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Re: Mileage question for you converts?
I think fire is not a big concern with hot veggie oil for the same reason you don't see diesels burst into flames in accidents like gassers do. That is, veggie oil has an even higher flash point than diesel fuel. Something well over 400*F. It will not self ignite in an accident. Now if you have a hot open flame, watch out!!! Grease fires in the kitchen ae very serious, and I almost got into touble last week trying to boil some water off of a test batch of biodiesel. If exposed to an open flame long enough to reach the flashpoint, veggie will burn explosively and very hot!! Heated or no. Best to not worry about it and heat it to 170-180. However, there's no real need that it be that hot in your tank. I'd listen to danalinscott. he has LOTS of trouble free miles on veggie with a 7.3 IDI. Biggest thing about teh heat is it has to be applied before it hits the injector pump. It doesn't matter where or how.
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