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When towing the 8x8 home from Oklahoma, I used a mix of 50% veggie oil for 1/2 a tank full or so and noticed a rather big difference in performance pulling the 37,000 lb rig uphill. I used 100% petro diesel for the remainder of the trip.... If you can afford to suffer some loss in performance...

RE: alt fuel cost/benefits Good question Adam. The way I see it, it's an investment over a period of time, I put in a few hours each week and spend some money on lye and methanol as I go along accumulating fuel. When time comes for a trip, like the last one to GA/FL, during which I used some...

Lovebloodhounds, let us know how your first biodiesel batch comes out. :-)

Yeah, losing the source for used cooking oil is often on my mind. I have picked up oil from Jim's Grill here for over a year about once or twice a week and have no other source should they change their mind about giving it to me. A good supply of WVO is important, that's for sure.

Rizzo, coking as I understand it , builds up over time and comes from starting on cold WVO, which may leave a residue. WVO is also acid and leaving it in the system when the engine isn't used may cause other problems in the long run. With a two-tank system, only regular diesel is left in the...

RE: greasecar website Automatic. I don't want to "convert" the 240D, just run it on a mix of bio and regular diesel depending on the season.

RE: Re: RE: alternative fuels Adam, check out greasecar.com forum for lots of info on running the old mercedeses on filtered WVO.

RE: alternative fuels Not really Rizzo, only spend a couple of hours a week doing it. BUT, I say this, people who collect grease from rendering dumpsters parked behind the restaurants are in for a messy task de-watering and filtering the contaminated WVO. Just pumping it out is a job. Anybody...

RE: alternative fuels Actually, we just got a '83 240D Mercedes plus a parts car just like it. it will be for my daughter....and the idea is to run it on Bio.

RE: alternative fuel choices for diesel....opinions Here is what a couple of guys on the greasecar forum think about burning used motor oil (I don't necessarily share their opinions, but it's food for thought): "Hey Grease Sheik, Why bother burning the shit just bring it to a auto shop. You...