Running a Diesel on WVO wast veggie oil

[Jeepster1407]

I saw you backing the trailer loaded with WVO down your driveway this morning on my way to work. Man that's a lot of oil!!!


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[mrmike1964]

600Gallons of WVO (4500Lbs) is enough to get from here in Georgia to Fairbank Alaska 4300miles if I can average around 7.5 miles to a gallon. So my fuel cost is around say $1500.00 when I get there my friend is already getting me up another 600 gallons to refill with for the ride home. If I was to use just diesel I would get better mileage then WVO gets but at a much higher cost. I get around 10 MPG on diesel $4.00 a gallon. I get around 7MPG with WVO paid $1.50 a gallon. I will use a couple tanks of diesel getting there as well to heat the WVO with. I plan to be around 34000Lbs when I leave and burn off 7.5lbs for every gallon. If I start out going 55MPH I can get around 6MPG. As I get lighter I will be able to go faster and get better mileage.

 On another note I did go to the Discovery Channel web site and fill out there be the next star form and told them what I was doing and how we use WVO in the bus. Now it's up to them to call.

 I'm starting to feel a little nervous this morning about going now that I have gotten in this deep with getting things together. Knowing I am going to have a long ride and the unknown things that happen along the way. I will have every tool I could need to fix anything on the road from air tools to a welder and grinder. I can run the air tools off the air brakes provided the motor is running. It's still going to be a hell of a adventure!  //SLAMIN//

[clark123456]

Mike, are you going to preheat the WVO for the engine prior to startup or start on diesel and then cut over to WVO one everything is warm?

[mrmike1964]

I will start up on Diesel and bring the 100gallon tank up to 150* and then switch over to WVO. I have a small tube heater in the heater line coming from the motor to the heated WVO tank that heats the WVO fuel going to the motor. The running temp of the motor is 195* to 210*

 The hot water coming out of the motor runs though the middle pipe and go's on to the WVO tank I heat. The small ports are where the heated WVO go's in and comes out to the motor. So it gets heated to the running temp of the motor. I put the tube heater in line where the hose comes out the motor and go's to the cab heater

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[mrmike1964]

Oh when I shutdown I will run the motor on diesel and purge the WVO out of the fuel line so when I start again it starts on diesel.

[Big Dave]

& so it doesn't gel up the lines.

[mrmike1964]

Well we had both our son's here today helping get the bus ready. So after talking with John he changed his mind and is going to go with me. So both Matt and John are going on the trip.  //SLAMIN// John started pressure washing the out side of the bus while Matt and I put some insulation inside. Looks like I'm going need to replace a couple tires. I need 4 new 295/75R/22.5 if anyone knows a good place to shop for truck tires? I can't wait for the centrifuge to get here so I can start cleaning the WVO and get it loaded on the bus. I think I have enough to fill it. I just want to make sure it's full.

[clark123456]

Maybe one of those bus junk yards would have used tires in decent condition.  I've seen them before, but I couldn't tell you what highways they were on.

[cudruln]

Check with a truck tire company they might have some decent take offs for cheap

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[mrmike1964]

Thanks guys. There is a bus graveyard off 129 now that I think of it. I'll give them a try tomorrow.  //SLAMIN//

[mrmike1964]

Well they don't sell used tires at the bus graveyard on 129.
  I did get the centrifuge in today and started cleaning the WVO. It works good it's slow only 10gallons a hour but very clean and no water.

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[clark123456]

Sucks on the tires.

What is the micron level at 10G/hr?