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Old 11-06-2009, 12:16 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I'm just not sure how to go about emulsifying the fuel without wasting alot more energy than you're going to get back.

Plus, you'd have to test with all the other chemicals that are used in the emulsion to make sure that it wasn't just one of the chemicals or a component of more than one of them chemicals that makes the difference, which could get both dangerous and expensive quickly.

I used to have a diesel tractor that I burned old engine oil in... even the oil from the other tractor that always had water in it... yep, the creamy engine-killing goo. It never bothered the engine, but the filters would always clog earlier than normal from the goop in the oil.

Of course, I have no idea if it ran better, worse, or indifferent to the mixture, never tested, never cared.

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