Hi All
The reason I've been using 20% Dino and 80% WVO (as a start point) is a bit Glort like!
The only guy I know running WVO in a 200TDI Landy is running 50 / 50, having read all sorts of varying information on various web sites and fora I decided to take 'baby steps' and form my own opinions based on my own observations.
I started with 50 / 50 then shifted to 20 / 80, running a couple of tank fulls of each, and noting the performance on two different routes I use frequently. The first is a 2 k stretch from the end of our drive to the village of Gripp in which the road rises 175 meters, how well the truck is pulling in fourth as I go through the village is obvious, with the speed / power droping off as the percentage diesel decreases. The other is a short sharp climb up to the ridge to the east of here, in second, same result.
I was hampered at first by the shite the WVO shook loose from the 38 year old fuel tank clogging every thing up, a couple of fuel filters and strip down of the injectors followed by re plumbing of the turbo to inlet manifold with a silicone hoses and a 180° alluminium bend (instead of the bits and pieces I picked up at the local scrap yard) gave me decent performance on Dino, and a base line.
A tank lasts me around 3 weeks so I guess I'll be at it for a while.
Next up is WVO and ULP, which begs the question is it worth starting on 5% or do I go straight to 10?
Once I get some more shed time I'll have a go at water injection, I've got a systolic pump and a couple of meters of tubing doing nothing.
The up side of living here is I get to do the same runs over and over, I put the dog in the Landy and drive a few K most days, just so we can go somewhere different without walking on the road first (The fact that one of us has an abiding interest in mushrooms also has a bearing)
Once I finish this tank I'll switch to ULP, I tried diesel first as it's summer here, up to 35° daytime, now it's getting cooler, down to 5° at night, The old Mccormick tractor, on straight WVO took some heater pugs and cranking this morning.
When I do I'll add another couple of 'spices'
Cheers Stef