NO! Any mixture above 20% veggie oil is putting your engine and injectors at great risk. The risk is even more serious in colder climates. In addition, to truly get veggie oil to mix with diesel or kerosene, they actually need to be heated anyway.

According to Joshua Tickell, the author of “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank”, there are 3 BILLION gallons of waste vegetable oil generated in the US each year, enough to fuel approximately 5% of all diesel vehicles in the country. Instead of paying farmers tax dollars to not grow crops, biofuel production could be increased and that currently unused land could supply up to 24% of the US diesel fuel needs while keeping farmers employed.

My 83 Mercedes 300td wagon runs on used cooking oil. I added acetone, and I can see a differance. -- John, in Clearwater, Fla. THE VEGGIE MAN

If you have an outside tank you will require Kerosene. Kerosene is required so that during the cold winter your fuel lines will not freeze. If you have an inside tank you will use heating oil.

Kerosene, also known as 28 second oil, is produced after the distillation process of crude oil. Most domestic systems run on kerosene because it provides a cleaner and more efficient burn for your home. Gas oil (red diesel), also known as 35 second oil, is more commonly used in agriculture and industry. Gas oil is less combustible than kerosene and has more carbon atoms. Make sure you are typing in your details correctly - usernames and passwords are case-sensitive.

K1 kerosene is a low-sulfur kerosene that is made for use in space heaters, lamps, etc. - and not for use in vehicles or generators. It is also not taxed so would be illegal to use in "on-road" vehicles. Lower lubricity is likely as the viscosity decreases. While this may not cause catastrophic instant damage, it could cause long-term wear of pumps, etc. Four semi-annual surveys for years 1990-1992 showed national averages as such for viscosity (represented in milliPascal-seconds (mPa .

Absolutely nothing. The generator (vaporizer) system is not a throw-away, and does not have any packing in it that will cause it to stop up or clog up. You can even mix the fuels together. No problem!

No, not everyone should convert to SVO. Even though some of the first diesel engines burned unadulterated peanut oil, much has changed in engine design since then. We now have to lower the viscosity (thickness) of the oil to work efficiently in today's diesel engine. We can accomplish this by modifying the vegetable oil (turning it into biodiesel through a chemical reaction) or by modifying the vehicle (via a SVO conversion kit that heats the vegetable oil to a suitable viscosity).

After run oil is a special oil that is meant to be used when an engine is to be stored for more than a week and not run. It is suggested for all Nitro car or truck owners. It usually costs between $3 and $5 (US). You can also use Marvel Mystery Oil (US brand oil), 3in1 brand oil (US brand oil), or automatic transmission fluid as a substitute.

Yes, yes, and yes! If you go single tank you can also mix fuels or run diesel anytime in any proportion. Depending on the oil you use and the vehicle condition, our systems can be specified and equipped for cold weather use. Options such as Hotfox tank heaters, Hotplate heat exchangers, the Vegtherm, 120V pad heaters applied with an adhesive to the outside of the SVO tank, etc. are all available from us.

Gosh, NO, unless your vehicle manual states that it is ok to do so! We have read of people and even SVO companies suggesting the use of gas to thin out veggie oil. What they don't know is that this can ruin both your engine and injector pump. Many injection pump manufacturers will tell you to never use gasoline or any alcohol (such as ethanol) mixed fuels with their pumps. To do so will EAT OUT THE SEALS.

There is no difference between fuel (heating) oil and off road diesel. However, road diesel has lower sulfur and is clear. Heating Oil and off road are dyed.

Sorry, no. R/C buggies today use glow plug engines. These run on a mix of methanol and oil, frequently with some percentage of nitro methane added as a go-fast ingredient. The ignition temperature for this fuel is much, much higher than that obtainable in compression ignition engines.

No, but you can buy an early to mid 80’s Mercedes, VW, Isuzu, or Toyota diesel for around $1000. These cars are relatively easy to work with, and run forever. You can keep two cars and your insurance won’t increase more than a couple bucks a month. Some insurance co’s will actually lower your rates for a second car.

The 80% production/import requirement applies to all highway diesel fuel (No. 1 plus No. 2). EPA requirements do not stipulate the percentages of No. 1 and No. 2 that must be produced or imported. Some refiners have told the EPA that they plan to produce Ultra Low Sulfur Kerosene (ULSK) for wintertime blending.

DY23 and DY27: Although the owner's handbook specifies no oil change is required before 100 hours of running time has occurred, it is preferable to change the oil at 50 hour intervals. DY30,DY41 AND DY42 The owner's handbook specifies changing the oil at 50 hours and this is sufficient. NOTE: On all models, it is imperative to change the oil at regular intervals, plus clean the filters.

YES! Over the past thirty years, it has been found that the sulfur that is used in diesel to lubricate the engine was becoming sulfuric acid, via exhaust fumes, in the atmosphere, causing acid rain. Therefore, the oil industry has been using less and less sulfur in diesel fuel, meaning that diesel engines are much less lubricated, and wear down faster than ever before. This is the cause for the louder knocking and pinging sounds heard from diesel engines.

There are so many benefits, from reducing local emissions of sulfur dioxide coming from your vehicle, to providing farmers with reasons to plant more corn or sunflowers instead of letting their fields go fallow each year. Of course, there is also a reduction on foreign oil dependency, and extending the life of your vehicle by "veggie oil lubrication" through the engine.