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Re: A negative report regarding SVO
I was popinted to this study over on FTE as well. My biggest problem is that the report is very vague.
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Engine durability is also poor. There are no long term studies (on engine performance and maintenance requirements) because the engines don’t last that long."
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OK, so what about short term reports. Why did the engine fail? which engines failed? how were they tested? what failed? Did the injectors fail? melt rings?,scuff the bearings?, carbon up real bad? the list goes on.
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The glycerin in the soybean oil acts like sugar in the fuel tank and will eventually ruin fuel injectors without special management
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What exactly is glycerin? again how does it affect the injectors? Does it matter that in WVO it is technically called Triglycerides which is one molecule glycerin and 2 molecules fatty acids?
Someone had also mentioned concern about carbon build up. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that WVO is like anything else when burned, It will smoke and produce plenty of soot if not burned thouroughly. In other words if your truck is not smoking(mine does not) more than normal, the risk of carbon build up is most likely no worse than with diesel. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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