Making own biodiesel
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Meigs County Ohio
Making own biodiesel
I want to start making biodiesel, and plan on selling to to some buddies, anyways anyone here make it? If so how do you do it and pictures of your setup. I want to make it out of WVO that I can get from resteraunts.
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From: Toulon,Il.
google appleseed bio reactor, will get you started and there is a forum for bio- seek help there. Threr are guys who do it here they will have more. Be careful selling it,you can get into legal trouble if the IRS finds out and wants taxes bad enough--- SILENCE IS GOLDEN
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Good ol FTE has you covered
Bio-diesel, Propane & Alternative Diesel Engine Fuels - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Some very knowledgeable, helpful people here.
Bio-diesel, Propane & Alternative Diesel Engine Fuels - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Some very knowledgeable, helpful people here.
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My dad has used the Fuel Meister system for several years with his '05 Cummins and loves it. I hear people criticize it because of the plastic tanks it uses, not fiberglass, but he's never had problems. If you are careful and mix everything the correct way it is fine.
He uses oil from restaurants and only ends up paying 75 cents a gallon to make it.
He uses oil from restaurants and only ends up paying 75 cents a gallon to make it.
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I went to work building my machine (well gathering parts, really) and apparently everyone around here does it because I cant get hooked up with a restaurant for the oil. Its a big deal here; ppl are even stealing the oil 
.....so I gave up
.....so I gave up
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There are companies paying for the WVO. Our company 5 years ago paid .15/gallon to gat rid of it. Now they get 15-25cents for it. I can got about 15 gals/week from one restaurant in town. I've been wanting to do it but no place to setup...
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bare with me, I know the guy is a kook, but you can't deny the consequences here...
YouTube - powerstrokehelp's Channel
Make sure you're filtering the crap out of it! and running a good filter on your truck
YouTube - powerstrokehelp's Channel
Make sure you're filtering the crap out of it! and running a good filter on your truck
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From: Thomasville, GA
For one thing, you don't have to heat up biodiesel to run it in your truck. Sounds like he was talking about a WVO system, not biodiesel. Big difference. You have to heat up straight WVO if you are running it but that isn't very good for your injectors. Plus you have to start the truck in regular diesel, switch to WVO when it's warm, and then switch back to diesel before you shut off or it will gel up in your engine.
Secondly, any decent biodiesel system will filter the fuel before you put it in your tank. Whoever was running that truck was dumb.
Secondly, any decent biodiesel system will filter the fuel before you put it in your tank. Whoever was running that truck was dumb.
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From: Wyoming
I am in the stages of processing my WVO as well. Its well worth it where I am at, as there is plenty resources for supplies here. Back home before I moved here, most resturaunts and such have contracts already with contractors, so availability is nill!
As for running it, its fine and even has better lubricating properties then that of conventional petroleum diesel, which prolongs engine life. As for running it, you can run it cold, barring your remove the impurities and process it well enough. For winter, you can use additives just the same as petroleum diesel to prevent gelling. Initially changing fuel filters will be required, as lots of gunk comes free in the fuel system from the petroleum diesel. Other then that, process it right, take time to check and recheck, and your good to go!
As for running it, its fine and even has better lubricating properties then that of conventional petroleum diesel, which prolongs engine life. As for running it, you can run it cold, barring your remove the impurities and process it well enough. For winter, you can use additives just the same as petroleum diesel to prevent gelling. Initially changing fuel filters will be required, as lots of gunk comes free in the fuel system from the petroleum diesel. Other then that, process it right, take time to check and recheck, and your good to go!