attn: Turkey Fryers

[CAE]

Hi,

I'm looking for turkey fryers in the Northern half of Calvert County.

If you're frying your turkey this year and need to dispose of the oil afterwards, please get in touch with me instead of dumping it down the drain or somewhere else. I'll come take it off your hands if you can put it in a reasonable container.

I've converted my car to run on vegetable oil and would happily help you dispose of old oil (even if it's rancid).

No need to strain or anything!

If you're interested you can PM me or shoot an email to:

esteschris@hotmail.com

Thanks!!!

 

[aps45819]

Sounds like a VW owner

 

[mAlice]

Hi,

I'm looking for turkey fryers in the Northern half of Calvert County.

If you're frying your turkey this year and need to dispose of the oil afterwards, please get in touch with me instead of dumping it down the drain or somewhere else. I'll come take it off your hands if you can put it in a reasonable container.

I've converted my car to run on vegetable oil and would happily help you dispose of old oil (even if it's rancid).

No need to strain or anything!

If you're interested you can PM me or shoot an email to:

esteschris@hotmail.com

Thanks!!!

My oil will cost you the goin' rate for petro.

 

[CAE]

Sounds like a VW owner

'83 Mercedes -- runs on just about anything!!!

 

[itsbob]

I should dump some in our HMMWV see if truly is multi fuel..

 

[Bavarian]

'83 Mercedes -- runs on just about anything!!!

How hard was the conversion? Are there instructions on doing this, and does the oil have to be filtered, etc. Drove behind a Mercedes in Germany that was running cooking oil, smelled bad.
I have 98 Mercedes Diesel.

Currently, save the oil and pour in recycle drumps at transfer stations, don't know who gets it.

 

[Bonehead]

Yeah I am curious. What model Mercedes and how many miles on yours ? I have an 85 300TD wagon with 205K and a 300D with 178K on it. Both are like riding in a tank. But fun to drive too. Nothing like spooling up the turbo at 70 MPH and having plenty of "go" left.

 

[itsbob]

Yeah I am curious. What model Mercedes and how many miles on yours ? I have an 85 300TD wagon with 205K and a 300D with 178K on it. Both are like riding in a tank. But fun to drive too. Nothing like spooling up the turbo at 70 MPH and having plenty of "go" left.

On MythBusters they used a Mercedes Diesel and didn't do any kind of Conversion, just filled an external tank with Oil and off they went.. They ran it with one gallon of diesel, then filled the same external tank with one gallon of Used cooking oil.. I think they got 2 or 3 MPG less on the cooking oil, but it started right up, and ran like a champ.

 

[CAE]

How hard was the conversion? Are there instructions on doing this, and does the oil have to be filtered, etc. Drove behind a Mercedes in Germany that was running cooking oil, smelled bad.

The conversion was a bit of work... I used a GreaseCar kit (www.greasecar.com) and was really pleased at how complete it was. I spent two very long days in the driveway installing everything and it worked with no problems. I've got about 5,000 miles on vegetable oil and love it! I was putting around $300/month in my truck when gas was expensive this summer.

There's a ton of info on the internet; search for WVO or SVO with diesel on Google and you'll find more than you care to read.

The oil does have to be filtered. I usually get mine from a couple of Chinese restaurants. I built a filtration/storage system with two 30 gallon drums, a whole-house water filter, and a 1/2 horsepower water pump. My initial attempts at collecting and cleaning oil were messy and frustrating, but now with all the infrastructure in place, it's not much more trouble than going to the gas station.

I also built a vacuum tank to collect the oil, which is the only way to go. I have a 12 gallon compressor tank with a 10 foot hose on it. I pump all the air out of it, drop the hose in the oil, and open the valve -- takes about 2 minutes to fill the tank!

As for the smell, my exhaust smells like fried chicken... beats diesel smoke any day!!!

 

[CAE]

Yeah I am curious. What model Mercedes and how many miles on yours ? I have an 85 300TD wagon with 205K and a 300D with 178K on it. Both are like riding in a tank. But fun to drive too. Nothing like spooling up the turbo at 70 MPH and having plenty of "go" left.

Mine's an '83 300D sedan with the turbo diesel. It's got 165K on it right now.

You '85s are ideal candidates for conversion.

Mine has a real sweet spot between 60 and 85 mph!

 

[itsbob]

So the conversion isn't really a conversion, but just adding an additional fuel system.

A new tank, fuel pump and filter, there is no conversion done to the engine or cobustion system?

 

[CAE]

So the conversion isn't really a conversion, but just adding an additional fuel system.

A new tank, fuel pump and filter, there is no conversion done to the engine or cobustion system?

Exactly! The veg oil has to be heated, or it'll ruin the injection pump over time (too viscous). You start on diesel and switch over to veg when the engine has some heat. Before you shut down, you switch back to diesel for the last mile or so to get the veg oil out of the injection system so the next start won't have cold veg oil in there. The greasecar kit heats the tank, the fuel line, and the filter with coolant from the engine.

 

[itsbob]

Exactly! The veg oil has to be heated, or it'll ruin the injection pump over time (too viscous). You start on diesel and switch over to veg when the engine has some heat. Before you shut down, you switch back to diesel for the last mile or so to get the veg oil out of the injection system so the next start won't have cold veg oil in there. The greasecar kit heats the tank, the fuel line, and the filter with coolant from the engine.

OK, would a pre-heater do the same thing, so you could run solely on oil??

For example, the HMMWV has a switch you turn on to pre-heat the glow-plug... Diesel Generators have pre-heaters for when it's less then 40 out, but what if you used the preheater every day?

 

[itsbob]

AND I have a diesel tractor.. wonder if it would work on it too!

 

[CAE]

OK, would a pre-heater do the same thing, so you could run solely on oil??

For example, the HMMWV has a switch you turn on to pre-heat the glow-plug... Diesel Generators have pre-heaters for when it's less then 40 out, but what if you used the preheater every day?

That probably wouldn't do it as the glow plugs heat inside the cylinders and the preheater heats the block up. On cold days you gotta heat the fuel itself, ideally to around 160 degrees, but mine rarely gets above 125.

I have heard that in warm climates (AZ, FL) guys are just dumping veg oil into their tanks with no modifications, but it won't work around here. Below 40 degrees that stuff is like maple syrup and it'll kill the injection pump after a while.

As far as the tractor, just about any diesel can be convinced to run on veg oil. I've toyed with the idea of a 6.5kw diesel generator with a grid-tie interface so I can spin my electric meter backwards using veg oil. I don't think the neighbors would appreciate the noise, but it could be worth a try!

 

[bohman]

I've toyed with the idea of a 6.5kw diesel generator with a grid-tie interface so I can spin my electric meter backwards using veg oil. I don't think the neighbors would appreciate the noise, but it could be worth a try!

Maybe the neighbors need a small cut of the money that you are saving? That would shut me up right quick.

 

[Wickedwrench]

www.frybrid.com had some info on this as well.

 

[itsbob]

That probably wouldn't do it as the glow plugs heat inside the cylinders and the preheater heats the block up. On cold days you gotta heat the fuel itself, ideally to around 160 degrees, but mine rarely gets above 125.

I have heard that in warm climates (AZ, FL) guys are just dumping veg oil into their tanks with no modifications, but it won't work around here. Below 40 degrees that stuff is like maple syrup and it'll kill the injection pump after a while.

As far as the tractor, just about any diesel can be convinced to run on veg oil. I've toyed with the idea of a 6.5kw diesel generator with a grid-tie interface so I can spin my electric meter backwards using veg oil. I don't think the neighbors would appreciate the noise, but it could be worth a try!

Would used oil and deisel blend?? Can they share the same tank?

I gots my questions..

 

[CAE]

Would used oil and deisel blend?? Can they share the same tank?

Yep -- a lot of guys recommend putting a gallon of diesel or kerosene in 10 gallons of veg oil during the winter to keep it thinned out. I haven't done that yet. I have heard of people in warm climates doing a 50/50 of veg oil and diesel in the stock tank.

 

[Tomcat]

I'm going to resurect this thread since I just bought an 82 300D Turbo which I hope to have running on WVO (waste vegetable oil) by this summer. I've already got about 10 gallons of waste a week promised to me and another place keeps a 55 gallon drum that they have to pay to get emptied when its full. Bob, if you're still interested here's a few sites. Greasecar and Greenbenz or here's a good list from a Mercedes Forum WVO - Bio