Can you elaborate or post a link, please? I've been impressed with the GFS folks I have met, so I'd like to know more.

Cheers, John

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The eBay auction is long over, but the owner of GFS listed his Libby CRD, and stated it was on it's SECOND engine because he failed to change his engine oil at 3000 miles, and the first engine lost lubrication due to lube oil polymerization. That speaks volumes about the quality of the kit -- basically it doesn't heat the oil, and it gets washed past the rings without burning.

Personally I think it's stupid to run a modern common-rail engine on WVO, but if you are going to do it, do it knowing the consequences.

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'05 Jeep Liberty CRD
'89 Toyota 4x4, needs 2L-T
'78 280Z with L28ET - 12.86@110
Oil Burner Kartel #35

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oD/bioclip.jpg

Only if you convert it and/or process oil incorrectly. The latter is just as true for BioD. Plenty of ppl running 100's of thousands of miles on WVO without issue. Follow simple rules and there wont be any problems. Whats stupid is continuing to fund the corrupt oil industry when viable domestic alternatives exist.

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It's not a viable alternative. Do you have any idea of how much oil we actually use?

As of 2000, the United States was producing in excess of 2.9 billion gallons of waste vegetable oil annually, mainly from industrial deep fryers in potato processing plants, snack food factories and fast food restaurants. If all those 2.9 billion gallons could be collected and used to replace the energetically equivalent amount of petroleum, almost 1% of US oil consumption could be offset.

Oil consumption in passenger cars, commercial trucks, of what "universe" of consumption are we measuring to say 1 percent?

Also note that just because it couldn't be universalized for everyone doesn't mean it isn't a viable alternative for some. We're kinda at the point right now where we don't need a singular solution, but probably WVO could be one of many possible alternatives, do ya' think?

-Chuck

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of having a second tank and all the associated plumbing and valves. I constantly read here about fuel and air leaks, valves sticking, lift pump problems, switchover delays etc. What I am hoping I can use is a single tank, that won't damage my engine on startup.

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'04 Jaguar XJ8 VDP, 34K
'10 Hyundai Accent 60K Grocery Getter
'02 VW Golf soon to be on the road again
'97 E300 Diesel Son's DD
'61 VERY tolerant wife

Hampton Roads, VA USA

Gone but not forgotten:
'67 250S 95K
'86 300SDL
'87 300D Turbo, 364K! R.I.P.
'98 E300 Turbodiesel, 213K
'02 S420, 164K
'01 Prius 138K

To stay on subject,

A few air leak problems don't begin to compare with IP or engine failure by running cold wvo in a cold engine.

Forced Induction has said many times, these engines were designed to run on #2 Dino diesel. All of the internal specs of the IP, injectors, engine internals... etc are designed to use that specific fuel with it's corresponding viscosity - lubricity and thermal characteristics.

That said, one has two choices, either convert the oil to be more like #2 by converting it into biodiesel OR changing the oil's characteristics by heating it to lower it's viscosity and bring the engine up to operating temp prior to injecting it.

It isn't magic. It's mechanics and physics. If your car is disposable to you then you MAY get several thousand miles on unheated wvo/one tank system. Or depending the condition of your IP and engine internals....... you may get to go car shopping sooner than you think.

That being said, I am more emotional about it than most. To me it IS about NOT contributing to big oil any longer than I have to. The hospital where I worked on 9/11 sent a disaster team to x-ray bits and pieces to determine identities. Two of my nephews are fighting in Iraq.

If I don't become the change I seek for our future, how can I expect others to change first!

C.

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2006 Jeep Liberty Limited [2.8L CRD - a noisy little Italian, just like my wife]

2006 Toyota Sienna [The Wuss-Moblie] My daily driver... Hey, it's a company car, I can't help it.

My dad always said, "Son, you may only look like a fool, but when you open your mouth, you remove all doubt."

Where did you pull universalized out of that?

1% is an insignificant amount of fuel. If you want a truly viable alternative fuel, you need to look for 5%+ before the masses will start to take it seriously. Until then, it will only occupy the time of the fringe enthusiasts.

When developers start working with algae based crops, it will begin to open up the availability to the masses.