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    Electric Heating of WVO

    In addition to the "passive" coolant heating, why not spiral the fuel hose around the exhaust from the tank all the way to the engine.metal copper tube would work nice.I know that IC engines arn't very efficient at converting the raw energy of the fuel into motion,but they are pretty at...
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    Smell from heating WMO

    I seemed to have gotten a batch of engine oil so bad and so filled with water/antifreeze that I can't seem to do much about it with my centrifuge.I am just about ready to give the 30ish gallons that remain to the local oil place because it is that bad.However I would like to see if I can boil...
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    Cummins - Cold Idle Haze?

    My old cummins would haze/smoke with diesel kleen in the tank,so bad that I got pulled over for it once.
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    New user intending to burn WMO WVO and anything else flammable.

    Just to nitpick technically you can run a diesel on anything that is COMBUSTIBLE but not FLAMMABLE.There is a slight difference.On a gasoline engine even at high speeds a "flame front" travels throughout the cylinder.Even high engine speeds the actual chemical reaction is quite slow.However what...
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    What color is your WMO?

    My oil always is jet-black to very dark brown.If I have a suspect batch like right now I settle it,drain of the bottom of the tank,and then run it through the centrifuge a couple of times.Once at ~5 GPH, and another time at ~ 1 GPH.Afterwards I will check whats in the bowl of the centrifuge.If...
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    Getting Dyno'd! Best guess of HP numbers?

    3-400 HP at the wheels,stupid amount of torque. I just had my 94 dynoed and it made 310 HP at 2445 RPM and 686 lb-ft at 2254RPM. It has some pump work and the stock injectors flowed (no idea on the specs for either of them,truck came like that) a shield-less BHAF,and a 4" downpipe and factory...
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    Filtering system for used oil to fuel???

    SAME.A filter and pumps will cost you way more in the long term than the upfront costs of the centrifuge.I got the bowl and motor from simple centrifuge and I built my own stand.I normally run the oil through once at full flow (about 5 gallons an hour) then I adjust the flow down to 1-2 GPH for...
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    DIY pyrometer install

    On mine I used grease on the drill bit and tap,and then vacuumed out what I could get out.Then after everything was done I started the truck up and let it idle so all of the shavings went through the turbo without it spinning too fast.
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    good gauges

    I'll look into those.From what I saw the prices seemed reasonable.
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    good gauges

    I have a 94 Ram 2500,and its bombed.The power is awesome but I keep having problems with the damn gauges . Specifically the pyrometer. I am running some autometer 2 1/6 gauges. A mechanical boost gauge and a pryometer .I'm on my second Pyrometer kit.This one died within a couple of months .Not...
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    Smokeless tuning

    rather than start a new thread it seems my autometer EGT gauge or probe died.It was working fine before then I shut the truck off and now the needle doesn't move at all.Just stays at 0.Ive checked the underhood wiring connections and everything is tight.I haven't pulled the gauge mount yet to...
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    Smokeless tuning

    so its looking like my turbo might be starting to get worn out.It used to boost up to 35 and in town it was right around 5.Now it will only pull 30 and there is zero boost around town unless accelerating from a stop or something.In town I can get it to smoke by giving it about 5/8 throttle.So...
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    Who says veg oil isn't a viable fuel?

    the trucks have sound deading
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    Who says veg oil isn't a viable fuel?

    unfortunately even I will admit it. the furd 6.9 and 7.3 will run on almost anything you can think of.Its a stout IDI with not alot of electronics.As far as running on different blends VW/merc diesels and ford IDI diesels are top of the chain followed by 94-98 12V cummins.Chevs aren't much good...
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    Who says veg oil isn't a viable fuel?

    right now it doesn't make sense because we grow material specially for fuel when it could be used for food.That and it is heavily subsitidized.if however we can produce it from plant material that isn't a source of food for us such as algae,and can be done cheaply then it works great.
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