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The kid I told that to is an Alaskan kid. Just graduated from high school, has spent the last two summers working first as a set-netter, and this year on a commercial fishing boat. He's also been trying to figure out how to convert used cooking oil to run the 1990 diesel pickup he just bought. (He's been working on that project since our last trip up here two years ago.)He's quite self-sufficient. He liked my words of wisdom and told them to his friends. :) This young man and his friends do give me a bit of hope for our future.
 
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bobbi-j said:
The kid I told that to is an Alaskan kid. Just graduated from high school, has spent the last two summers working first as a set-netter, and this year on a commercial fishing boat. He's also been trying to figure out how to convert used cooking oil to run the 1990 diesel pickup he just bought. (He's been working on that project since our last trip up here two years ago.)He's quite self-sufficient. He liked my words of wisdom and told them to his friends. :) This young man and his friends do give me a bit of hope for our future.
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This might not work in Alaska.... but I met a fellow up in My neck of the woods that was running a 1984 Mercedes Diesel four door on straight french fry oil.

All he did was filter it of particulates and fill a separate fuel tank with it. He ran the fuel lines next to the coolant lines. Started the car with Diesel.... warmed every thing up then flipped a switch when the fry oil was warm enough.

He reversed the process when he shut down. He said the injectors needed diesel in them when it shut down or you had the devil of a time starting it.

deb
 
perchie.girl said:
This might not work in Alaska.... but I met a fellow up in My neck of the woods that was running a 1984 Mercedes Diesel four door on straight french fry oil.

All he did was filter it of particulates and fill a separate fuel tank with it. He ran the fuel lines next to the coolant lines. Started the car with Diesel.... warmed every thing up then flipped a switch when the fry oil was warm enough.

He reversed the process when he shut down. He said the injectors needed diesel in them when it shut down or you had the devil of a time starting it.

deb
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DH has a friend that runs his old John Deere tractors (1950's vintage) on French fry oil, too. Not sure how it works. I'm "mechanically challenged". They try to explain, but I don't know most of the parts they're talking about anyway.
 

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