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240 D in decent condition gets about 35mpg at 60 mph, more with a tailwind. I have clocked as much as 40 across a several hundred miles of flat desert at that speed. When I fill up at the gas station and people ask I am sometimes inclined to tell them almost anything. So when you hear people saying "I heard about a guy that gets 75 mpg" It might have been me.
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Really? My euro 84 300TD gets ~400 before the light comes on.
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As an experiment, I have run melted butter in a fully warmed engine.
For safety and long shelf life, I would keep an unopened 35 pound container of Canola or Soy oil from one of the warehouse clubs and a full jug of power service.
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Was that real butter or margarine?
If you are set up for SVO of WVO running into the closest market for a bottle of wesson oil would be a no brainer. I would be concerned about running more than a small amount of vegetable oil if I did not have the set up to pre heat it. I have read so many horror stories about coking I think when I do do a conversion I will make it a point to do frequent tune-ups (Italian style) I tried to prove my poor little 240D could, so I dropped into third gear and climbed a steep hill 10 miles long at 60 mph. Temp came up and I kept pushing. I had never pushed the little car so hard. That was April and it is now October. It never sounded so smooth or ran so well as after that ride. Now it is starting to sound like the taxi in Rodger Rabbit again, (it's "normal" sound) so perhaps I should look around for a hill to climb.
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69 220D not running 79 240D parts car 80 240D Beater runs everyday 81 300TD temp disabled cooling problem 82 300SD sweet |
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Yes, it was unsalted but it was past the expiration date.
If the vehicle was '85 or older, I would have no problem with veggie oil in an unmodified car IF THE ENGINE WAS ALLREADY UP TO TEMPERATURE and you dilute the veggie oil to at least 75% diesel/25% veggie oil and then run the engine for 5 minuts befor shutting down.
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i was running late for work, and i allways have a few bottles of ATF and engine oil in my trunk. and i was out of diesel so i threw everything i had in the back, ATF fluid, engine oil, some window washing fluid, lol.
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself. George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..) 1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won. pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt. |
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#2 heating oil is the same as diesel. My Dad had a 190D back in the 60's. He worked for the Federal gov. and had to travel a lot. He kept a 35 gal. drum in the trunk and went to a fuel depot that sold different fuels and bought the heating fuel, no road taxes, he just ran a hose from the trunk to the tank.
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What do you guys think about #2 fuel oil? Could that be used?
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raslege,
U can use the oil engine oil for fuel enrichment. Just mix 1 qt. with 20 gallons og Diesel fuel. Probably beat to save it for the time that only ULSD is available. The oil will lubricate the injection pump. That's the only thing the ULSD will damage in the older Diesels. I use my used engine oil as a fuel supplement. P E H |
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself. George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..) 1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won. pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt. |
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do you use that in the same ratio 1qt to 20 gal diesel? right now we recycle our used engine oil.. but am always wondering about other uses... how about throwing a few gallons into the house furnace oil tank?
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