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http://www.greasecar.com

I want to do it.

I'm in the process of doing this now. Gathering up the pieces for my own system. Started processing veggie oil. It'll still be a couple of months before it's up and running.

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1994 Chev S10 Ext Cab Isuzu Diesel 5spd
Kubota B6100 HST diesel

are you doing it with the luv

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1989 Nissan King cab P/u <totalled> 4/1/06
1986 Full size Chevy P/U
1993 Volvo 850 GTL

I have a C223 in a 1991 GMC Sonoma. That's what the mod is going into. I have a feeling other fluids are going in there too, like used hydraulic oil (everything filtered of course). I can't wait to gear this up and smell the fries!

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Bona Fide diesel fanatic.
1994 Chev S10 Ext Cab Isuzu Diesel 5spd
Kubota B6100 HST diesel

The grease car system is a joke. All that kit offers is a second tank and a switch to alternate between the two.

The fatal flaw with this system is that it runs on plain vegitable oil, which is why it has to be heated and purged due to its high viscosity(sp?). I don't think you would want that crud solidifying in your fuel lines or your engine.

I'm not saying that running off pure veg oil is a bad idea, but paying $800 for something you could do 100 times better for way cheaper is definatly a bad idea.

You are much better off refining your own biodiesel which can be done rather simply with the right chemicals and a few random items.

Check out these links for more info.

http://www.journeytoforever.org
http://www.biodieselnow.com/

If you have any more questions I would be more than glad to help.

-AJ

Wait a minute....not quite. I mean... seriously...Rudolph Diesel designed his engine to run on Peanut oil...not the fuel that Petroleum companies designed to run in his engine.

It's not a joke....although I will admit that a decent backyard engineer can come up with a comparable system for cheaper...but still.


NOT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!

NOT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!! -DL

I don't think he meant biodiesel was a joke, just that the greasecar method was. I have to agree with him. Sure, hippies have used this method for decades, but it has certain risks inherent to it.

If you have to decoagulate WVO before you can burn it, what happens to the unburned portion of this oil that gets blown by your rings? Do you really want congealed engine oil sitting in your pan and blocking your oil passages?

Journey to Forever explain how to take the FFA out of the oil so it retains its liquid state, even in cold weather. Think of it as a refining process, but not a prohibitively complicated or expensivve one. Many people deesteritize their BD in their kitchens and/or garages.

The U of Idaho has done a lot of research in biofuels, including performance and wear comparisons. You wouldn't want to do anything to reduce the power on the high performance C223, would you?