[Diy_efi] veggie van

[Jürgen Hartwig]

> Has anyone else heard of this?  Apparently it's making the rounds on
> Discovery, CNN, etc.  There are people out there running their diesel
> vehicles on sunflower oil, used french fry oil from McDonalds, etc.
> Does this really work reliably in the long run?
>
> http://www.veggievan.com is one of the many sites that talk about this.


http://www.greasel.com/

There are two alternatives: 1) run filtered waste or fresh cooking oil, or
2) process the oil to formulate biodiesel.  Biodiesel requires more work, of
course.  Both fuels reduce emissions significantly and lubricate the
injection pump at a slight loss of mileage.  So far, reliability appears to
be good, provided you do not allow the oil to gel in low temperatures.  See
greasel web site for a solution to that problem.

This stuff works fine in turbocharged diesels.  14+ psi is not a problem.

The exhaust smells of french fries or chinese food, depending on where you
source the oil.

I'm preparing to buy and install the Greasel kit in my father's '87 300D
Mercedes.  I, personally, would love to run a Dodge Cummins 6 speed with
vegetable oil, and crank up the boost. :)

jurgen



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