Re: Running a diesel engine on straight vegetable

Posted by Tramway Guy on February 11, 2005 at 19:12:02 from (24.58.204.40):

In Reply to: Running a diesel engine on straight vegetable oil posted by Huw from West Wales on February 11, 2005 at 09:00:07:

I ran my "96 Dodge with Cummins Diesel on pure used cooking oil last summer. I wouldn"t try it if temperature is below 50 degrees F. Kept a spare filter on hand just in case....didn"t need it. I think the Fordson Major would probably handle it OK, I assume it has the Simms inline pump. One website I saw listed suitability of different injector pumps. Most of the inline type pumps were OK, but a lot of the "distributor" types were not. I had no trouble starting (it occasionally took just a hair more cranking to start..three or four revolutions of the crankshaft instead of the usual one) and no noticable loss of power. There was definitely less objectionable odor, unless you count the "County Fair" smell as undesirable.

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