WVO setups
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I have been burning oil for over a year now. and must I say with these high fuel prices. its acutally cheaper to take my truck than my motorcycle.
for the Fords this site is by far the best I have seen or read anything on. and YES I have seen adn even installed two. my system is part of this, and home made (with help)
Dino Fuel Alternatives: Vegetable Oil Fuel Systems
Happy reading. but just remember its not for everybody. oil collecting, storage, filtering etc.
Frybrid Vegetable Oil Fuel Systems is also another forum for reading
for the Fords this site is by far the best I have seen or read anything on. and YES I have seen adn even installed two. my system is part of this, and home made (with help)
Dino Fuel Alternatives: Vegetable Oil Fuel Systems
Happy reading. but just remember its not for everybody. oil collecting, storage, filtering etc.
Frybrid Vegetable Oil Fuel Systems is also another forum for reading
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Smokin
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I have no idea. I was on google and searching for something completely unrelated. I am always going 90 miles a minute, I was at work actually formatting a big Excel macro at the time..I search for things and learn about things on the internet while I am doing some of my necessary mind-numbing stuff at work.
Good to know. I see the benefits of bio vs. WVO, I just thought I would see who was doing it and to see what you guys thought. I have to rattle all of the options around in my brain before I can make a decision.
Bad fuel will hurt any engine. That includes bad #2 diesel.
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when I was on the fence between bio and SVO. I really didn't want to mess with all that chemistry.
so I opted for the duel fuel. and the only place the VO meets with diesel is in the rails on the heads. so if I ever run out of VO, I can resort back to Diesel.
that site I mentioned before is very "refined" system and pretty sweet. Auto is what it means. that system is very user friendly.
so I opted for the duel fuel. and the only place the VO meets with diesel is in the rails on the heads. so if I ever run out of VO, I can resort back to Diesel.
that site I mentioned before is very "refined" system and pretty sweet. Auto is what it means. that system is very user friendly.
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Unprocessed WVO has glycerine in it which will really gum up the works unless the fuel system and engine have been modified to handle it. A biodiesel reactor basically displaces the glycerine with an alcohol, usally methanol.
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Lovecraft Biofuels - 1998 1/2 to 2003 Ford F250/F350 7.3 Powerstroke conversion k
A friend told me about this one last week. Anyone use or heard anything from them?
A friend told me about this one last week. Anyone use or heard anything from them?
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Theres nothing to burning WVO in a powerstroke.
It's just the collecting, filtering, waiting, fuel system modifying, heating, cleaning, inspecting, filtering, lifting, installing, monitoring, worrying, and constant babying of the process.
If you supply hot, clean, pure WVO to the heads at the proper PSI, never a problem.
Any deviation from those conditions, and she goes south.
I used to burn WVO in an old '90 7.3 idi,
Just recently thinkin WVO again.........
It's just the collecting, filtering, waiting, fuel system modifying, heating, cleaning, inspecting, filtering, lifting, installing, monitoring, worrying, and constant babying of the process.
If you supply hot, clean, pure WVO to the heads at the proper PSI, never a problem.
Any deviation from those conditions, and she goes south.
I used to burn WVO in an old '90 7.3 idi,
Just recently thinkin WVO again.........
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Vegetable oil does not contain any glycerin. It does contain a glycol molecule that through the BD transesterfication process is transformed to glycerin and dropped out during the reaction.
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I prefer to mix outside of the tank in a 55 gallon drum, really polish the fuel by recirculating it through some filters rated for 1-2 micron and then put it into the truck once I know it's well mixed.
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I told her in exchange, i'll help her haul some heavy stuff around with the PSD, they own the house next door and they've been doing a lot to fix the place up. She got excited when I told her I'd help them haul landscaping supplies, they were looking at having to rent a truck to get it done.
Another surprise is that she is actually paying to recycle her WVO. She ALSO said one of her very best friends is a mechanic and he specializes in biodiesel and getting everything set up to brew. I think I stumbled on a good thing here.
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We filled a tank on a friends truck yesterday. It was the most disgusting WVO I have seen in a while. It smelled like vomit and poop mixed together, he put it in a stainless steel drum and cooked it. Man what a difference it made, the oil was clean and smelled decent. Since it was warm it pored real easy and we were able to filter it with no problem. He was driving that truck all day today with no problems.