Biodiesel conversion kit for an FDL engine
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsScott Snyder, Dennis Shea
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Abstract
A biodiesel conversion kit is provided for a diesel engine. The biodiesel conversion kit may include a plurality of soft fuel lines with a Teflon inner sleeve, the plurality of soft fuel lines configured to couple a fuel reservoir to a series of unitized fuel injection assemblies. The biodiesel conversion kit may also include a first hard fuel line comprising a first bend angle configured to couple to a first soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines, a second hard fuel line comprising a second bend angle configured to couple to a second soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines, and a third hard fuel line comprising a third bend angle configured to couple to a third soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines.
Claims20
A biodiesel conversion kit for a diesel engine, comprising:
- a plurality of soft fuel lines with a Teflon inner sleeve, the plurality of soft fuel lines configured to couple a fuel reservoir to a series of unitized fuel injection assemblies;
- a first hard fuel line comprising a first bend angle configured to couple to a first soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines;
- a second hard fuel line comprising a second bend angle configured to couple to a second soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines;
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- a third hard fuel line comprising a third bend angle configured to couple to a third soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines.
A method for a diesel engine, comprising:
- operating the diesel engine with conventional fuel;
- replacing biodiesel incompatible components of a fuel circuit with biodiesel compatible components;
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- operating the diesel engine with biodiesel fuel,
- wherein the biodiesel compatible components comprise a plurality of soft fuel lines with a Teflon inner sleeve, the plurality of soft fuel lines configured to fluidly couple a fuel reservoir to a series of unitized fuel injection assemblies;
- a first hard fuel line comprising a first bend angle configured to couple to a first soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines;
- a second hard fuel line comprising a second bend angle configured to couple to a second soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines;
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- a third hard fuel line comprising a third bend angle configured to couple to a third soft fuel line of the plurality of soft fuel lines.
A system comprising:
- a diesel engine comprising a biodiesel compatible fuel circuit connecting a series of unitized fuel injection assemblies to a fuel reservoir, the biodiesel compatible fuel circuit comprising:
- a plurality of soft fuel lines comprising a Teflon inner sleeve;
- a first hard fuel line comprising a first bend angle, the first hard fuel line coupling the fuel reservoir to a first fuel supply line of the plurality of soft fuel lines;
- a second hard fuel line comprising a second bend angle, the second hard fuel line coupling a second fuel supply line of the plurality of soft fuel lines to the fuel reservoir;
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- a third hard fuel line comprising a third bend angle, the third hard fuel line coupling a first fuel return line of the plurality of soft fuel lines to the fuel reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.