't raining, I'd jump on my bike and ride out. :D

Khos welded some legs on and made a stand for the temporary oil reservoir.
I made a supply and feed line but not very successful with a good burn on a test due to water and muck in the oil:( We have to come up with a filtration and water separator of some sort :(
Suggestions are welcome:) Will post up some pics tomorrow.

Rangier Rover
Would one of those filter/water seperators that Farmers use on their overhead Diesel tanks work???
Andrew

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Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Khos welded some legs on and made a stand for the temporary oil reservoir.
I made a supply and feed line but not very successful with a good burn on a test due to water and muck in the oil:( We have to come up with a filtration and water separator of some sort :(
Suggestions are welcome:) Will post up some pics tomorrow.

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Oil floats on water, just decant it to seperate them, Was blabbing to my old boy, said should go see this dude in central NSW, he was asking about pig hunting?:angel:

I don't think I'll get up that way till after late sept at the moment, as I've got better things to do at the moment, that don't involve mechanical things:twisted:

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Rangier Rover
Would one of those filter/water seperators that Farmers use on their overhead Diesel tanks work???
Andrew

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If we can't make something to do the job may be worth a look so long as it will pass the oil from the temporary reservoir. We may have it a tad to low as well. I hope to get this thing working 100% before setting up a larger oil supply out side the shed.