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Old 10-18-2012, 10:09 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UFO View Post
Older engines like the low pressure Mercedes do ok, better if the VO fuel is heated. Newer engines like my VW need a thin fuel like biodiesel to run properly, but the OPs car has been know to do just fine on straight VO.
Even a newer HPCR Diesel can work with vegetable oil, but if it's pre-heated (then getting thinner) there are better results. By the way, since hydrogenated oils, which get even thicker when cold, are widely used in restaurants due to their longer useful life, it makes harder to use it pure, but are not a bad feedstock for biodiesel...
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