Re: Used cooking oil

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun Dec 18 2005 - 07:59:28 PST

Darrell,

What did you do to the cooking oil before pouring it in? Strain it at all
and if so, please explain.

Thanks,

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Ramsell" <daram@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:14 AM
Subject: [MV] Used cooking oil

> Hi All
>
> I thought I would give you an update on my HMMWV that has been running on
> used cooking oil.
>
> I'm currently running on a 80%~20% mixed (diesle/cooking oil). I've
> started it up a several times now where temp was between 35~40'. The
> engine struggles a bit for the first 30 seconds then starts to run
> normally. I notice if I give it a little gas I can clear it up sooner.
>
> Only on one occasion did I have trouble. It started okay then began to
> sputter black smoke, then white smoke then died. It took a few starts
> then it was running fine. I assumed the trouble was due to a little clog
> somewhere from a cold lump of oil.
>
> The only othere thing I've notice it that it leaves a little bit more soot
> in the exhaust pipes. Some time it will blow a fair amount of soot out on
> start up.
>
> Otherwise, everything else is fine.
>
> Darrell
>
>
> Tha
>
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