From: Glenn Shaw (milspectruck@verizon.net)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2006 - 17:59:44 PDT
They do. But things like old veggie oil are on the honor system. You have
to file by mileage. I am sure that no one would evr forget to file ;)
Glenn
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From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of Sonny Heath
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:38 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Waste Vegtable Oil as Fuel
It wouldn't surprise me one bit if I heard tomorrow that the Feds are now
taxing any vehicle fuel that isn't already taxed.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Shanks" <n1vbn@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 3:00 PM
Subject: [MV] Waste Vegtable Oil as Fuel
>I am planning on reducing my fuel cost on my
> M-1009 this Summer ala Bjorn in Va. by installing
> a "Greasecar WVO kit" in my M-1009. I have a
> choice of either a 15 or 40 gallon tank behind
> the rear seat. The technology now exists to make
> it a very easy conversion. If I had a Deuce it
> would be a 100 gallon tank with the mounting
> frame picked up used from a heavy truck junkyard.
> Go to this website to find out more info. Need
> more capacity? Hook up a water Buffalo only you
> add wvo instead of water.
>
> http://www.greasecar.com
>
> Now load up the Deuce (after wvo conversion)
> make sure all wvo tanks are full and head out.
>
> Now to allay the disbelievers, you fire up the
> vehicle on Diesel and when at 180 engine temp
> switch to wvowhen you want to shut down you
> switch to purge for one minute to purge the wvo
> from the injection system the shut down. Simple
> Oh yeah! WVO as fuel will make you want to pull
> into restaurants often as the exhaust will now
> smell like french fries. But will it pass
> emissions you ask? The original Greasecar trip to
> California wound up being tested by California
> and was monitored and entered into Ripley's
> Believe it or not.
>
> I have not been able to find the website about
> an 18 wheeler in Minnesota that installed a wvo
> system and is using Virgin vegetable oil (new not
> fried in) delivered in bulk to his shop for $1.10
> a gallon. Been running the tractor and 4 one ton
> vans on it with no problems.
>
> Food for thought.
>
>
>
> James Shanks
> 1985 M-1009
> 1998 IMZ 8.103
>
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