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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: shegel on June 26, 2008, 10:32:58 am

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: shegel on June 26, 2008, 10:32:58 am

http://www.greaseworks.org/store/index.php?cPath=22&osCsid=8in7gpn3g7svvnpcukfmrndmj6

anyone ever used these...(im thinking for my golf when i get it converted also for my dads f-350)

or how about these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Injection-Line-Heaters-for-Bio-Diesel-Vegi-WVO-SVO-300D_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33553QQihZ017QQitemZ270248008735QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

im for sure goin with the injection line heater but im not sure about the filter heater

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: shegel on June 26, 2008, 04:38:03 pm

hmm am i the only one that has noticed these?

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: Possum79 on June 26, 2008, 04:49:52 pm

I've seen the heater for the filters before but not the injector line heaters.

Are you planning on going single tank or two tank?

I want to go two tank and I cant see spending the 150 on a fuel filter heater. Im trying to work up my own kit type of thing and I want my fuel select valve as far back as possible so i can flush the oil out better and have to heat the lines less.

Also where I'm at It only gets to like 30 degrees F in the winter if I'm lucky, I love the cold. Summers here are in the 90's and 100's

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: shegel on June 26, 2008, 05:21:17 pm

Quote from: "Possum79"

I've seen the heater for the filters before but not the injector line heaters.

Are you planning on going single tank or two tank?

I want to go two tank and I cant see spending the 150 on a fuel filter heater. Im trying to work up my own kit type of thing and I want my fuel select valve as far back as possible so i can flush the oil out better and have to heat the lines less.

Also where I'm at It only gets to like 30 degrees F in the winter if I'm lucky, I love the cold. Summers here are in the 90's and 100's

im going 2 tank setup using a home depot air tank in the back, 2 universal fuel selector valves from schucks. 14 feet of 3/4 heater hose. 20ft(all home depot had) of flexible copper tubing 1/2", the injection line heaters are a must for me but im not sure of the fuel filter heater weather or not its neaded. i might just make one using heat wrap and some smaller copper tubing and just wrap the tubing around the filter then wrap the heat wrap around that to keep it insulated. hit me up with a pm for the details of what i mentioned

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: theman53 on June 26, 2008, 05:46:21 pm

This site has some stuff. I haven't researched it in awhile, but it might be cost effective for you.
http://www.fattywagons.com/fwproducts.htm

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: burn_your_money on June 26, 2008, 06:14:42 pm

Here are some heated fuel filter options from Giles

http://vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=14836

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: nokivasara on June 27, 2008, 07:23:16 am

I had a band heater on the filter on one of my previous cars, it worked great, no problems even at -25C!
The filter felt warm when it was turned on, I had a manual switch in the cabin.

I had almost forgotten about it, now I have to put it on my to-buy-before-winter list  :lol:

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: zukgod1 on June 27, 2008, 07:41:41 am

Quote from: "theman53"

This site has some stuff. I haven't researched it in awhile, but it might be cost effective for you.
http://www.fattywagons.com/fwproducts.htm

Thats a very useful link right there!

Thanks..  :D

Title: fuel filter band heater?
Post by: shegel on June 27, 2008, 07:59:46 am

Quote from: "zukgod1"

Quote from: "theman53"

This site has some stuff. I haven't researched it in awhile, but it might be cost effective for you.
http://www.fattywagons.com/fwproducts.htm

Thats a very useful link right there!

Thanks..  :D

agreed