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Question about Biodiesel
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I bought a Ford Escort 1600 diesel in England (UK)for forty pounds ($80) when I was out of work. It help that I could go for job interviews. Because diesel in England was one pound per litre ( $7.20 gallon) and unemployment was fifty pounds per week I had to be thrifty. I found a bloke who had a burger van and left all his oil for the bin men. I filtered it through a J cloth and put it into the Escort fuel tank. I got it up to about 60/40 (used veg oil/diesel) before it was too thick to go through the pump. The carsmelled like a mobile fish and chip shop ! Later I mixed the filteredoil with custic soda etc, this thins the oil to a diesel strengh. It ran fine for two years, I got a job and sold the car for fifty pounds ! Two things I will mention,veggie oil cleans everything, fuel tank, fuel lines and throws it into your fuel filter. I always carry a spare and change every oil change. Second, veggie oil will affect any rubber it comes into contact with, my Escort started to weep around the injectors, the price I paid for the car I didn`t care. My car had a Lucas fuel pump which needs lube from the diesel, veg oil would affect that although in two years of bunging veg oil through it, nothing happened ? The Bosch pump for the Escort is sealed so was not affected, shame mine had the Lucas. I think I got a little less mpg but being poor I never thrashed and still got 50mpg.
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RE: Question about Biodiesel
Smoke
How many miles have you done running on straight veg oil ? When I put it in my 1986 Ford Escort 1.6 It would stop after more than a 60/40 mix (veg oil/diesel), I could drive at about 30mph if I had to get somewhere. Also newer vehicals have modified rubber/plastic in the fuel pipe connections etc. This should stop leaking caused by veg oil.
How many miles have you done running on straight veg oil ? When I put it in my 1986 Ford Escort 1.6 It would stop after more than a 60/40 mix (veg oil/diesel), I could drive at about 30mph if I had to get somewhere. Also newer vehicals have modified rubber/plastic in the fuel pipe connections etc. This should stop leaking caused by veg oil.
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Also newer vehicals have modified rubber/plastic in the fuel pipe connections etc. This should stop leaking caused by veg oil.
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RE: Question about Biodiesel
ORIGINAL: Sticky Sam
Smoke
How many miles have you done running on straight veg oil ? When I put it in my 1986 Ford Escort 1.6 It would stop after more than a 60/40 mix (veg oil/diesel), I could drive at about 30mph if I had to get somewhere. Also newer vehicals have modified rubber/plastic in the fuel pipe connections etc. This should stop leaking caused by veg oil.
Smoke
How many miles have you done running on straight veg oil ? When I put it in my 1986 Ford Escort 1.6 It would stop after more than a 60/40 mix (veg oil/diesel), I could drive at about 30mph if I had to get somewhere. Also newer vehicals have modified rubber/plastic in the fuel pipe connections etc. This should stop leaking caused by veg oil.
the city was about the same as pump diesel.. i guess i need to keep my foot out of the pedal and see what that mpg is
as cowboy bob said about the rubber i dont have any leaks and havent had any in the past except once when i didnt tighten my fuel filter all the way..... oops!!
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RE: Question about Biodiesel
i have been seriously doing some research on bio-diesel and i am about to start making my own processor.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
#20
RE: Question about Biodiesel
The source for my filtered wvo jsut raised his price from $1.50 to $2.00 per gallon. I think this will be the end of wvo in Diablo unless I can find my own source. I have a little more then 120 mile round trip to pick it up. more fuel filters and harder start ups. I would have to buy a huge bulk to make up for it at the new price, it was only slightly beneficial before.