veggie special

edsiemer · 12-18-2007, 07:37 PM

gents and cummins ladies if present

my 01 24V craves a new experience just like me as a newbie on this forum. i was going to kit convert to veggie oil but i hear that the fuel pumps resist. we bought a diesel still but found that too dangerous (i mean, where do you get a ready supply of methanol delivered to my crib) to make bio diesel. i now contemplate mixing veggie oil 1/2 and 1/2 with diesel fuel. have 2000 gallons of veggie oil @ $.50 per gallon and i just need to know if anyone has done that mix and what were the results.

Sparks280zt · 01-07-2008, 07:19 PM

Methanol is no more dangerous to store than gasoline.

bigrattlerdiesel · 01-07-2008, 07:32 PM

NO DONT DO VEGGY OIL!!! trust me long story but it seems like a good idea and runs good..... but wait 10,000 miles and pull ur injectors and they will tell you a different story...... they look like they have a herpes outbreak of carbon residue BAD.

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bigrattlerdiesel · 01-07-2008, 07:34 PM

biodiesel is fine...... but watch cold weather... i got royally screwed when a freak cold spell his west texas and my 50% blend gelled over.....took three days to get'er running right again... oh and double check all your steps when making biodiesel one bad batch could cost ya a few days or weeks in the shop...

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bigrattlerdiesel · 01-07-2008, 07:35 PM

where do you live? many race tracks sell methanol, windshield wiper fluid makers have it, oil field people, chemical shops, ect. Btw methanol the cheapest i have got it is about 3.65$ a gallon and ^$

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bigrattlerdiesel · 01-07-2008, 07:37 PM

false methanol is more dangerous to store than gasoline, methanol has a much lows flashing point. meaning is exposed to air it goes bad quickly while emitting and extraneous amount of flammable vapor, much more so than gasoline.

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Sparks280zt · 01-10-2008, 05:47 PM

The MSDS storage recomendations for methanol are the same for gasoline.

***Whistler*** · 01-10-2008, 05:54 PM

I have been told that the vp trucks won't handle the veggie oil well, Is this true?

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bigrattlerdiesel · 01-10-2008, 06:13 PM

mine did just fine for 4 months... but it clogs ur injectors......

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Sparks280zt · 01-15-2008, 10:09 AM

The common rail trucks dont handle bio well. My vp does fine plus it lubricates exponetially better.

PhatB · 01-24-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bigrattlerdiesel

false methanol is more dangerous to store than gasoline, methanol has a much lows flashing point. meaning is exposed to air it goes bad quickly while emitting and extraneous amount of flammable vapor, much more so than gasoline.

WRONG.....Methanol has a flash point of 52*F, gasoline has a flash point of -45*F, thats right gasoline has a subzero flash point.

Please don't take my word for it, the word of a former chemical plant operator with 19+ years experience.

Instead google the MSDS for both and read it yourself.

bigrattlerdiesel, not trying to flame you or anything, but giving bad info like this only scares newbies from home brewing biodiesel.

Folks you take more risk filling up you gasoline powered vehicles than you would at taking a crack at making your own biodiesel.

Just educate yourselves, and follow all safety precautions, and you should be just fine.

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12-18-2007, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
edsiemer Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 edsiemer's Truck Pics	veggie special gents and cummins ladies if present my 01 24V craves a new experience just like me as a newbie on this forum. i was going to kit convert to veggie oil but i hear that the fuel pumps resist. we bought a diesel still but found that too dangerous (i mean, where do you get a ready supply of methanol delivered to my crib) to make bio diesel. i now contemplate mixing veggie oil 1/2 and 1/2 with diesel fuel. have 2000 gallons of veggie oil @ $.50 per gallon and i just need to know if anyone has done that mix and what were the results.

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01-07-2008, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sparks280zt Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 102 Sparks280zt's Truck Pics	Methanol is no more dangerous to store than gasoline.

01-07-2008, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigrattlerdiesel Cummins Nut Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 391 bigrattlerdiesel's Truck Pics	NO DONT DO VEGGY OIL!!! trust me long story but it seems like a good idea and runs good..... but wait 10,000 miles and pull ur injectors and they will tell you a different story...... they look like they have a herpes outbreak of carbon residue BAD. __________________ 2001 5 speed 2wd short bed silencer ring MIA , BHAF custom intake and heat shield,5" bullhaullers!! Step 4 Bullyboosters, Quadzilla Adrenaline,Airdog 150!!

01-07-2008, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigrattlerdiesel Cummins Nut Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 391 bigrattlerdiesel's Truck Pics	biodiesel is fine...... but watch cold weather... i got royally screwed when a freak cold spell his west texas and my 50% blend gelled over.....took three days to get'er running right again... oh and double check all your steps when making biodiesel one bad batch could cost ya a few days or weeks in the shop... __________________ 2001 5 speed 2wd short bed silencer ring MIA , BHAF custom intake and heat shield,5" bullhaullers!! Step 4 Bullyboosters, Quadzilla Adrenaline,Airdog 150!!

01-07-2008, 07:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigrattlerdiesel Cummins Nut Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 391 bigrattlerdiesel's Truck Pics	where do you live? many race tracks sell methanol, windshield wiper fluid makers have it, oil field people, chemical shops, ect. Btw methanol the cheapest i have got it is about 3.65$ a gallon and ^$ __________________ 2001 5 speed 2wd short bed silencer ring MIA , BHAF custom intake and heat shield,5" bullhaullers!! Step 4 Bullyboosters, Quadzilla Adrenaline,Airdog 150!!

01-07-2008, 07:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
bigrattlerdiesel Cummins Nut Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 391 bigrattlerdiesel's Truck Pics	false methanol is more dangerous to store than gasoline, methanol has a much lows flashing point. meaning is exposed to air it goes bad quickly while emitting and extraneous amount of flammable vapor, much more so than gasoline. __________________ 2001 5 speed 2wd short bed silencer ring MIA , BHAF custom intake and heat shield,5" bullhaullers!! Step 4 Bullyboosters, Quadzilla Adrenaline,Airdog 150!!

01-10-2008, 05:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sparks280zt Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 102 Sparks280zt's Truck Pics	The MSDS storage recomendations for methanol are the same for gasoline.

01-10-2008, 05:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Whistler* Diesel Freak Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lubbock,TX Posts: 581 Whistler's Truck Pics	I have been told that the vp trucks won't handle the veggie oil well, Is this true? __________________ 97 3500 4x4 Auto, Goerend Tranny & TC, 15* timing, #10 plate full forward, autometer gauges, lock up switch, prime loc, Amsoil Nano, straight piped, posi-lok, lots to come

01-10-2008, 06:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
bigrattlerdiesel Cummins Nut Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 391 bigrattlerdiesel's Truck Pics	mine did just fine for 4 months... but it clogs ur injectors...... __________________ 2001 5 speed 2wd short bed silencer ring MIA , BHAF custom intake and heat shield,5" bullhaullers!! Step 4 Bullyboosters, Quadzilla Adrenaline,Airdog 150!!

01-15-2008, 10:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sparks280zt Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 102 Sparks280zt's Truck Pics	The common rail trucks dont handle bio well. My vp does fine plus it lubricates exponetially better.