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If its that close to running then fix it and drive/sell it.

It is. But the process of removing water from the oil is the same. Your just not "washing" the wmo. Just removing the water and filtering. Everybody has their own way I suppose. I prefer to use the same method of "drying" for both. I'm also a bit biased. I make biodiesel for a living so I use...

Some moisture is acceptable. There are limits though. For the most part water will fall out of the oil VERY quickly. Doesn't matter if its wvo or wmo. We do 4000-5000 gallon batches at work and only wait 2 hours and sometimes less to pump the water off the bottom of the wash tanks. Then it gets...

I would say no. The water will seperate itself to the bottom of the fuel unless it is emulsified. Emulsions are usually caused by over agitation. The water should first be drained fromt the bottom of your collection tank. Then you can heat the oil to a safe level to "burn off" the whatever water...

A good idea would be to use one of the large clear plastic totes. Pump the oil your trying to refine into the tote. Leave it sit over night and if there is water or an emulsion it will settle to the bottom and you will see a definite line on the side of the tote where it seperates. Pump the oil...

Run it throught the centrifuge then through the filters. ten micron and then the five. Anything smaller than 5 is just a waste of time and money in my opinion. I work at a large biodiesel plant and that is how we are set up. It works well.

I figured out that I can not register it as an rv with the state. I have to have the "D" plates and get it inspected bi-annually because of weight, etc. So my only real option is to talk to the inspector and hope he gives me a thumbs up to keep one in the driveway.

Thanks for the link. I'm not so much worried about the bumper height issue. If I can keep the city happy and get it licensed, I'll be happy. If I get hassled for that then its time to move accross the river. It might be anyway........

bbftx brought up the point that the city's definition of a truck is five tons or over. I guess I need to find out what they're using as a measure for the weight. Is it curb weight, GVW, or payload......

I didn't see the 5 ton rating. The truck I am looking at is just over that. Its close enough that it could be put on a diet to get it there but I would imagine they'll look at the original gvw and say no. I'll have to check with them when I get a chance.

I'll have to wave down the code enforcer. I think he might actually live further up the street from me. I see him driving his "enforcer" car down the road all the time. I looked up Illinois definition of an RV and its not going to help me any. (625 ILCS 5/1‑169) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par...

Question about a city ordinance. I'm looking to buy a bobbed deuce and this is what my local code has to say. Am I going to have problems with this? 10.34.130 - Truck storage prohibited certain zones. The storage or parking of trucks, contracting equipment, trailers, or semi-trailers...

Yes, that is my intention. If it is infact the bolt that breaks, It would be easy enough to address. Some top notch ARP bolts or the like would likely take care of the problem. If it isn't the bolt and the rod is the problem then that leaves few if any realistic options to fix it.

Ok. I see your point now. Thanks for the explanation.

I think the exact opposite there is much less stress on the whole assembly on the exhaust stroke. The piston is traveling up and the valve is open relieving most of the resistence. Where on the power stroke the the cylinder has just fired causing extreme preasure to be put on the rotating...

That statement is missleading. Rods will bend on the compression/exhaust strokes. They will pull apart/break on the intake/power strokes. It all depends on the stresses in the motor and the condition of the material. Most don't fail all at once. It is from abuse over a period of time. I've...

I think thats the answer. More recipricating weight do to the larger piston.

I wonder what the results would be to put a rod in a press using some THICK wall pipe to simulate the wrist pin and the crank and spread her till she lets go.

I think that is the question to answer. But without a major knowledge in metallurgy or a system to test it, it will remain unanswered. Maybe some one that has had a rod failure can post some pictures and maybe we can see where it is breaking and determine whether its the bolt or the rod itself...