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Thanks for the info, folks.
I'm starting to lean towards using filtered and mildly processed WVO to heat the house/shop and not using it in the vehicles.
I've beat this up in my head for a while and I'm not sure I want to risk eating an expensive VP-37 injection pump. The P7100 in the Dodge isn't a big deal - but the little VW TDI pumps are almost as bad as the VP-44's since they're kin to that pump.
If I go down the WVO route, I thought of using a waste oil or mildly modified oil burning hydronic furnace (Beckett burner, of course... ) to heat the house (and/or shop). In my eyes, this is less of a risk and doesn't require transesterification. Since the storage tank would be in the basement (just like home heating oil... ), the amount of heating required before burning the WVO would be minimal.
I still definitely plan on messing around with BioD processing, but it's going to take a while before I feel comfortable putting homemade (by an occasionally absent minded individual... ) stuff in my tank.
Thanks,
Matt
I'm starting to lean towards using filtered and mildly processed WVO to heat the house/shop and not using it in the vehicles.
I've beat this up in my head for a while and I'm not sure I want to risk eating an expensive VP-37 injection pump. The P7100 in the Dodge isn't a big deal - but the little VW TDI pumps are almost as bad as the VP-44's since they're kin to that pump.
If I go down the WVO route, I thought of using a waste oil or mildly modified oil burning hydronic furnace (Beckett burner, of course... ) to heat the house (and/or shop). In my eyes, this is less of a risk and doesn't require transesterification. Since the storage tank would be in the basement (just like home heating oil... ), the amount of heating required before burning the WVO would be minimal.
I still definitely plan on messing around with BioD processing, but it's going to take a while before I feel comfortable putting homemade (by an occasionally absent minded individual... ) stuff in my tank.
Thanks,
Matt
