80 series 1HDFT diesel conversion and Expedition build

[ofer bruhis]

45 minutes to heat un 12 gallons look s too much for me !
I have a similar heat exchanger , smaller , AND it take s me 8-9 min. For bearings 35 l .

It really depends on the outside temperature and heat exchange with the environment. We turn it up 1 hour before arriving to camp so it's ready then. Besides in Hebrew there is a saying "the rush his from the devil.." Tank is external with limited insulation.

 

[renago]

Pls check where you get the hot water .
Must be after the engine block , before THE radiator !

 

[ofer bruhis]

Pls check where you get the hot water .
Must be after the engine block , before THE radiator !

It is getting it from the piping that connected to the rear heater that was under the passenger seat. I replaced it with a heat exchanger that sits above the transfer case. Minimal changes to the stock rig.

 

[ofer bruhis]

By the way, this is how the water system works...

This is the old fittings with PVC tanks. Currently it's all welded 304.

 

[ofer bruhis]

Spent the weekend in the Mojave working with Overland Bound and NPS documenting hiking trails for damage and signs. Love that desert. Now with the main LRA tank I can get almost 800 miles of range. Lost the clutch main so the pedal was stuck to the floor in down town LA so I drove 400 miles without clutch home. Part already ordered and I'll have a rebuild kit with me now and a spare slave.

 

[ofer bruhis]

Just wrote up a manual how to use the setup in case someone borrows it...