Thanks Ed... but the link does not seam to work? maybe a spelling problem? Urs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Beggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Diesel engines and used motor oil
> SEE: http://www.webb-sales.com/oil.html > > Ed B. > www.biofuels.ca > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Biofuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 1:19 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Diesel engines and used motor oil > > > > Hi Joe > > Do you know if 'washing' the used motor oil would help to get the > > particles out. Or would it help to clean it with a filter powder? > > Looking into it since some time. No recycling here in Zimbabwe. Usually > > its drawn into a hole on the dust roads and covered with sand after > > (best case... sometimes just right on the road...) or used around > > house/under foundations for termite protections or on wood to prevent > > from wood borers/termites. > > I know... don't tell me about the environment... but.. that's live > > here... > > Also I believe there is a Cummins available that does never (or only > > every 100'000 miles or so) changes the oil but continuously replaces > > some of it with fresh oil and mixes the rest into the diesel...? (That's > > where I've got the idea from..) > > Since I have "over 1000hp" of diesel engines, I'm considering even > > collecting some of the oil if I find suitable solution... still better > > then if it's drawn into the ground... > > Thanks > > Urs > > > > Snip.......> > > > >I know that diesel engines can sucessfully burn veggie oil, but I was > > > >wondering if the engine could handle burning used motor oil or > > > >transmission fluid resulting from a fluid change. Note that I am not > > > >talking about utilizing used motor oil as the entire fuel source, but > > > >about adding 7-8 quarts of used motor oil to a full take of standard > > > >diesel fuel once every 3-5,000 miles. > > > > > > >Kyle > > > > > > > > > Kyle, > > > Yes you can add used motor oil to the fuel, but be aware that > > there are > > > heavy metal contaminants in used motor oil, as well as small suspended > > particles > > > (which is the oils job to keep suspended until the next oil change). > > These > > > particles pass through the oil filter media, but quickly plug up a > > fuel filter, > > > which has a much smaller filtering size, and no by-pass valve. > > > When I worked for Cummins Engine Company a number of years ago, > > they sold a > > > machine that would filter the used oil and blend it with the fuel. > > However they > > > recommended no more than a 5% blend of oil to fuel. The oil capacity > > of the > > > Cummins NT engines (the 6-cyl semi truck engine) was 44Qts. (US). You > > would be > > > much better to take the used oil to a recycling center. :-) Joe > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
