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Re: Using vegetable oil in diesel engine
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Posted by IRONSALES on January 09, 2007 at 10:59:43 from (63.168.147.151):
In Reply to: Using vegetable oil in diesel engine posted by CB in central NY on January 09, 2007 at 10:00:37:
HERE IS WHAT WE DO, WE HAVE A 4 STAGE SYSTEM THAT WE USE TO FILTER VEG OIL, ALL WE ARE USEING IS CHEESE CLOTH FOR THE FIRST 2 STAGES, AND REGULAR RESTURANT FILTERS ON THE SECOND 2, ON MY POWERSTROKE I HAVE A 150 L-SHAPED TANK THAT HAS HEATERS ON IT TO "THIN" THE OIL, AND HEATERS ON THE FUEL LINE, I HAVE 2 FILTERS FROM THE TANK GOING TO A SWITCH, I START THE TRUCK ON REGULAR DIESEL, AND SWITCH TO VEG OIL GOING DOWN THE HIWAY, A FRIEND OF MINE WORKS AT A FEED MILL AND RUNS PURE UNFILTERD COTTON SEED OIL IN HIS TRUCK--PLAYS HELL ON THE INJECTORS THOUGH--IT SHOULD WORK ON A TRACTOR AS LONG AS THE OIL IS THIN AND HASN"T HAD TIME TO "DRY" OR THICKIN UP, ALSO CHECK WITH RESTURANTS IN YOUR AREA, WE GO AND PICK UP USED OIL AT NO DISPOSAL COST TO THE RESTURANT IN 55 GALLON DRUMS, FUEL IS CHEAPER THT WAY
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