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National 4WD has completed a VegOil conversion on Green Diesel's H1 Hummer
This conversion will allow the H1 to be run on recycled enviromentally friendly VegOil processed by Greendiesel.
The Hummer is equipped with a 6.5 turbo diesel. The kit is intended for a GM pick-up which is being adapted to fit the Hummer.
For more information, please contact National 4WD at 905-634-0001 or 1-800-575-7500
Enjoy...
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| This H1 now runs on Environmentally Friendly Recycled VegOil | Who'da thought an Hummer H1 could be better for the environment than a economy car! | Imagine saving 30% or more on the cost of fuel! | Now you can have your fries and smile! | View of the H1's extremely crowded engine bay. Who would of thought such a large vehicle would have such little space. |
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| Optional brains behind the VegOil system | Optional particulate pre-filter. Great for getting the lumps (fries etc.)out of self acquired VegOil. |
View of the VegOil filter and heater coil. | Close view of the heater coil. | Actual filter and base. This is normally mounted in the engine compartment as close to the solenoids as possible. |
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| View of tanks as supplied to us. This tank is originally intended to be used for a pick-up mounted at the front of the box bed. | View of the inlet and outlets for coolant and VegOil supply line. | View of the Vegoil heater coil and Vegoil supply line outlet. |
View of the Vegoil heater coil and Vegoil supply line outlet. Note: The supply line shares the same outlet and runs inside the coolant hose. |
The pick-up tank wouldn't quite fit in the back of the Hummer. It made more sense to shorten the tank than to alter the bulkhead between the cargo and the rear passengers. |
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| Yup, a bit to much tank. leaving the rear doors open just wasn't an option. | H1s are not known for their light weight. | View of the underside of the Hummer in front of the rear axle. No place to put an additional tank. | View looking forward. | In front of the rear cross member |
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Big and environmentally friendly... Gotta' luv it! |
Destined to smell like french fries and help the environment. | Original location of the horns seemed like a good spot to put the solenoids | Preparing the horn brackets to accept the new solenoid bracket. | Another view preparing the horn brackets to accept the new solenoid bracket. Not a lotta' room under there! |
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| It was easier to remove the air cleaner can to route the coolant heater hoses and Vegoil supply line. | It was easier to remove the air cleaner can to route the coolant heater hoses and Vegoil supply line. | A little more wiggle room once the air cleaner canister was removed. the canister will be replaced once we are finished the installation. | Ryan (right)and Shane (left) discuss what needs to be relocated to fit the VegOil filter heater. | It was decided to relocate the power steering reservoir to gain some more space. |
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| The heater filter looks at home beside the central tire inflation system air compressor. | Note the new location of the reservoir to the right of the filter heater. | Time to mount the solenoids. | View of the proposed solenoid location. | Note the mounting pad to the lower left of the filter heater. That's our new home for the solenoids. |
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| Close up... of the mounting pad to the lower left of the filter heater. That's our new home for the solenoids. |
Yet another close up... of the mounting pad to the lower left of the filter heater. That's our new home for the solenoids. |
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This is where the horns used to be. | Making the solenoid mount. |
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| Mock up of the mount for the solenoids. | Closer view of mock up of the mount for the solenoids. | Solenoids ala Vegoil! | Original mock-up of the VegOil pump. It didn't work in this orientation. Too many sharp bends in the hose or extra fittings. | A view showing how the Vegoil supply line is run. |
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| Running the coolant lines back to the tank. Another tight fit. | There was just enough room on the inside of the frame to keep the hoses out of harms way. | The lines were run up on the passenger side. | The lines were run up on the passenger side. | Another view of running the lines |
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| A view at the rear of the vehicle showing both the coolant lines and the VegOil supply line. | A view of the VegOil supply line and the coolant line terminating at the heater filter. | Closer view of the VegOil supply line and the coolant line terminating at the heater filter. | A view of the now shortened tank | Note how the filler and safety valve were re-located to the access plate. This kept everything at the rear of the Hummer for easy access and maintenance. |
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| Yup, this fits better! | Yup, this fits better! | Shane installing the the VegOil pump in its new home. | A better orientation for the VegOil pump. | Nice and simple. |
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| The coolant hoses go through the double floor just in front of the rear cross member. | Here's a shot of the VegOil supply line pick-up peeking out the end of the fitting. | It seemed weird pouring vegetable oil in to run the Hummer on! | Yes it smells like cooking oil... CUZ IT IS! |
Houston... We're on VegOil! |
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| View of the controller. It display the VegOil temp along with VegOil level and whether it's running on VegOil or diesel. | The controller allows you to select the mode in manual either diesel, VegOil or flush. It can also be set to automatically switch to VegOil once the oil is heated to a preset temperature. |
The brains to the controller was mounted be hind the hush panel on the driver's side. | The space behind the hush panel was very limited and a virtual bird's nest. Shane managed to find a home for it though. | View of the completed tank installation. |
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| View of the completed tank installation. | View of the completed installation with all the diesel and VegOil lines run. | Looks like it was built that way! Note the 2 sensors (red) that monitor the VegOil temperature and coolant temperature.. |
View of the VegOil pump. |
Why do it you might ask?
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