[AT] Waste oil burner

[Larry D Goss]

I probably shouldn't join in this thread, but I'm a little surprised that 
you guys don't realize what a low temperature it takes to get engine oil to 
crystallize.  Ol' Rog probably has the best solution to the problem -- pull 
it apart every week or so and clean out the tube.  Those of us who have had 
to deal with oil leaks ON the heads of air-cooled engines know first-hand 
that the hard carbon build-up doesn't take long to form on the cooling fins 
and can cause major problems if left unchecked.  Andy, the Case/IH 
dealership up in Poseyville had a waste oil burner in their old shop.  It 
was a commercial unit with pumps, atomizers, and the whole nine yards.  They 
were forever fussing with it to clean out the carbon build-up.  Engine oil 
doesn't have to get to combustion temperature before it starts reacting 
chemically.  I've seen carbon build-up on the outside of an engine that was 
a lot harder than the black greasy build-up that you typically get on the 
top of a piston in an engine with a bad oil ring.  More power to you in 
looking for a solution to the problem, but it's a little like trying to 
invent a machine for perpetual motion.  The fact that the tube is inside the 
fire chamber means it's going to be hot enough to have problems, and fuel 
oil doesn't have the same characteristics as waste engine oil.

BTW, Andy, I'm hoping to bring a whole stable of tractors to the SIAM show 
in June -- five or six -- and some of my collector friends from the 
southeast may show up with theirs as well -- Georgia, the Carolina's...

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <msm10301 at juno.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Waste oil burner


> Andy,
> Can you shield the tube with a high heat insulation to keep the
> temperature down a bit inside the tube?
>
> Mike
>
> -- "Andy Glines" <andyglines at hotmail.com> wrote:
> A long time ago, the list discussed burning waste oil in a wood
> stove.  The
> set up was pretty basic.  There was a tube run to the center of the
> stove
> and waste oil allowed to drip onto a hot wood fire.  I have been
> using this
> set up for awhile with decent results.  I am having trouble with the
> tube
> clogging up inside the stove.  It seems that the oil is burning
> inside the
> tube and leaving carbon deposits that clog it up.  Did anyone else
> have this
> trouble?  How do I correct it?
>
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