Running a big rig on veggie oil
I have been researching veggie oil as fuel in diesels for years. Seems to have a few downsides and upsides but vegetable oil for fuel is actually what good ol' Rudolph Diesel had in mind for fuel when...
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xctraveler wrote:
The worst case was when the driver pulled into the campground and shut down without purging the system back to diesel. They spent several hours the next day cleaning the congealed veggie oil from the fuel lines.
Definitely an issue with a homemade system. However the better built veggie fuel systems have a built in switchover and warning system that won't let you turn the engine off until the switchover is complete and the entire fuel system is purged. As with anything, you get what you pay for.
