The most common pro I hear for using a heated pickup is that it will heat the wvo inside the tank in very cold weather allowing it to flow to the engine.
The most common con I hear against using a heated pickup is that the cold temperature outside mixed with the hot temperature inside the tank (via the pickup) will cause condensation inside the tank allowing more moisture/water than normal in your fuel.
Take an ice cold drink in a glass outside on a hot day. Almost instantly, the water/condensation will cover the glass from the outside.
Cold inside + hot outside = condensation outside surface
Take that principle and apply it to a heated wvo tank.
Cold outside + hot inside = condensation inside surface
I have yet to use or hear of a wvo kitted vehicle that does not have a heated pickup that would benefit from using one.
Instead of a heated pickup, an inline pump would be more beneficial.
To test, I took a freshly made 45L tank and poured in 30L of hot wvo leaving an air gap at the top simulating a heated wvo tank when it was 5C outside temp. After a few mins, there was considerable condensation on the inner walls (top/sides) of the tank.
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