gearhead
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Ive tried running WMO before but I couldnt get it thined down enough to flow through the injectors properly.Diesel has a viscosity of 1.4-4.1 Cst.WMO has a viscosity of about 100 at room temp and 10 at 212*F.So thats still to thick. yea I could just use less WMO and more diesel but that costs money.Is there anyway to thin out the oil without damaging the injectors or injection pump?I use a centrifuge to clean the oil(it still comes out black,maybe a dark grey,but still black if anyone cares).
Ive thought of
diesel
mineral spirits
acetone
gasoline
heat exhanger
Test vehicle would be a 83 mazda B2200 with a perkins diesel, because if something does go south its cheaper to fix than my 89 Dodge W250 with the CTD.
So the plan so far is to start up on diesel,then when the engine is warm switch to WMO.Then I was thinking having a surge tank for the lift pump to suck from.Then have the return going to it,that way I don't have a problem of the diesel returning to the WMO tank or vice versa.However I still need a way to thin the oil down to roughly diesel level when the oil is cold because the IP doesnt really like fuel at 212*F.
Ive thought of
diesel
mineral spirits
acetone
gasoline
heat exhanger
Test vehicle would be a 83 mazda B2200 with a perkins diesel, because if something does go south its cheaper to fix than my 89 Dodge W250 with the CTD.
So the plan so far is to start up on diesel,then when the engine is warm switch to WMO.Then I was thinking having a surge tank for the lift pump to suck from.Then have the return going to it,that way I don't have a problem of the diesel returning to the WMO tank or vice versa.However I still need a way to thin the oil down to roughly diesel level when the oil is cold because the IP doesnt really like fuel at 212*F.