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From: Norm of Bandersnatch (no email)
Date: Sun Aug 06 2006 - 12:20:18 EDT
i have not heard of simply burning strained vegatable oil. all the reports i have read have people seperating the glycerin out of it before using it for fuel.
perhaps this is the reason your friends veggie oil congeals in cold weather.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying 30 07.7N 081 39.6W
Julington Creek Estuary FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Mautz
To:
Sent: 8/1/2006 10:07:27 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Problems with E-10 Gasoline
Biodiesel should only affect rubber components on older diesels. New engines and newly rebuilt engines shouldn't have a problem.
I've a friend with an '02 or '03 VW Jetta TDI, dual fuel. Biodiesel in the main tank, veggie oil in the auxiliary tank (mounted in the trunk). Got the kit from http://greasecar.com/
He has a solonoid switch on his dash, an aux. temp gauge above his steering wheel, and has run coolant hoses back to the aux. tank. He starts and stops the car on diesel, and once the aux. tank is up to temp, he pushes the switch and runs on oil. Oil congeals into a margarine-like sludge when cooled, so you don't want to shut it off on oil, and can't start on it.
He gets the oil free from a local chinese place. They usually pay people to haul it off for recycling/disposal. I think he takes a few 55gal drums over there and fills 'em up. Strains the oil through old jeans before filling his aux. tank.
I've seen the setup, it's really quite cool. If I could get my $1000 BMW to die (1988 528e, 216+k mi - odo broke, 30mpg), I'd buy a TDI as well. Cost of gas is much less than the cost of a new/used TDI...
Sorry to digress, but I'm a huge Biodiesel/used oil/dual fuel fan.
Chip
S/V AlleyCat
Dacula, GA
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