first of all an appology to both of you in advance,, but i find this to be an interesting arguement.
on the one hand we seem to have those who think running veggie oil is just fine, and will cause no problems
on the other we have the camp that reports test results done with veggie oil as a fuel, and advising caution
i find myself in the middle, mainly because of my experience and because of my intended use.
what is interesting is there was a fellow on here that used the term biodiesel for a process where he blended veggie oil with regular gas
and he was pretty much picked apart for his idea's and reporting. the thing is,, he came up with some sound reasoning on an approach that
bares a closer analysis.
while i would agree that there are some folks getting by quite well with some applications burning veggie oils there is also alot of evidence of damage
caused by the use of these fuels,
temperature certainly is a valid component, but i wonder if the gentleman that i referred to had it right in that the damage is caused by
the basic chemistry of veggie fuel, wherein it is changed when mixed with regular gasoline.
what i am certain of, is the glycerin component among others might very well be the stuff that gum's up rings and causes problems, so far i have
seen no lab testing to show what the cause is.
for a diyer to use pure veggie oil, the unknowns become problematic when often times the engines are run at low or part loading and temperatures are
hard to maintain.
if you can be assured of keeping the engine up to temp, under a good steady load, with preheated veggie then you might be successful.
and i would tend to agree with Fattywagon on the ability to use it successfully.
if on the other hand if you cannot be assured of fulfilling these parameters, i am with Dana,,, i wouldnt recommend its use over the long term
there just isn't a large enough body of evidence to support its use without issues, and there is some body of evidence to damage being caused.
what would be interesting is to hear more from the gentleman from kansas, and his process. perhaps more testing by other folks would show
that there is some middle ground to where this type of fuel can be used by all without engine damage concerns.
so far his reports and testing with a 11 liter diesel (cummins) tractor have shown great promise without any detrimental effects.
clearly there is room here for discussion, testing and debate
bob g
