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#21
My partner and I are making our own biodiesel to fuel a Powerstroke, an older Ford pickup, two Mercedes and a tractor.
It's a bummer in the winter when we have to blend.
If you have more than one diesel vehicle it's a big advantage to make the fuel rather than convert each vehicle. It is a much cleaner burning fuel too.
It's a bummer in the winter when we have to blend.
If you have more than one diesel vehicle it's a big advantage to make the fuel rather than convert each vehicle. It is a much cleaner burning fuel too.
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Running veg oil straight is a risky move.. the folks who do it claim you just heat it up.. well ya.. but it leaves huge amounts of deposits in the engine and is very hard on the injector pumps.
I've seen two diesels myself that were for sale.. both run on straight veg oil and both had fuel system problems.
Vegetable oil is not recognized as anything but food stuff.
BioDiesel is recognized by the US Department of Energy as a "Direct alternative to regular diesel" and it is also approved in various percentages by almost all manufacturers.
Nothing wrong with running straight veg oil in an old diesel.. but anyone who buys a $30,000 or $40,000 truck and puts straight veg oil through it, isn't playing with a full deck of cards if you ask me.
I've seen two diesels myself that were for sale.. both run on straight veg oil and both had fuel system problems.
Vegetable oil is not recognized as anything but food stuff.
BioDiesel is recognized by the US Department of Energy as a "Direct alternative to regular diesel" and it is also approved in various percentages by almost all manufacturers.
Nothing wrong with running straight veg oil in an old diesel.. but anyone who buys a $30,000 or $40,000 truck and puts straight veg oil through it, isn't playing with a full deck of cards if you ask me.
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Running veg oil straight is a risky move.. the folks who do it claim you just heat it up.. well ya.. but it leaves huge amounts of deposits in the engine and is very hard on the injector pumps.
I've seen two diesels myself that were for sale.. both run on straight veg oil and both had fuel system problems.
Vegetable oil is not recognized as anything but food stuff.
BioDiesel is recognized by the US Department of Energy as a "Direct alternative to regular diesel" and it is also approved in various percentages by almost all manufacturers.
Nothing wrong with running straight veg oil in an old diesel.. but anyone who buys a $30,000 or $40,000 truck and puts straight veg oil through it, isn't playing with a full deck of cards if you ask me.
I've seen two diesels myself that were for sale.. both run on straight veg oil and both had fuel system problems.
Vegetable oil is not recognized as anything but food stuff.
BioDiesel is recognized by the US Department of Energy as a "Direct alternative to regular diesel" and it is also approved in various percentages by almost all manufacturers.
Nothing wrong with running straight veg oil in an old diesel.. but anyone who buys a $30,000 or $40,000 truck and puts straight veg oil through it, isn't playing with a full deck of cards if you ask me.
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Running veg oil straight is a risky move.. the folks who do it claim you just heat it up.. well ya.. but it leaves huge amounts of deposits in the engine and is very hard on the injector pumps.
I've seen two diesels myself that were for sale.. both run on straight veg oil and both had fuel system problems.
I've seen two diesels myself that were for sale.. both run on straight veg oil and both had fuel system problems.
For the most part that is true but it is becoming more known as a diesel fuel, after all, Rudolf engineered the first diesel motor to run on oil, not petro diesel.
I do have the best (IMO) conversion out there as i don't want to compromise my $14,000 dollar motor.
Last edited by CHenry; 04-24-2007 at 08:53 AM.
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Then i take it home and pour it into a barrel where it heat it, let it settle - water and particles settle to the bottom and heating it speeds this up - then i pump it through a 5 micron filter to clean it up good and its ready to go in the tank.
Pretty simple the way i have it set up. My buddy and my dad just got started doing this too so they bring me oil and I filter it for them. Kinda like a little co-op.
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Hut (04-24-2007)
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What do you mean? Collection in the winter? No issue with that.
The fuel system on the truck is heated to 180 degrees with waste engine heat via engine coolant so there is no issue with outside temps. It just takes longer in the winter for the truck to reach full operating temp to switch it from diesel to vegi oil.
The fuel system on the truck is heated to 180 degrees with waste engine heat via engine coolant so there is no issue with outside temps. It just takes longer in the winter for the truck to reach full operating temp to switch it from diesel to vegi oil.