You talking about Rudolf or Marshall? They are both Dr. Diesel. On 9/7/05, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reading a second bio of Dr. Diesel right now > (fascinating). His plan for the get go was to create > an engine that would burn locally available fuels. To > accomplish this, he would redesign the IP's and > injectors to handle different fuels. So it is true > that he ran engines on lard, animal fats, crude oil, > etc, but the injection systems were always modified. > > SO, although it is true that a DIESEL ENGINE will burn > about anything, the rub is getting the fuel IN the > engine successfully over long periods of time. This > may be why Elsbett (www.elsbett.de <http://www.elsbett.de>) makes a diesel > engine SPECIFICALLY for veg oil. > > I have definitely been rethinking some of MY test fuel > ideas in light of "Doktor Diesel's (Rudolf, not > Marshall - well, hell, Marshall too) original intent > and method. > > My 2 cents. > > --- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gabriel S. wrote: > > > Can I run my old M1 > > > 15w 50 staight from crankcase to fuel tank of im > > doing a 50/50 mix? > > > > A continuous diet of #2 diesel and engine oil mix > > (even at 1 or 2%) WILL > > cause injector coking and injector maintenance > > requirements will > > substantially increase. The engine is NOT optimized > > for that mix. Mobil > > 1 does NOT burn well in Mercedes diesels > > (conventional oil burns better) > > but I'm NOT sure why. It MAY be that it burns slower > > so isn't completely > > burned without modifying the engine. > > > > An occasional shot of dino engine oil in a 1-2% mix > > CAN act as a tonic > > (although it will cause mild coking but that will be > > quickly dispelled > > once the oil is gone and the engine is driven at > > highway speeds), but > > the oil fuel mix should NOT be repeated more than > > every 10-20 tankfuls. > > > > Marshall > > -- > > Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned > > questions) > > "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > '87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 > > 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 > > 159Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 234kmi > > Diesel Technical Advisor MBCA, member > > GWSection > > http://www.dhc.net/~pmhack/mercedes/mbooth1.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, 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) > -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 > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
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