Chances are the only thing you would hurt is the primary fuel filter would end up clogged with crap out of the tank. You should use heat to reduce the viscosity of the wvo but should never heat diesel. I am installing a 20 plate heat exchanger with a shutoff valve on the coolant side so it can be shut off to run diesel in the winter along with an electric injector line heater. I feel that along with frequent oil changes and a minimum of short trips this is all that is required to run a Mercedes Diesel successfully on wvo in warm weather. A 2 tank setup with a heated wvo tank and lines is required for cold weather in order to get the car running and up to operating temeperature before switching over to the wvo. I just buy regular diesel in the winter and run straight wvo all summer long. I travel a lot so I save thousands of dollars over buying fuel. My 300d can be considered free in a purely financial aspect if I factor in the fuel savings over buying diesel. Makes the best car in the world the cheapest to drive as well in my eyes.
Mike On Jul 22, 2011 5:32 PM, "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok - next question. How many gallons of filtered WVO can I add to the10 > gallons of diesel fuel that is currently in the tank without damaging > anything? Tank capacity is nominally 18.6 gallons. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com >wrote: > >> Andrew, >> If you make longer trips a wvo conversion would be good for you as there >> are folks advertising already filtered wvo on craigslist in the VA area for >> around $2 per gallon. Wvo is no good for short trips. Wvo is not >> biodiesel >> until it is processed. >> >> Mike >> On Jul 22, 2011 4:52 PM, "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
