From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Apr 28 2006 - 11:02:14 PDT
Agreed.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick" <rertman@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Waste Vegtable Oil as Fuel
> Screw the highway taxes!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Sent: 27 April, 2006 15:53
> Subject: Re: [MV] Waste Vegtable Oil as Fuel
>
>
> Who is going to collect the "highway" taxes on this new found miracle?
>
> Bill
>
> Glenn Shaw wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim
>> Sounds like a good idea. I would forget about the 40g tank since you
>> would
>> be looking at almost 500 pounds behind the seat of the Blazer. You would
>> notice that for sure back there. Handling could be interesting in a
>> panic
>> maneuver.
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of James Shanks
>> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:01 PM
>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> 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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