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1. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:14:50 -0400
I know lots of people burn used cooking oil in diesel vehicles. And since my oil heat is basically diesel fuel, my question is... Can I burn used cooking oil in my home heating oil tank? If so, what
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00040.html (8,362 bytes)

2. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: ejrussell at mebtel.net (ejrussell at mebtel.net)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:17:44 -0400
BioDiesel is not simply burning used cooking oil - it is processed into a form usable in a conventional diesel engine. The process of converting used cooking oil into BioDiesel makes it cost more tha
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00041.html (9,201 bytes)

3. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:39:49 -0400
I guess my question is, will I hurt anything if I drain (filtered) used cooking oil into my heat oil tank? This is mostly for a 'clean' way to dispose of the oil, and if I save a few pennies (and don
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00042.html (10,020 bytes)

4. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:43:49 -0700
That depends a great deal on what you pay for the cooking oil. From everything I've read, the conversion process itself is relatively inexpensive, but only produces about 2/3 as much oil as you put
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00043.html (9,463 bytes)

5. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: ejrussell at mebtel.net (ejrussell at mebtel.net)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:49:42 -0400
I *assume* it won't hurt - in the same way adding a couple of gallons of most anything that'll sort of burn into a few hundred gallons of fuel oil 'won't hurt'. But I'm not sure why you'd bother. Wh
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00044.html (8,725 bytes)

6. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: mbarre at juno.com (Matt)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:48:59 GMT
get them up and running with the normal diesel fuel system and have a means of warming the grease via engine heat, then you can switch over to the warmed grease. Then a few miles from your destinati
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00045.html (11,349 bytes)

7. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: parkanzky at gmail.com (Paul Parkanzky)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 16:45:26 -0400
I used to work for a company that made baby oil and would occasionally run my diesel car (a '00 TDI Jetta) on "scrap." Baby oil is almost pure light mineral oil with a trace of perfume and/or a bit o
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00046.html (8,957 bytes)

8. [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: eric@megageek.com
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:14:50 -0400
I know lots of people burn used cooking oil in diesel vehicles. And since my oil heat is basically diesel fuel, my question is... Can I burn used cooking oil in my home heating oil tank? If so, what
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00182.html (11,432 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: ejrussell@mebtel.net
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:17:44 -0400
BioDiesel is not simply burning used cooking oil - it is processed into a form usable in a conventional diesel engine. The process of converting used cooking oil into BioDiesel makes it cost more tha
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00183.html (12,848 bytes)

10. Re: [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: eric@megageek.com
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:39:49 -0400
I guess my question is, will I hurt anything if I drain (filtered) used cooking oil into my heat oil tank? This is mostly for a 'clean' way to dispose of the oil, and if I save a few pennies (and don
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00184.html (13,164 bytes)

11. Re: [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:43:49 -0700
That depends a great deal on what you pay for the cooking oil. From everything I've read, the conversion process itself is relatively inexpensive, but only produces about 2/3 as much oil as you put
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00185.html (12,752 bytes)

12. Re: [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: ejrussell@mebtel.net
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:49:42 -0400
I guess my question is, will I hurt anything if I drain (filtered) used cooking oil into my heat oil tank? This is mostly for a 'clean' way to dispose of the oil, and if I save a few pennies (and don
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00186.html (12,106 bytes)

13. Re: [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: "Matt" <mbarre@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:48:59 GMT
get them up and running with the normal diesel fuel system and have a means of warming the grease via engine heat, then you can switch over to the warmed grease. Then a few miles from your destinati
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00187.html (14,785 bytes)

14. Re: [Shop-talk] Bio diesel question. (score: 1)
Author: Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 16:45:26 -0400
I used to work for a company that made baby oil and would occasionally run my diesel car (a '00 TDI Jetta) on "scrap." Baby oil is almost pure light mineral oil with a trace of perfume and/or a bit o
/html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00188.html (12,884 bytes)


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