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02-19-2003, 03:43 PM
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What can't we burn in our diesels ???
I've been amazed lately at all the various
'alternatives' to diesel fuel that some of our MB owners have been willing to run through their diesel machines .. I guess it's a testament to the versatility of these engines  So far, in no particular order, MB diesel owners have tried the following fuels and or blends .. diesel aviation kerosene kerosene peanut oil corn oil canola oil cootonseed oil waste vegetable oils from fast food restaurants hemp oil waste engine oil two stroke oil home heating oil jet A jet B CNC oil used transformer oil soybean oil scented lamp oil brake fluid engine oil small amounts of gasoline automatic transmission fluid rape seed oil synthetic oil dino oil sunflower oil Valvoline synthetic power steering fluid Personally I can't wait until summer .. looking forward to trying some "Coppertone" coconut oil in mine Jim in Ct .. Last edited by Triffin; 01-20-2005 at 09:33 PM. 
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02-19-2003, 03:49 PM
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Diesel just hit $1.99 a gallon at a place in Manchester. The heating oil I'm running cost me $1.55(it would have been $1.39 the week before!). The car runs the same, has the same power, smell and economy. The only difference is the price.
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02-19-2003, 04:18 PM
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I accidently put about a half of a quart of Valvoline synthetic power steering fluid in the tank thinking it was Diesel-Kleen. (Same color plastic bottle) I ran it through with no problems so I guess you can add that to the list...not that I would recommend it!
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02-19-2003, 04:41 PM
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Diesel 924,
Be Warned! Heating oil is indeed virtually the same as diesel fuel as far as function goes. BUT, there is no Federal highway tax charged on heating oil. THIS IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE AND THE PENALTIES ARE SEVERE! Don't get yourself in trouble with the Federali's. Good luck,
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02-19-2003, 04:43 PM
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You missed one
I've heard here that some peoples wives and/or daughters have put gasoline in their diesels
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02-19-2003, 05:28 PM
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"I've heard here that some peoples wives and/or daughters have put gasoline in their diesels"
Jim: I can tell you for a fact that somone's husband did that, too. 
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey 1984 300SD: Hilda the veggie vundercar
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02-19-2003, 08:07 PM
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02-19-2003, 08:26 PM
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My motto " if its liquid will flow thru a pipe and burn i'll use it"
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02-19-2003, 08:53 PM
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Maybe I ought to try using the waste oil from the CNC machines at work... :p It's a hell of alot cleaner than any other used oils previously mentioned.
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02-19-2003, 09:37 PM
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How about brake fluid?
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02-20-2003, 09:02 AM
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If I add Citronella lamp oil to my peanut oil/#2 blend
will it drive away all the mosquitoes from our neighborhood???
But DON'T add brake fluid!!! It would probably eat up a lot of rubber and plastic seals in a hurry. It used to be a standard practice for VW Diesel mechanics to fill the new fuel filter with ATF before installing it (on a warm motor to ease restarting) and this was said (by factory training reps.) to do a magnificent job of cleaning the injectors and lubing the pump as it went through the system, but it should never be done with newer types of injection pumps because of the viscosity problem, and I have also heard that the latest versions of Dexron/Mercon aren't chemically compatible with our older type pumps, either. Besides, the red color will leave traces which may be hard to explain to the Federales and the state road tax officials (who DO check private diesel cars and pickups here in Virginia!). Last edited by Fimum Fit; 02-20-2003 at 10:18 AM.
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