good point, but that could be true of any used veggie oil, not just bacon grease.
Christopher --- Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Somebody else said it first but when I read about > the gear lube I was wondering why you wanted to put > water in the fuel... If it looks like chocolate > milk, or worse, coffee milk its got water in it. > Do you know what makes bacon into bacon? Smoke and > SALT. I bet if you check it that grease is quite > salty (thats what makes it tasty) and as such is > definately corrosive. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:12:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] fuel experiments...bacon grease > and OLD gear lube > To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Yes, I was serious. Yes, it's a $500 rust bucket > (that > runs well, for the time being anyway). > > So: > > 1. what is so different about gear lube than other > oils - motor, ATF, etc? that makes it so bad. You > mention sulfur additive...is that going to cause a > mechanical problem, or simply violate Ultra-low > sulfur > fuel guidelines? BTW, is the sulfur why it smells so > bad (both new and used)? > > 2. bacon grease - filtered, simply, but hardly > refined. It blends perfectly fine with diesel, so > why > should it cause a problem in the injection > pump?...it's not like it's corrosive to metal or > seals > or gets cold in the pump and "hardens the > arteries"..proportion of bacon grease to diesel is > probably 1-2%. I can see obvious jelling issues in > the > winter if the proportion were too high. > > Not saying I'm right (I'm probably not), just would > like some more elaboration...trying to learn, > probably > the hard way. > > Thanks, > > Christopher > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Raytown, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! I AM A PROFESSIONAL IDIOT, I THINK. -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
