Originally Posted by DOHCmarauder
Running virgin oil (like the Wesson) can be run the same way........but why???
Because virgin oil is still VO and has the same viscosity problems as WVO
Originally Posted by DOHCmarauder
Bio-diesel refineries take that virgin oil and add chemical (lye and some other stuff) so as it can be run STRAIGHT in the vehicle's stock tank........but that's not WASTE VO.
Not exactly.
The lye and some other stuff that are added actually convert the VO into an oil that is very similar to regular (petro) diesel by stripping out the glycerine. BD has the same viscosity and molecular weight as petro so the two can be mixed and used interchangably.
The lye etc added to the VO during the conversion must be removed before the BD can be used as fuel, they are not there just to allow you to run straight VO in a stock tank