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Originally Posted by John Schroader
I'm with PizzaChef on this one. Although I'm a big fan of bio and the two tank WVO system, I would be very hesitant to buy a car from anyone else who ran WVO. I know that I take every precaution to do it right, plus I'm saving $ by doing so. But unless I absolutely knew that the PO did it right, I'd be wary.
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X3 what PizzaChef and John Schroader said.
Having made my own biodiesel .....from various types and "grades" of UVO and having spent a lot of time over at
http://biodiesel.infopop.cc and some time over at
http://www.burnveg.com/forum/ , I would be very cautious of buying an old mercedes that had been run on UVO or biodiesel.
Biodiesel as most of you know is produced by a chemical process called "estherfication" that chemically alters the UVO. Biodiesel also needs to be properly "finished" before being acceptable to put in fuel tank. This includes washing, drying, and filtering. Excessive soap and\or moisture content in biodiesel is harmful to diesel engines, too.
I would ask to see someone's UVO filtering system when I went to look at the car. I'd probably have more questions about their UVO filtering system than the car.