have you physically seen any of the issues you mention, that are proven to have occurred as a result of using filtered WVO or SVO ?

Personally no-but I talk with guys who deal with ring gumming regularly (compression loss) they get round it ,injecting water as a mist into the inlet while thrashing down the motorway-50 mile run seems to be pretty standard-some use a converted house hold spray bottle with water in it-have a read:www.[B]vegetableoildiesel.co.uk[/B]
But as I said earlier,land rovers do seem particularly tolerant of wvo/svo compared to other vehicles
 
Personally no-but I talk with guys who deal with ring gumming regularly (compression loss) they get round it ,injecting water as a mist into the inlet while thrashing down the motorway-50 mile run seems to be pretty standard-some use a converted house hold spray bottle with water in it-have a read:www.[B]vegetableoildiesel.co.uk[/B]
But as I said earlier,land rovers do seem particularly tolerant of wvo/svo compared to other vehicles

there is a company in Germany that converts vw's for years.
compensating injector pressure to different viscosity of svo should give same spray pattern as straight diesel.
 
it was a full propper rig out, sealed motor the real deal. i had just switched everything off to settle and went for a cuppa. dont no what caused the spark but it could only be the fumes of the costic soda and methanol mix that made the big bang. i was only making 100ltr mix and had been doing it for nearly 2 years, after seing the damage it does when it goes wrong i would say keep away, its not worth your life or some one elses ! but saying that my disco used to go like **** off a stick.
You must have had a source of ignition-possibly static-it is very important to make sure all equipment is grounded-you must have also have had enough vapour to support combustion-I run a fan continuously with shed door open during processing-I can never smell methanol vapour during my process-nor do I handle the methanol directly-my methoxide is sucked in,so no pouring etc.I am very mindful of the risks,and this is why the brewing shed is 80ft from the house-my main problem is rats chewing holes in oil and fuel containers-but they did eat some byproduct one day and got a result 3 dead rats.
 
You must have had a source of ignition-possibly static-it is very important to make sure all equipment is grounded-you must have also have had enough vapour to support combustion-I run a fan continuously with shed door open during processing-I can never smell methanol vapour during my process-nor do I handle the methanol directly-my methoxide is sucked in,so no pouring etc.I am very mindful of the risks,and this is why the brewing shed is 80ft from the house-my main problem is rats chewing holes in oil and fuel containers-but they did eat some byproduct one day and got a result 3 dead rats.

are you a registered producer ?
 
No just a home brewer,but I take it seriously and try to make the best fuel I can,to try and avoid some of the issues others suffer from-I also try to do things as safely as I can-if I felt what I was doing was too risky I would stop
 
No just a home brewer,but I take it seriously and try to make the best fuel I can,to try and avoid some of the issues others suffer from-I also try to do things as safely as I can-if I felt what I was doing was too risky I would stop
ive had a few too whiskeys 2night to talk propper, if u want to talk more al b back 2morro.
 
One other point of interest,with my byproduct which is waste-I mix it with chainsaw dust and run it thru my woodburner burns very hot,this can obviously be done with waste veg oil dregs as well-great free fuel
 
I tried adding the 2 ltrs petrol to the 30 ltrs deisel and 21 ltrs rapeseed oil. It started fine , drove round corner and it juddered like it was going to stall but didn,t. I took it for a spin and it went like **** of a stick ! :) Once the turbo spins you can really feel it pull ! Have to drive with a light foot or I,ll be getting me collar felt. I did about 20 miles over hill and dale ,no problems .When I got back I stopped at the shops turned ignition off for five mins.Started ,drove round corner , started to judder again :confused: Ill have to see how it goes tommorow. Maybe I need to add a bit more petrol ?
 
Done about six k since I last changed it so its about service time. Like I said its pulling like a train when its running.
 
One other point of interest,with my byproduct which is waste-I mix it with chainsaw dust and run it thru my woodburner burns very hot,this can obviously be done with waste veg oil dregs as well-great free fuel

i take it you've not got any neighbors close by
 
Valid point Sean,and interesting reading,seems very recent research-I only burn the byproduct (which can emit acrolin if not fully combusted-nasty irritant)I mix well with sawdust-then only introduce house brick size chunk to the fire that is already very hot and make sure all vents are fully open to ensure max oxygen available-not smelt anything nasty-will have to get on my roof and recheck-neighbours both sides have not said anything,and one of them gives me oil.Only use it for a winter "boost" makes fire too hot for regular use.
 

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