pigpen60
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i thought i saw a sticky or a thread on your wmo mixes/ratios/formulas? pigpen60
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I have been running a 6.2L diesel engine on 20%gasoline to 80% WVO for 7 years. I have started it on that blend when the temperatures were at 0F (-18c), with no block heater. It ran fine. Two days ago I started my 6.2L diesel engine on that blend when the temperatures were 20F (-6.7C). It was a little hard starting and it ran a little rough. I started my M756a2 on that blend on the same day. It was a little hard starting, but it idled great. I expect the multi-fuel engine is going to run just fine on waste oils....maybe we need to start a thread about your mixes/ratios/formulas for burning waste oil and what your burning it in?
Gasoline is an excellent anti-gel. It was 12F this morning, when I checked my fuel blend in clear containers, my blending/processing tank, and the deuce fuel tank. The fuel was liquid with no sign of gelling.You dont add anything to prevent gelling?
I was running about 70%wmo and 30% #2diesel and my 6.2 had no power could barely get it to 45-50mph at full throttle, so I should have been using gas or possibly kerosene to thin the wmo???I have been running a 6.2L diesel engine on 20%gasoline to 80% WVO for 7 years. I have started it on that blend when the temperatures were at 0F (-18c), with no block heater. It ran fine. Two days ago I started my 6.2L diesel engine on that blend when the temperatures were 20F (-6.7C). It was a little hard starting and it ran a little rough. I started my M756a2 on that blend on the same day. It was a little hard starting, but it idled great. I expect the multi-fuel engine is going to run just fine on waste oils.
The thing to get is blends are one thing, and processing the waste oil-based fuel is another subject, that needs to be handled. I blend all my waste oils with gasoline to thin the oil, and it also helps contaminants, such as: water and particulate, to settle out. I leave my blends to settle for at least a week, then I remove the sediments from the blend, then I filter down to 1-micron. I found WMO needs a centrifuge as well, because it tends to have a lot of sub-micron carbon and ash in it.
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