I've been adding 1oz of Veggie Oil per 1 gallon of #2, for lubrication purposes (as an additive, straight out of the bottle). Will this cause any problems?
Probably not. I run 100% waste vegetable oil just fine, albeit on a much older rig. As long as you take care to make sure it actually mixes, you should be fine.
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1985 Ford F-250 Lariat extended cab, 4wd auto with Some kind of gears... 3.7whatever I guess, a manual glowplug system, screwed up bed, barely functional wiring, those stupid hubcaps with the seven fake lugs, and lots of rust. Now with an elaborate WVO setup!
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This may be a dumb question, but....Will it not mix? I've just been pouring it in the tank just like an additive.
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I would get a clear container like a glass jar and put 3/4 full of diesel fuel. With jar sitting still on a table, slowly pour a little veggie oil in it and watch closely what happens. Does it mix by itself or does it have to be shaken a little? Let it set ther for a week or two and look at it. Did it seperate out? I did this with BioDiesel and it mixed completely by itself. 3 months later, still mixed without ever touching the jar.
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Toreador Red '02 F250 Lariat SD 7.3 CC 4X4 SB AT w/ 180K miles. Installed '06 front end (Bumper/light assemblies/grille/fog lights) SiverStar bulbs in the turn signals. Upgrade from the dinky "sport mirrors" to the big tow mirrors with lights and heated glass - 90hp Superchip Performance-Tow program. Quad door pillar Pod w/Boost/EGT/Voltage/Tranny Temp gauges. Magnaflow SS 4" Exhaust w/5" SS Tip. AIS intake with fender sleeve and ZooDad Mod. Turbo Intercooler Pipe foil insulation removed, AIH Delete, CCV Mod, Wicked Wheel installed. Slotted and cross-drilled front brake rotors. Jimmy-Jammers on all four doors, Ford Factory alarm. Garmin 2720 Navigation System with traffic receiver. AirLift Super Duty brand air bags on rear springs. Centramatic Wheel Balancers on all four wheels. New 6.0 "31 row" tansmission cooler. Been running straight BioDiesel (B-100) (made from soybeans, palm oil, and cotton seed oil) for the last 60K.
Heating the VO a bit helps, but not too much. Keep it under what would make it too hot to touch comfortably
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1985 Ford F-250 Lariat extended cab, 4wd auto with Some kind of gears... 3.7whatever I guess, a manual glowplug system, screwed up bed, barely functional wiring, those stupid hubcaps with the seven fake lugs, and lots of rust. Now with an elaborate WVO setup!
just pour in your vo before you fill up at the pump and that should mix just fine.
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This may be a dumb question, but....Will it not mix? I've just been pouring it in the tank just like an additive.
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I would get a clear container like a glass jar and put 3/4 full of diesel fuel. With jar sitting still on a table, slowly pour a little veggie oil in it and watch closely what happens. Does it mix by itself or does it have to be shaken a little? Let it set ther for a week or two and look at it. Did it seperate out? I did this with BioDiesel and it mixed completely by itself. 3 months later, still mixed without ever touching the jar.
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Bio and VO are two different things. did you try your test with VO?
I might just have to try this? i have mixed VO+diesel+Power service and left it out over night to 20f and had no clouding so i poured it in the tank!
I"ve been blending filtered and heated WVO for about 2 years now with no problems. 20% in the summer and 10% in the winter. This may vary for others, I live in Ga and its hot here in the summer and hardly ever gets below 10* for a substantial time in the winter.
I originally got about 10 jars and did some testing during a few 15* and 20* nights and the days warmed to about 45* just to see what would happen with different percentages of blend in increments of ten, up to 80%. They all mixed, but after 40% the viscosity got a little high in my opinion for a winter mix(40% and higher may work great for a hot summer blend). I let all the jars set for about 3 days.
On the higher percentages, (40% and above jars) I added an equal amount of power service diesel kleen additive to each jar on the 4th day and let set over night. The viscosity lowered on each jar a considerable amount. I let these jars set an additional couple of days. Everything stayed the same.
I know this was not a "scientific test" and did not have all the instrument for testing so take this information for what it is worth(maybe be useless to some, and helpful to others).
The key is to get the oil filtered good and the water boiled out.
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I've been mixing fresh veg oil straight out of the bottle from sams. Is there water in this?
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Generally not, but it would not hurt to heat up and let cool before blending.
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1997 F250 XLT PSD,CC,4wd,E4OD,4.10L,Hypermax 3" DP,Beans Stage I's, Tymar intake, 5" exhaust w/muffler rear exit, Intercooled, pedal mod, HPX cross over, 4 Position chip with some badazz burns, FPR shimmed, modded IDM, Isspro EV trans.temp in collum pod, and pyro guage and boost set in "A" pillar, tranny cooler ,remote trans filter, Fuel heater in the scrap iron, Precision Industries Stallion TC, Mag Hy-tech transmission pan.
Galaxy 959 peaked and tuned ,DM452 mic, Predator 10K
there shouldnt be water in unused vege oil. but thats why diesels have a water seperator. dont forget to drain it now and then. make sure do it in the winter mostly!
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old smokey - 86 Ford F250 6.9 IH navistar non-turbo idi diesel 4x4 dana 60 rear w/ limited slip, dana 44 front wishbone style, w/ 3.55 gears, C-6 w/ oil coolers, manual walbro frb-13 fuel pump, manual wellman glow plugs, K&N air filter no soup bowl and a homemade cold air intake, 3 inch pipe, class 31 heavy duty tractor truck batterys, lots of real gauges. big drippy - 86 Ford F350 4 door crew cab, long box, 7.3 Navistar IDI non-turbo diesel, 2wd Dana 70 dually rear with 4.88, c-6 w/coolers. The Swan - 87 chipmore wood chipper chuck and duck old school style. vm motori sun 4505 3.9 air cooled non-turbo DI 4 cyl diesel, rockford pto.
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