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Old 10-21-2009, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by JT8Mech View Post
You might want to heat the oil to above 212*F just to make sure there is no water in the fuel. This has been recommended in some of the "biodiesel" forums. You shouldn't need to cook it for long, just bring it up to about 250*F for 15 minutes. If is stops at 212 for any length of time as you heat it up, you know you have some water in it.
This I dont understand.

Why would the heating process stop at 212? If so, why would this then indicate the presence of water?

I have also read that water particles imulsified in the oil may not remove using heat method.

Removing water is the greatest challenge using WVO as fuel.
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