Did a little experiment and wanted to document my results. Before anyone flames me for being stupid I just want to acknowledge that my plan was poorly researched and conceived, based on next to no background in diesel mechanics. That being said I feel that my experience has value and might prevent another novice from making a similar mistake.
Based on some speculation I heard on this list and rumors from elsewhere I decided to try mixing WVO with B100. I think some of my reasoning was sound. I have a Cummins in-line injector engine and was lead to believe that in warm weather it could handle a little well filtered (.5 microns) WVO. I probably grossly misunderstood the facts and was just too impatient to wait for my mechanic to finish the SVO conversion. Also the cost of the b100 was killing me (2.26) and I wanted to use some of the WVO I had filtered before it went rancid. At first I blended between 15 and 30 per cent in a five gallon bucket pouring that in the tank. Didn't have any problems so I started pouring in a five gallon bucket of WVO in the tank and then pouring 15 to 20 gallons B100 over that. I tried to only drive it when the temps were above 70 degrees. After the first 800 miles or so my brand new fuel filter clogged and I found myself creeping along highway hills at under 30 mph, starving the engine for fuel. I changed the filter, didn't put anymore WVO in the tank and tried to break it up with some diesel injector cleaner additive. Unfortunately I had to change the filter again in another 400 miles when I noticed I was loosing significant power again. Things are working well now, but I will never put SVO in a tank that doesn't have a proven heating capacity. Thanks for your indulgence. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
