Search results

I just don't think the vacuum idea will work without significant cost and expense. Sure you COULD hook up a compressor to run a vacuum pump... but why not just pressurize the oil to 10-14psi? Are your hoses and receptacle tank sealed to withstand that much negative pressure? Remember you...

Diesels don't have any vacuum... M35A2s sure don't. Thats why we have the air compressor to operate brakes and wipers.

The pump part number is Melling M55HV and here is a SBC pump with a plate and pressure guage: http://wasteveggieoilexplorations.shutterfly.com/48 THere is a junk yard in Hazelton and I"m sure that a used pump will down just as well as new... but cheaper. Its a high volume pump that replaces...

For larger tanks I would used a submersible type pump... that way there is no long feed to prime.. the pump itself is in the fluid. We had them in the Navy.. they were just called 'submersible pumps' made of brass and weighed about 50lbs. But that was for dewatering a compartment. For 55...

Problems are: You need a non-collapsible hose and they are generally thick and expensive. You need a pump that is much more complicated than a 'pressure pump' Viscosity will be a bigger factor. Most vacuum pumps don't like 'stuff' going through them. Pulling a 1 bar vacuum is more pressure on...