[Novalug] OT: Used Veg Oil

[Bonnie Dalzell]

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010, John Franklin wrote:

> Does anyone have a car converted to use old veg oil?  I've got about a gallon 
> and a half of the stuff pulled from a home fryer I'd be willing to bring to 
> the meeting next week.  Pickup in Sterling is also an option.

It is my understanding that, basically a diesel car can also run on veggie 
oil. However when it is cold the veggie oil is too thick which is why 
people make biodiesel out of veggie oil in colder climates. People who use 
unconverted veggie oil set their diesel cars/trucks up with two fuel tanks 
and start them up with the diesel, then add the veggie oil to the mixture 
once the car is running. Since fuel oil and diesel are very close I wonder 
if an oil burning furnace could also run on veggie oil.




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> jf
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