To: FrogInABlender
I don't know how to do it, but some people have been running diesels on veggie oil. I think Willie Nelson's busses run on soybean oil.
912 posted on
04/04/2005 3:14:29 PM PDT by
deaconjim
(Freep the world!)
To: deaconjim
I just came back in from seeing to Lightning, on the way back I stopped in the field with the foals and they were all over me! I guess they smelt Lightning! It was lovely.
so hot right now, temp guage says 80! Phew, got strappy top and shorts out........having fun at work???? : )
913 posted on
04/04/2005 3:24:30 PM PDT by
Rose of Sharn
(When I am right I am right, and when I am wrong, I am right to be wrong)
To: deaconjim
Couple of points....
Most vegetable oil is hydrogenated(solid at room temp)it has to be heated before it can flow.
It has to be filtered to 0.5 micron due to large # of contaminants(mostly in used fry oil)in other words BIG filter!
It can only be used in in line pumps(94-97 dodge,pre 85 MB,ect),no VE pumps(rotary)will tolerate it.
So....if you have the engine that can take it,room for the tank,heating element,solenoids to switch between the 2 fuels(remember,it will turn solid if the engine cools off,therefore you have to switch to #2 before you turn it off to flush ALL the "oil" out of the system)not to mention the network of fast food eatery's to get your oil from......you will be saving the cost of $1.30 a gallon,not so bad of on idea if you can get your fuel filters for free as you will be going thru a lot of them...........We don't, so I don't think we need to go this way, however the Toyota SUV hybrid that is coming out this summer sounds like something to think about. How about just getting a wagon and hitching up the horses! LOL
915 posted on
04/04/2005 3:35:38 PM PDT by
Rose of Sharn
(When I am right I am right, and when I am wrong, I am right to be wrong)
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