--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@...> wrote:
>
> Oh boy,
Hey G,
How do you centrifuge your oils? Did you make a unit? I have horrible luck with processing Bio-d and wvo for a Chevrolet, though I think the chevrolet was largely to blame. But now I want a really clean produce.
If you have pictures to post of your centrifuge arrangement that'd be wonderful.
How long does it take to filter badly fouled wvo through jeans?
Also, what kind of electronic do dad are you using to regulate oil temps?
Brad
> I say crawling to a dim corner, putting on a pointy hat and pulling
> something old and smelly over me to hide under.
>
> Thank you very much for the quick orientation. I still don't get it though.
> I have a friend who runs a cogen based on this engine so I'd like to run it
> past him if that's OK.
>
> The wvo I pick up is full of actual salt and pepper , bcb's and all manner
> of contaminants like cig buts and otherf rubbish. Nowadays I've got my
> people complying to some extent but they keep getting new kids in who think
> it's OK to throw in the odd napkin even. I have found cutlery and mice
> too......
>
> So, I let it settle out (water and gunge falls to the bottom - great
> compost) then I suck from the top through a siv, then through cut off jeans
> legs (rated at about 15 micron, most diesel filters are rated at 40) before
> centrifuging, water and crud are separated out - you would be amazed at the
> crud. The way I do it I get down to about 1 micron (yup, did have it tested
> long time ago) so my wvo is clean. The viscosity is adjusted by heat and I
> play safe there too, my little electronic do dad will not allow me to switch
> over until I get to 75c and it won't let me switch off without purging.
> Coming up on 7 years of this now.
>
> For me it's a question of freedom. I'm a pathetic poor pensioner but I need
> to go places when I want to. Here 1 liter of diesel costs 14:-, (Swedish
> kronor) my nearest shop is 30 km away, 60 km round trip or 84:- every time -
> I can't do that. Neither could I visit my kids (600 km distant) and friends
> if I had to pay the going rate.
>
> I also heat my house with wvo. 5 cubic meters so far this year (long and
> unusually cold winter this time) and probably another 500 liters till
> spring. I've still got a reserve of about 4m2 but I need to get busy
> collecting whilst I can. I fear for the future.
>
> What percentage of your disposable income goes to Big Oil - sorry, just
> curious.
>
> /G.
>
>
>
> 2011/3/7 Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@...>
>
> > Grump, the Detroit 6v92 is a two stroke, the piston stopped, with enough
> > force to break the cylinder liner in two at the inlet ports. The piston was
> > gone into little pieces and the connecting rod was bent like a pretzel. Did
> > not bother to check the exhaust valves or cam as it was obvious the motor
> > was not worth rebuilding.
> >
> > Possible causes;
> > An injector stuck open and washed the walls.
> > A ring broke,
> > The piston broke,
> > Cyl head or gasket failed catastrophically tho there was no creaming of the
> > lube oil but there was antifreeze in the pan because the liner broke.
> > Something went through the turbo & shredded it, the muffler was full of
> > antifreeze.
> > So since a good motor costs something between $10 & $20K by the time you
> > get it installed, I cannot take any chances.
> >
> > Does a centrifuge take out contaminants that are in solution, as salt and
> > sugar would be?
> >
> >
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > That's really weird - did you find out why the piston stopped? What did
> > the
> > > rings and valves look like? Was your timing OK? Any breaks on the
> > rockers,
> > > any uneven wear on the cam?
> > >
> > > Why do you suppose that washing and super filtering will help. A
> > centrifugal
> > > filter would sort all that anyway.
> > >
> > > I don't think it could have anything to do with wvo either. Please expand
> > > upon your thoughts.
> > >
> > > /G.
> > >
> > > 2011/3/7 Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@>
> > >
> > > > I was running my Detroit Diesel on a mix of filtered WVO and petro D,
> > did
> > > > about 5000 miles & then one of the pistons stopped while the other 5
> > kept
> > > > going - $12,000 later I decided that there was more to running WVO than
> > just
> > > > filtering. If and when I use it again I will filter it wash it,( to get
> > out
> > > > the salts and sugars) dry it, & filter it again.
> > > > I do not think the WVO caused the failure, but since I am not sure I
> > pay
> > > > the $500 per tank full, (144 gal tank) for petro D.
> > > >
> > > > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Brad Eldridge <drbraddc@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >>
> > > > > Posted by: "Mac" francismcwilliams@
> > > > > <francismcwilliams@?Subject=+Re%3A%201996%20E300%20Diesel>I
> > > > > have a 1999 E300 that has been running great on weather-determining
> > > > > concentrations (10% - 99%) of WVO for 75k miles. Zero conversion.
> > Filter
> > > > it
> > > > > well and dump it in the gas tank.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the info! Very encouraging! New glow plugs arrived, so I
> > hope
> > > > to
> > > > > be brewing and on the road soon.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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