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  1. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Anyone ever seen or used something like this? Thoughts? I will use the coolant heat exchanger again but am looking for something to heat the oil while the engine is getting up to temp. Should be able able to make something like that for around $25 or so I'd think...
  2. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Pry 25% gas going through, had the same thought. Stuff is like tar once it has sat for a while. Getting a thorough cleaning is all it needs.
  3. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    My thread is back to life! I am thinking I am going to grab this tomorrow. Looking forward to getting back to it after my ~2yr hiatus from alt fuels. http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/5924072323.html Fired up the fuge tonight, finding pressure is maxing out around 85psi with the valve closed...
  4. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Connecticut
  5. JPhauler87

    '75 Merc. 240D - WMO Fueled

    I love it.
  6. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Had brake issues and was out of motivation to keep up with it. Sold for what I got it for a few months ago. Diesel is so cheap right now and my truck gets 25-27mpg so was very hard to justify maintaining for savings. I see sub $1k 4spd 240Ds around here on CL. Acid's build is inspiring. Will...
  7. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Passed the 400 gallon mark. Getting ready to start processing some of the nastier veg stuff I have outside. Should be interesting. Starting was getting hard and power down a little so I ran 5gal of diesel with 32oz of Dieselkleen. Noticeably better in one day. Probably needs injectors too, $230...
  8. JPhauler87

    Hydraulic Oil

    What does it burn?
  9. JPhauler87

    Hydraulic Oil

    How does that work and where would you put it? I'm intrigued. I think a little warm air would help my Benz a lot on cold mornings.
  10. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Back together and running fine. Drove to work today. Couple more little things and I bet you'll barely be able to tell anything happened. Or at least it won't look any worse than the rest of the car haha I have not plugged a single filter on the car. The blend gets fuged together and pumped...
  11. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Mine was diving so hard my bumper went under hers. Bet it would have turned out a lot different if that hadn't happened.
  12. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Running this in a 1985 300TD somewhere north of 335k on it. I have not been monitoring the glowplugs at all really unless they fail, which I've had three do. One was kinda nasty, rest looked ok. Note though that I have been running about 1/3 ea of wvo, motor oil and stale gas. The gas and wvo...
  13. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Finally warming up and this thing is liking it. Have run about 330 gallons of my blend through it. Have probably close to 500gal on hand ready to process.
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    Dead in the water for several months...

    Gotta keep those glowplugs working! Bummer.
  15. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Added the Dodge ATF coolant heat exchanger to the mix and removed my long fuel line that routes around the valve cover. Working nicely at heating the fuel, fuel filter is almost hot to the touch now. Despite that, it has not appeared to do much in the way of helping fuel pressure or...
  16. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    10% more stale gas didn't seem to make much difference. I felt the suction hose and filter, both very cold. I'd never checked before and this surprised me, I remember Josh once said he plays hot potato with his filters when changing them on a hot engine so I always assumed mine was the same. I...
  17. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Batch of fuel I just finished ended up thicker than I wanted. Looked at weather after topping off the Mercedes tank and Wednesday night is supposed to get down to -2*F! Dammit. Going to add another 10% stale gas and hope for the best. I noticed even in the 20s today fuel pressure is down so need...
  18. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Unthreaded center post, jolted pump, gave a big splooge. Reassemble, good now.
  19. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Having an issue with my centrifuge right now. I have a lot of stale gas in this mix to help thin it out, but I am not getting the normal "harmonics" when its up and running at 90psi. Jets and post are clean and appear to move oil as much oil as needed. The bowl is not deformed. If I run it up to...
  20. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    $60 for a caliper [emoji58] but it's running good now. Been driving it to work 30min one way each day. Knock on wood, hopefully it will be good for a while and I can really rack up some savings. I occasionally think about eventually doing a OM617 swap into something else. Primarily an XJ...
  21. JPhauler87

    winter blends...

    Ran radiator cardboard on my cummins all winter when not towing. Worked great!
  22. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Replaced another glow plug and it immediately fires on all 5 cylinders. Been running down into temps below 30* in the morning and evenings. Installed fuel pressure gauge and am getting about 10psi at idle which I think? is normal based on what I've read. Sometimes drops to zero under load but...
  23. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    25% wmo 25% stale gas 50% wvo Fuged 36hrs. Then settled about 4 days. Thick sludge off the very bottom and really nice dark golden fuel into Benz. Next time I think I will fuge for 12ish hours to thoroughly mix the blend then settle for a week or longer. Then drain sludge and continue to fuge...
  24. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    Yeah, hard to not come across him doing any type of alt fuel Googling. There seems to be a really strong opinion out there that mixing veg and motor oil will cause extreme damage to fuel injection parts... Not sure if I'm doing something differently than most but I feel if you mix them before...
  25. JPhauler87

    W80: keeping it mixed

    New battery and bad glowplugs replaced. Starts much better now. Been blending wvo with wmo in the fuge for burning. Mercedes seems to like it. Fuging a 25% wmo, 25% stale gas and 50% veg mix right now. Really interesting, I am getting a frickin TON of sludge in the bowl when I clean it out...

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