[Vwdiesel] Fw: WVO conversion?

Wed Sep 14 07:46:06 PDT 2011

No, no heating at all.  The oil filtered a little more quickly during the summer!  

I did let it settle for awhile in the 5-gallon jugs they were giving me before pouring it into the top barrel.  Also, since the drain on the top barrel wasn't right at the very bottom, it served for another place to settle out. 

Finally, I had a cheapo inline filter before the car's filter to further catch anything that made it that far, and keep the more expensive filter from plugging early.

Then, when it was time to fill the tank, I looked at the gauge and estimated how many gallons of fuel I needed.  I then put half that amount of oil in at home, and drove straight to the gas station and topped off with diesel fuel.

All that seemed to work pretty well for me.  Except for the one time I forgot to top off with diesel and drove an hour.  For the first half of the trip I couldn't figure out why power seemed so low!  But as the engine warmed up it got better and better and was fine once I got there and topped the tank off.

Dave Cook

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From: Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
To: Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Fw:  WVO conversion?

so, you wer not heating it at all to then filter it with a 400 micron filter or anything, just letting it settle down in the top drum and por it off to the bottom drum that you pumped it out of and then into your tank?

Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)

From: Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: VW Diesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:10 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Fw: WVO conversion?

Whoops, meant to send that to the list.

Dave Cook

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Back when I was adding veggie oil to diesel, I had a pretty decent filtering setup. 

I used two barrels, both of which had two two inch
 openings.

I had one plastic barrel setup on its side, horizontally, on a shelf.  One opening was facing up, the other down.  In the top opening, I built a funnel of sorts that drained into the barrel using PVC pipes.  I used a screen to filter out large particles as it was poured into the barrel.

The oil then drained out the bottom hole and out through a farm style fuel filter, and into the bottom barrel.  From there I pumped it out with a pump I got in the same area of the farm supply store I bought the filter.  

Dave Cook

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From: Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
To: mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com>; "vwdiesel at vwfans.com" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] WVO conversion?

Great info Mike, thanks.  I am ready to order some filters and me and another guy in town are going to make a few matches of Bio once we find the methanol in smaller quantities then 55 gal drum.

Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI
PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)

From: mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] WVO conversion?

Bill,

You can get the filtering bags at McMaster Carr

http://www.mcmaster.com/#bag-filters/=e22u4a

You can also get the screens that go on top of drums and 5 gallon buckets to
filter out the heavy stuff  or you can use nylon stockings from Walmart.

I have mixed up to a 50/50 WVO and diesel mix with no issues here in NC
in
my 91 Jetta TD. 

Here is another good site to read up on.

http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=447609751

Nick  

I have been toying with converting my 1983 Mercedes 300SD & 1982 VW Quantum
to run on waste vegetable oil
 (WVO). However I think it might be simpler to
run a 50/50 mixture of ULS diesel & WVO. My big concern is to set up a good
filtering system for WVO. I would prefer something simple & easy to set up.
Where can you buy as cheaply as possible, the 1 micron filtering socks some
have referred to? I have a 1983 Mercedes 300SD that was converted to run on
a "Vegibenz" single tank system. I could take  the WVO parts off this car to
put on my good 300SD but worry if this or a 50/50 mix of WVO & diesel would
harm my injector pump (IP)? I have found a
station in the Sacramento area
next to the Costco in Roseville that sells B-5 which I have bought for my
good 300SD. I believe B-5 adds a lubricant for the IP & understand most
diesel sold in Europe is B-5. Europeans reading this, please tell me if this
is correct or wrong. Would like to see discussion on using WVO pro & con. I
like the
  idea of
 saving money by running WVO but don't want to be penny wise &
pound foolish.
Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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