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I know if its thinned down with gas you can use it. But what about synthetic oil? anyone ever used it? say 5 gallons of synth. oil mixed in with 45 gallons of diesel to have a full tank
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Make sure your FDC is hooked up!. If your worried about it blending take a cup full and stir it into some diesel in a jar. If it settels or floats to the top i wouldn't try it. I doubt it will though. It should mix rather well. I've ran a lot of used oil through mine with out any trouble. Other than clogging primary fuel filters. Oil seems to cut the primary filter life alot. I keep spares under the seat.
I have enough oil in the tank now to make the exaust smoke turn blue. Some people call this black diesel. If your only putting 5 gallons in with a full tank, you probally won't notice a difference at all. Other than 5 gallons X however much $ you pay for diesel.
I have enough oil in the tank now to make the exaust smoke turn blue. Some people call this black diesel. If your only putting 5 gallons in with a full tank, you probally won't notice a difference at all. Other than 5 gallons X however much $ you pay for diesel.
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Heating oil
Just got about 275 gallons of home heating oil. Its been in the tank for about 10 years. Its a bit dark so I am guessing there might be a bit of algae (SP?) in it. Any idea of the type of filter (Micron too) I would need to run it through? Also, what type of diesel fuel conditioner works best at inhibiting algae growth? Thanks
Just got about 275 gallons of home heating oil. Its been in the tank for about 10 years. Its a bit dark so I am guessing there might be a bit of algae (SP?) in it. Any idea of the type of filter (Micron too) I would need to run it through? Also, what type of diesel fuel conditioner works best at inhibiting algae growth? Thanks
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Mine (engine oil) goes from the pan to the tank directly via transfer pump. I get about 7.5 gallons of "free" fuel whenever I change oil in one of the Macks. The engines don't know the difference.
There is one old boy here that runs straight ATF in his Dodge. Has a deal with a trans shop for all the used fluid they pull for $1 per gallon. Has run OK for over two years now. Smells a little funny, but then again so does B100.
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There is one old boy here that runs straight ATF in his Dodge. Has a deal with a trans shop for all the used fluid they pull for $1 per gallon. Has run OK for over two years now. Smells a little funny, but then again so does B100.
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BTW, algae will turn things bad in a hurry, there is no "little bit" of it there. You can easily tell, it will be a mass of black gunk in the lower portions of the tank. Dark but transparent color is not an indication of it. I'd blow it thru a filter and go.
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I have used ATF in older and modern being Pre 2000 diesels and have had great luck,
Just add 1 quart at fillup and go. It is a much cheaper lubricity/low sulfer additive for the injection pump than stanadyne
Just add 1 quart at fillup and go. It is a much cheaper lubricity/low sulfer additive for the injection pump than stanadyne
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HHo is just higher quality diesel--kinda like kerosene is sometimes called no.1 /clear diesel around here. We have run hho in several diesel vehicles-you wont be able to tell a diff.I just picked up 400G of 60's era diesel and about 200G of used motor oil.Just gonna mix and roll! 
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Well if you run outta uses for the old oil, and you have old tires, brush pile and a match.
Hmmmm..
Well if you run outta uses for the old oil, and you have old tires, brush pile and a match.
Hmmmm..
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RE: oil
I've now used old motor oil and trans fluid in the tank mixed with #2 and it works just fine. I did notice that with high % mixes(~50%) power did drop off some.
I've now used old motor oil and trans fluid in the tank mixed with #2 and it works just fine. I did notice that with high % mixes(~50%) power did drop off some.
RE: oil
Don't know if I'd be too excited about running waste engine oil directly from the sump to the tank. WEO, especially diesel WEO, has s lot of soot in it (unless you are running a high efficiency bypass oil filter). The soot (unburned carbon) particles run in the 20-60 micron range, big enough to cause wear in your fuel injection system if any gets through your engine's fuel filters. I'd suggest running it through a 5 micron bag filter first, that will get all the big stuff out and save a lot of abuse to your engine's fuel filters and you won't have to change them so often..
Don't know if I'd be too excited about running waste engine oil directly from the sump to the tank. WEO, especially diesel WEO, has s lot of soot in it (unless you are running a high efficiency bypass oil filter). The soot (unburned carbon) particles run in the 20-60 micron range, big enough to cause wear in your fuel injection system if any gets through your engine's fuel filters. I'd suggest running it through a 5 micron bag filter first, that will get all the big stuff out and save a lot of abuse to your engine's fuel filters and you won't have to change them so often..
RE: Re: Heating oil
Home Heating Oil is NOT "just a highly refined diesel oil". I have lived in homes heated with HHO for most of 30 years. HHO comes in two grades, fuel oil #2 (basically the same as #2 diesel) and fuel oil #1 (basically the same as #1 diesel), probably without a few of the diesel specific additives. The last house I lived was heated with NATURAL gas, I had two 275 gallon fuel oil tanks behind my attached garage. I owned a diesel tractor and a full sized Chevvy Blazer (now known as a Yukon) with the 6.2 liter diesel engine at the time. I had a line running from the fuel tanks to an electric powered refueling pump inside the garage. Some of the "HHO" went into the tractor, most went into the Blazer. My HHO distributor knew perfectly well what I was doing, when the weather turned cold and I called for a refill he would ask me if I wanted a 50/50 mix of #2 and #1 fuel so the fuel wouldn't gell. I had 186,000 miles on the Blazer when I sold it, and it was still running fine after all that time on "HHO". I DID use diesel fuel supplements in the fuel oil though.
Home Heating Oil is NOT "just a highly refined diesel oil". I have lived in homes heated with HHO for most of 30 years. HHO comes in two grades, fuel oil #2 (basically the same as #2 diesel) and fuel oil #1 (basically the same as #1 diesel), probably without a few of the diesel specific additives. The last house I lived was heated with NATURAL gas, I had two 275 gallon fuel oil tanks behind my attached garage. I owned a diesel tractor and a full sized Chevvy Blazer (now known as a Yukon) with the 6.2 liter diesel engine at the time. I had a line running from the fuel tanks to an electric powered refueling pump inside the garage. Some of the "HHO" went into the tractor, most went into the Blazer. My HHO distributor knew perfectly well what I was doing, when the weather turned cold and I called for a refill he would ask me if I wanted a 50/50 mix of #2 and #1 fuel so the fuel wouldn't gell. I had 186,000 miles on the Blazer when I sold it, and it was still running fine after all that time on "HHO". I DID use diesel fuel supplements in the fuel oil though.
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RE: Re: Heating oil
To hit at he synthetic question... I dont see why not... Snythetic diesel has been in production from WW2 to date in some countries.
To hit at he synthetic question... I dont see why not... Snythetic diesel has been in production from WW2 to date in some countries.
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How much is HHO a gallon nowdays?
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The hho is for my house. It is hopefully half of what i'll need for the winter season here (oct.-april). I have been wondering what happens when you get checked over by the DOT when you have a multi-fuel truck? I know red fuel will be a problem, but how about veggie oil or bio diesel or wasteoil. Used automatic transmission oil and diesel would look just like died, nontaxed fuel I would guess. If all road fuel must be taxed what's the deal with bio or wvo or waste oil.
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I believe you can legally make like 500 gallons a year without anyone caring. Of course, how would anyone know ?doghead said:
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In Texas as long as it's not B100 it's a additive. If you by B100 it's taxed a lot!!! Most places here sell B99.9 . That way it's added to diesel and not considered the main fuel by the state. Pretty suipid in my book. But on the other hand the state is tring to clean up the air a bit and they think this will help. I woked in a refinery for 7 years and vehicles isn't where our poulition is comming from! HHO isn't availble here. Not cold enough i guess. Some winters i never even run the furnas.
