B20 & B100

[DutchAussie]

G'day, mate.

Brackie doesn't post here any more however I may be able to help.
The filter/water dropper fitted to the Mk1 Golf diesel was OK but had three disadvantages:
1. it had a small capacity
2. there was no "glass" to enable you to see any water present
3. it was expensive.....
however as long as you are a regular under the bonnet it took only a few seconds to drain any water out of it.

The filter arrangement in the pic is a CAV and could be done by using the filter/dropper from a Pug 504 or 505 and an extra filter from just about any industrial application. A good place to look would be a tractor or industrial machinery wrecker. All of my (3) tractors have dual filters of exactly this type. The filter elements are very cheap and it's a breeze to change them.

If you intend running on canola or b100 then it's essential to have an efficient arrangement and to change filters often especially in the first few months of operation when the bio is "scouring" the system. A mesh prefilter to take out any big bits first is also useful. Mercs have these. Another thing not to neglect is if you are using home made bio and have a steel tank you should drop any water out of it regularly.

Cetane (very good name!),

thanks for the reply. I have been looking at American sites for filters and yes, they are very expensive. I will try and find a truck or tractor wrecker.
I don't store my Biodiesel. It goes into the VW Caddy as soon as it is made and I keep the Caddy tank full at all times.
The Caddy has a "plastic" fuel tank. I don't know what kind of "plastic"it is made of. I presume it is HDPE. Do any of the members know?

[cetane]

The Discovery filter is very similar to the Mk1 Golf setup. Try here for a new one:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Landrover-Dis...QQcmdZViewItem