I'm now sold on the Veg oil conversion!

[94cnytoy]

Well, I've finally seen it in person.....
A diesel to Veg oil conversion.
You can read anything, but until you've seen it, it just sounds good. IT IS AMAZING in person.
Yesterday, I sold my Sami to a guy from out of town.
He seemed to know alot about mechanics and little odd idea's. After our deal was closed, we sat and talked about my Toyota for a while, showing him all the little things I've done and plan on doing...Then it was his turn............
He drove a 1981 Volkswagon rabbit diesel.
It was a home built Veg oil conversion.
He got the car for free. It sat dead for 5yrs in a field.
Body was rust and dent free(faided paint)..
Being a "thrifty" guy, he was fulfilling his dream of a veg oil conversion.
One hour of misc labor and odd parts the car was running again.(bad fuel hoses, misc wiring).
From there he built the Conversion system himself.
He made a coolant heated chamber for the oil(the actual name eludes me), he made a duel fuel system for diesel start ups.
I wanted to take some pic's, but had no dig camera available.
The short of the long story is this:
Total cost for conversion: $350 misc parts.
Car: FREE
Milage: 50-60 MPG!!!!! Of Vegetable oil
Veg Oil: FREE
Diesel: One gallon a week if driven daily
Loss of power: Unknown but runs great

Reason for not doing this conversion?
You'd have to be insane to own a small diesel and to not do this. The almighty V-8 conversion has now left my consiousness. I am offically sold on the diesel conversion.

Now, who's got all those VW's sitting in their back yards???

Stew

[snorkleman]

Got a friend running the conversion on a Dodge. He gets his oil from restaurants. Some days it smells like fried fish and some days it smells like General Tso's Chicken. He doesn't have any difference in speed. He did have to get a license to transport the oil from restaurants since the local oil pickup company confronted him on taking their business. It costs him a buck a gallon.

Check this out: www.greasel.com/

[94cnytoy]

www.greasel.com/index.html

Just one of many links....
It's amazing that the original engine was designed for alternate fuel.
Is it true? Who knows, but it sounds good and I wouldn't be suprised.....
The oil company's own many patents from the 40's to the 60's regarding alternate fuel sources and economy.
Stew

[ronnny]

Try and look up a link to journey to forever. It has things from building waste oil heaters to step by step instruction on this bio diesel etc... I will look at post a link later.