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WVO - Removing soaps first
I was reading another forum and one of the participants was saying that he was using lye to remove the soaps in order to lower the viscosity and then still burning it as WVO (not as biodiesel). Has anyone else seen this or tried it themselves?
I am thinking about a Grease-On conversion, but am very wary about the potential for damagng a MB engine.
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REMOVING SOAPS FIRST
Soaponification (glycerin) is the chemical process for adding lye and meythel alcohol to lower viscosity and produce biodiesel (B100). The guy you mentioned above is not 'washing' or removing dirt, water,alchol and most likely has suspended glycerine in his 'WVO'. He'll wreck his engine in short order.
If you want to use WVO, first filter then heat it in the car to lower viscosity.
92 300td 2.5 390k WVO for 90k
my own design 2 tank system: vegitherm heater, hot fox, heated filter/fass pump, pollak valve, bigger alternator/smaller pully and belt
All the WVO neighsayers are WRONG!!!
I'm proof with at least 10 2.5k all WVO road trips
Centrifuge
I have a centrifuge mounted on a 55 gal drum with a 220v water heater element. Gets to about 200* in about 30 min. The centrifuge filters to about 0.5 microns. Wouldn't this filter the glycerin and 200 plus temp cook off the methyl alcohol?