Re: Drying tranny oil

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Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>

I did notice that when I had the tops off the tranny cases 
(with cores removed) I could see the sediment where it had 
settled on the bottom.. 

Coiling In Pittsburgh
Ben McMillen

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Jonathan Peakall by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jpeakall-at-madlabs.info>
> 
> Ben,
> 
> Maybe start by siphoning off the top 50 gallons and
> dispose of the rest,
> then send it through a diesel fuel water separator with a
> pump.You could
> throw a couple of magnets into the barrel first for a few
> days to collect
> any ferrous material. This would remove the bulk of the
> contamination. I
> wonder if you could heat it up to rid it of any water
> that was left. I also
> wonder at what voltages trace contamination would become
> a problem. Some one
> else more knowledgeable than I will have to chime in on
> that.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Jonathan Peakall
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: RE: Drying tranny oil
> 
> 
> > Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry
> Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
> >
> > Hi Ben
> >
> > The oil can he heated to a high temperature and
> dehydrated under a vacuum.
> > The vacuum process is supposed to take a long time. I
> would like to try
> this
> > myself, but I don't know how to operate my vacuum pump.
> An x-ray
> technician
> > told me that he boils a gallon or so of oil to drive
> off moisture when he
> > services a dental x-ray tubehead. I think you should
> look into getting the
> > oil purified by professional services. Particulate
> matter can be removed
> by
> > a fine mess screen filter.
> >
> > Godfrey Loudner
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla list [SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:17 AM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Drying tranny oil
> >
> > Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >   I recently acquired 110 gallons of transformer oil..
> > Unfortunately, when
> > I got it I had to put it into a 55 gal drum that had
> some water in
> > it
> > (Bad.. I know.. but it was drain it or loose the free
> oil) Is there
> > any way
> > to dry the oil (get the water out)? I was wondering if
> you could
> > maybe put
> > the drum under a vacuum.. Also, the oil had alot of
> crud (corrosion
> > from
> > the tanks it was in).. can this be easily filtered out?
> I don't want
> > to use
> > the oil and then have problems with conductive stuff
> floating around
> > inside.. ;)
> >
> > Coiling In Pittsburgh
> > Ben McMillen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

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