So in my 8mpg bus conversion, I was running up to 50% wvo, mixed into the main tank. After one season, as we were nearing home 150miles away, Piston 1 stopped, Pistons 2 through 6 kept on doing their thing.
The towing bill was around $2,000 (had insurance phew) the new used motor was $3500, 2 months work to install by YT, and another $8,000 for mechanic work to install my jake brakes and bolt up the transmission generally much mucking about to get rolling again. We fluked on the new eng, it had just been rebuilt when they dropped a crane on the truck it was in.
I do not think it was the veggie oil that caused piston one to stop (boy you shoulda seen the mess, cylinder liner in pieces, con rod pretselled,etc) but much as I cannot afford the $500 fill up on Dino D, I cannot take a chance on a $12,000 eng rebuild.
Tony
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "oldsinner111" <tccservice111@...> wrote:
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> Thants good Lawrence.I will run wmo at 50% in emergency times
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> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Lawrence Rhodes <primobassoon@> wrote:
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> > Posted by: "Yahoo! Member Service" tccservice111@ oldsinner111
> > Date: Mon Jul 1, 2013 9:10 am ((PDT))
> > Here in Tennessee the Render got
> > tight with the health Dept.,and all places must have Render service.They
> > are selling veg to hospitals to run their furnaces.
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> > YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. I still get the mom and pop establishments that only do a few gallons a month. They fall in the cracks as no render service wants to come out for small quantities & here in San Francisco there are drop off points for used oil....hint hint. Lawrence Rhodes
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