Well, I've been fortunate thus far up until just before water pump calved....
I have been screening my WVO through a few different screens then pumping with a Ford frame mounted high pressure pump through a gas filter into my tank. So far it's worked great, I settle out the oil and ensure as best I can no water.
Well I shortcut my procedure the other day, I just screened through several consecutively smaller screens and by passed the pump/filter stage. I mixed up around 60 Litres of WVO and added it to two near empty tanks. I then went for beer, about a 10 minute drive down the highway each way. I got too town, but didnt get home I had to call a friend for a tow..The truck bucked and heaved and sputtered and the fuel filter light came on indicating plugged.
I got it home replaced the filter, filled with ATF like always, fired and ran...but not well. I had a SAR callout and I took my truck and on the call it sat and idled and ran for quite a while which ate some fuel, I just went to town again, and nearly didnt make it, I topped up that tank with about 20 L diesel so now I have nearly 30 litres diesel and WVO mixed and it's still giving me grief. The rear tank is worse, it won't run at all.
If I get it running it runs then dies a slow slow death seeming like not able to get enough fuel. I though tank screen was plugging and then clearing up when no more suction....then start run die ..and so on.
I pulled the tank today, screen is good, now I have to drain that tank completely and try to run the fuel through a filter now. I'll filter this fuel into my new clean plastic barrel so I can try adding some HOWES or something and more diesel.
This almost sounds like it could be a water issue too perhaps...I wonder if there was emulsified water in the WVO and that's the cause of my grief?
I cannot wait to get the centrifuge and start really making a clean fuel for my rig....Just one more reason to do things right!
I have to get truck ready for camping this next weekend as we are going to a multi area SAR camp out where several teams from all over come together do some exercises and have fun, topping off the summer with a yee haw!
Anyone got suggestions for potential water in fuel? What can I use to help get me out of this mess?
Live and learn...I may make for super duper clean water pump install...but my fuel making sux
There will be NO tech article on how to use WVO forthcoming in the near future as I failed misserably at it *****
I have been screening my WVO through a few different screens then pumping with a Ford frame mounted high pressure pump through a gas filter into my tank. So far it's worked great, I settle out the oil and ensure as best I can no water.
Well I shortcut my procedure the other day, I just screened through several consecutively smaller screens and by passed the pump/filter stage. I mixed up around 60 Litres of WVO and added it to two near empty tanks. I then went for beer, about a 10 minute drive down the highway each way. I got too town, but didnt get home I had to call a friend for a tow..The truck bucked and heaved and sputtered and the fuel filter light came on indicating plugged.
I got it home replaced the filter, filled with ATF like always, fired and ran...but not well. I had a SAR callout and I took my truck and on the call it sat and idled and ran for quite a while which ate some fuel, I just went to town again, and nearly didnt make it, I topped up that tank with about 20 L diesel so now I have nearly 30 litres diesel and WVO mixed and it's still giving me grief. The rear tank is worse, it won't run at all.
If I get it running it runs then dies a slow slow death seeming like not able to get enough fuel. I though tank screen was plugging and then clearing up when no more suction....then start run die ..and so on.
I pulled the tank today, screen is good, now I have to drain that tank completely and try to run the fuel through a filter now. I'll filter this fuel into my new clean plastic barrel so I can try adding some HOWES or something and more diesel.
This almost sounds like it could be a water issue too perhaps...I wonder if there was emulsified water in the WVO and that's the cause of my grief?
I cannot wait to get the centrifuge and start really making a clean fuel for my rig....Just one more reason to do things right!
I have to get truck ready for camping this next weekend as we are going to a multi area SAR camp out where several teams from all over come together do some exercises and have fun, topping off the summer with a yee haw!
Anyone got suggestions for potential water in fuel? What can I use to help get me out of this mess?
Live and learn...I may make for super duper clean water pump install...but my fuel making sux
There will be NO tech article on how to use WVO forthcoming in the near future as I failed misserably at it *****
