Re: Yikes! Diesel $4.50/gallon

PerfectReign wrote:

> thanks for the answer - i'd be curious to hear your experiences so far.
I'm
> looking at getting a 300d in the next few months and have plans to
either
> put in a two-tank system (such as frybrid or greasel) or a one-tank
system
> such as lovecraft or elsbett.  
> 
> Also, what are you running in the tank? Are you at 10% WVO/SVO? 50%?
80%?

I live just north of San Diego, California, so it's pretty much warm and
sunny every day of the year.  In the winter, it might get down to
freezing in the mornings, so it's a little tricky to start, but
generally my mix is vegetable oil unless I run out.  Last fill, I put 2
gallons of petrodiesel in to fill the tank, but that's the first time
I've been to the filling station in months.  However, with the noticably
improved mileage I think I'll keep topping off with petrodiesel since
it's not too bad if you're only dropping $10 every couple of weeks...
(On top of 100% WVO that's primarily soy.)

Considered multi-tanking it, but where I live there's just no need.  I
do a pretty thorough job filtering it, and haven't needed to change a
fuel filter since I did the conversion.  I was running an SVO blend
(30-60% at any given time) with petrodiesel before getting the
conversion done.  The oil is a lot darker than diesel fuel, it's sorta
like amber "grade A" maple syrup, but it's otherwise completely
transparent.  I chalk that up to the obsessive-compulsive 5 micron
filter bags hanging into the drums in my shed.  (Wow, they get full of
some mean sludgy nastiness, not to mention the occasional peanut,
greenbean, french fry, and even a screw once!)


-tom!

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