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#31
I know of a couple people doing it in MT, some others from ALaska and Canada. No problems for them in the -20 or lower temps if the system is done right. If your really interested, i can get you hooked up and your geographical location won't be an issue.
#32
This is something I am really interested in but right now my plate is kind of full. I would like to do it right when I get serious about it. The main focus for my rig at the moment is tranny upgrades.
When you heat the oil for filtration what do you use? I imagine some sort of drum with an electric heating element??? Seems like a person could build a sort of refiner that could heat, seperate and filter the oil in one pass.
When you heat the oil for filtration what do you use? I imagine some sort of drum with an electric heating element??? Seems like a person could build a sort of refiner that could heat, seperate and filter the oil in one pass.
#33
Heres a picture of my "meth lab" - as my buddies call it.
The blue filter housing can be seen on the left and the pump is also on the left sitting down on the platform.
Last edited by CHenry; 04-25-2007 at 09:25 PM.
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the sock filter is a $3.95 item i order in bulk, It easily disposes and reinstalls into the filter housing. The longevity of the filter is dependant on the quality of your oil as well as your heating/cooling/settling time. Settling lets alot of garbage sink to the bottom of the tank and that gets drained off. I can usually run 300-400 gallons through one filter...sometimes more.
#37
I can basically show you a drawing on how to build this thing - cost you a little money to build but it starts paying for itself the first time you use it. A 50 gallon batch of vegi oil is 140 bucks worth of free fuel (@2.75 per gallon).
The truck conversion cost a chunk too but figure it will be payed for in 20k miles of using vegi oil...about one year for me. I have had mine just about 20k miles now so its payed for and the rest is gravy.
The truck conversion cost a chunk too but figure it will be payed for in 20k miles of using vegi oil...about one year for me. I have had mine just about 20k miles now so its payed for and the rest is gravy.
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Theres nothing wrong with Bio-D if you want to go that route, it just wasn't for me. What I am doing is easier but has a lot more up front cost to start.