One man's experience with Waste Vegetable Oil
by Admin, 02/23/2008
Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) is an exciting alternative fuel. It's basically free (you're doing a service to commercial users of oils), and the conversion on a diesel truck isn't too expensive. Over the coming weeks we'll be featuring a lot of news about WVO, and to whet your appetite, here's a great testimonial from WVO user KevinRobinson123 on Hummer Network Forums:
SVO/WVO: Here's my calculation: I spent a total of $3,000 on fuel last year. My heated veggie oil system, installed by one of Skiman's dealers in Ohio, cost me $3,000 installed in my H1. That's a 1 year return.
I just sold my gas pickup truck and bought a diesel pickup today since my H1 likes my mechanic more than me. Yes, you must collect and filter your free fuel or I will do that for you for $1.25 a gallon. I only have 2,000 gallons left.
To the nay-sayers, yes, keep paying for #2 diesel at the pump and stay away from my free fuel. Oh, and the home heating oil savings are icing on the cake.
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To the nay-sayers, yes, keep paying for #2 diesel at the pump and stay away from my free fuel. Oh, and the home heating oil savings are icing on the cake.
Ethanol: When Americans realize that ethanol is a scam that yields little engine power and low gas mileage, there will be plenty of corn oil available. Brazil doesn't mind low engine power and low gas mileage apparently, but Americans won't accept it once they realize what is going on. Americans living in Brazil tell me they can't stand the low power from ethanol.
Biodiesel: First, mix methanol with your filtered WVO, then sprinkle in lye and possibly wash with water. Then, dispose of the glycerin/soap and water that settles to the bottom.
Methanol likes to explode and still comes from the middle east at $4 a gallon. Lye is also very dangerous, and do you want even a little water left in your homemade biodiesel. The Northern Tool biodiesel maker costs 9K and calls for sulfuric acid too. All these chemicals are the reason you might need to replace rubber lines when running biodiesel. Put on your hazmat suit or check biodiesel.org for a list of gas stations that sell biodiesel. When I drive by a station on the list, I fill my main tank with biodiesel which I only use to start my H1.
Hybrids: My H1 running on veggie oil uses less gas/diesel than a hybrid car. As soon as I get a free moment, I'm going to dyno my H1 on veggie oil and go through the state emissions while running on veggie oil. I know the power and mileage are the same as diesel fuel. No more $80 fillups for me. Yes, there's time and a few filters involved with free fuel, but it's a pleasure to stick it to the oil companies. Worst case, let's say you have to pay $1.50/gallon for veggie oil. That's less than half the price of #2.
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