French Fried Fuel?

Would you like that super sized?

It's been around for years. I saw on a tv program a VW Rabbit that had been converted to biodiesel. He got his fuel from the local fast food vendor. The exhaust smelled like french fries.

Co> > I read an article in Trailer Life the had mentioned using used cooking oil

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Not exactly, they take the used (or new) oil and distill it back into ~diesel, actually methyl esters (reading off the web sites linked below). They generally mix a percentage of biodiesel and regular diesel. You generally can't burn it straight, unless you are driving a WWII tank which from what I understand can run on anything that burns (gasoline, diesel, motoroil, even margarine)...

Most engine manufacturers *threaten* they will void the powertrain warranty if biodiesel is used. Ford says it will gum up the injectors and intakes... I do know some guys that have SuperDutys and use the stuff. They say they have had no problems and the stuff actually runs better, compared to regular diesel. There are a few stations around the country selling the stuff. So do a search on the web maybe there is a dealer near you... Personally I will stick with regular Diesel until the manufacturers give the official OK. I am all for getting us off the oil standard but I would be careful.

good luck, mark

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Let me tell you that it is possible! In fact, some folks have already done it.

The term for this is anything from from WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) to SVO (unsure what that one stands for) to "Greasel"...not so much biodiesel...

When I get some money saved up and start on the restoration of my 1984 GMC Sierra (6.2L Diesel) one of the fuel tanks will become a veggie oil tank and the truck will be converted so I can run both Diesel and veggie oil. Making people stop and look will be fun...as well telling them I'm driving on nothing except the time it took to prepare the truck and the oil...

William

I forget which Hollywood twit this was but it boils down to costing her

Never used it, but a local gas station sell it and has for about 2 or more years. Evidently people like it.

-- Mike D.

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It was posted on Slashdot a few months ago.

Peraonlly, I would love to try this on an old VW Rabbit. No way I would ever try it on a new Duramax.

Man! after reading these threads I'm getting hungry!

You want fries with that?

My god..............in another 5 years we'll be able to take a dump down the filler neck and drive on it..........................

Doc

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Over here in Europe people were getting in trouble due to the fact that they were using cooking oil in there cars and truck.

I like the idea but looking at the map of the location u couldn't drive across country on that stuff. Unless u can make it from Houston to California. Hopefully it catches on, and the price drops.

What was the trouble??

The Government not getting their cut. (No road tax on cooking oil). Same reason using heating oil is highly frowned upon.

Just out of curiosity, why in the US, isn't it called "Freedom Fried Food"?

that and untaxed agg diesel.... but round here heating oil is taxed (just about 30c less)

I'm waiting for the water powered cars to come out!

Of course, this probably sounds about as silly as using your teeth to listen through a screw driver. Ever seen one of those lolly pops that plays music trough the suckker?

My god..............in another 5 years we'll be able to take a dump down the filler neck and drive on it..........................

Doc .........................

lol....

back in the day......when I was training to be a 63 Charlie....."Vehical Track Mechanic"....

the Army tech dudes doing the training were real fond of saying....

"if you drink enough beer.....you can piss in her and she'll run another 10 clicks"...

I never had the chance to put it to the test.... but to this day.......I keep my system prepared for just such an emergency.

marshmonster ....

the only problem with this is that you will end up using more energy to crack the water than you'll get from burning the hydrogen... that's why commercial hydrogen producers crack hydrocarbons, more H2, less energy to crack.

oh and it's 2 hydrogen, 1 oxygen.

that does work... it's just really, really dangerous.... putting the screwdriver to your cheek bone just infront of your ear is just as effective and you are much less likely to knock your teeth out or break any bones.

yep I have.. kinda disconcerting.... I prefer a plain ol' *not* $5 suckers.

-Bret