Recent content by leswhitt
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Centrifuges- oil pressure type vs motor driven
I was just about to post the nearly the exact same question; I'm wondering if anyone has both and has ever got the oil "clean" with a pressure driven and then run it through it a motor driven to see if anything else comes out? I have a pressure-driven, have been using it for a number of years...- leswhitt
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Jesus Freak's WMO IP thread
Looks like y'all might call it alpine diesel... https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=does+australia+have+winter+diesel#ip=1- leswhitt
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Jesus Freak's WMO IP thread
Over here in the US, and depending on the state, we have what's known as winter diesel and summer diesel. Diesel fuel is prone to waxing or gelling in cold weather; both are terms for the solidification of diesel oil into a partially crystalline state. Below the Cloud Point the fuel begins to...- leswhitt
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Jesus Freak's WMO IP thread
That's interesting, I have a Pierce fire truck running on WMO and I switch to diesel when I get in the neighborhood. That's only 2 miles though so maybe I oughta up it a bit just for piece of mind...- leswhitt
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Jesus Freak's WMO IP thread
I can't give definitive proof since I'm not logging my miles publicly or with a third party for verification, but I can say this; -Ford Excursion w/7.3 - 65k miles on centrifuged W85. Single tank with 80% W85/20% diesel, replaced one set of injectors that already had 200K+ miles on them, no...- leswhitt
- Post #52
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Jesus Freak's WMO IP thread
If you were starting/stopping on diesel, I wonder what made starting difficult and gave your glow plugs a hard time? I'm not quite seeing the correlation...- leswhitt
- Post #42
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Jesus Freak's WMO IP thread
With my centrifuged fuel and 2 micron fuel filter, I haven't experienced any premature noticeable wear. Sure, maybe it does wear components faster than fuel but if that means that I only get 150k out of injectors instead of 155k, I'm OK with that. Same for IP's and other related fuel system...- leswhitt
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Running new motor oil vs waste motor oil?
There's always the option of paying the fuel tax and keeping the receipts so that if you get inspected, you have proof that you're not running illegally. That said, I have a decently large circle of diesel friends and none of us have ever been stopped or dipped in our private vehicles and we run...- leswhitt
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Running new motor oil vs waste motor oil?
I would happily come pump that tank for them, remove it, and knock out any other pending chores they might have around the house- leswhitt
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Actually retrieving WMO
I obsessively clean mine and figure at 100 passes which is about 68 hours running a 400w motor, I'm using about 27kw of power. I'm curious how the single passes work and if they get as clean as mine than you're right, that's a heckuva lot more efficient!- leswhitt
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Actually retrieving WMO
Hahaha....we're birds of a feather on that one. While you're in the process of building the new one, maybe adjusting your pickup will help? Mine sits on top of a 300 gallon tote and the inlet pulls from 2-3" off the bottom and then deposits right back on top. I go at least 100 passes and once...- leswhitt
- Post #39
- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Actually retrieving WMO
Just curious why you're moving away from the PA Biodiesel fuge? I have the 208 GPH vers and it's been pretty consistent at cleaning my oil.- leswhitt
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Actually retrieving WMO
I'm going to start watching the used market for a diaphragm pump, thanks for the tip. Mine is easy to prime but rarely needs it so no check valve for me...not to mention a check valve would restrict flow and I use a 2" piece of PVC pipe as my hose wand to move fluid as quickly as possible. On...- leswhitt
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Actually retrieving WMO
I was intrigued until I saw the sprice tag of $2k. For the value, I'll stick with a trash pump since it'll move more oil for a fraction of the cost. Other than replacing the pump gasket and cleaning the carb after it sat for 5 years, I haven't done a thing to it...- leswhitt
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
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Actually retrieving WMO
No but I'll have to get some after I install the new hose and get it setup like I want.- leswhitt
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- Forum: BioDiesel & Alternative Fuels
