dthiel,

The WVO is "cooked" with ethanol and lye which separates the glycerine from the WVO. The waste product is the glycerine. U can make a lot of soap with it.

P E H

There is no glycerin(ol) in vegetable oil. Yes, glycerin is a byproduct of the reaction used to produce biodiesel, but there is no glycerin in VO.

I know this info. may sound off the wall to some, but if you think back to high school chemistry class perhaps you will remember that chemical reactions can often yield products which were not in the original reactants.

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83' 240D 204,000 miles SVO conversion - Heated Pickup Stock Tank, 3 Gallon purge fuel tank, HOH, Coolant heated filter, FPHE, 2 Greasecar Valves. 12V pump for Veg. and stock pump for purge fuel. Injector overflow return to veg. tank.

98' VW TDI Jetta SVO Conversion 154,000 miles/57,000 WVO miles

WVO is a good fuel if you avoid hydrogenated oils and make sure it is filtered very well, like conventional diesel. .5 Micron would be ideal. If SVO/WVO nay sayers would research what Dr von Diesel's first engine ran on at his debut at the worlds fair, then maybe they won't be nay saying so much. Also, if people do begin to sell filtered WVO, I would rather pay .50 to 1.00 per gallon, than have to buy all the filtration, collection equipment, etc.

Personally, I want a 2.5 MB diesel because of it longevity track record. Pretty neat that you can actually drive the car beyond it payments.

I am also considering adding capability to run SVO/WVO. My concern with SVO/WVO setup is using engine coolant as the pre heat. Anyone that is familiar with Suburbans and the rear A/C would understand. I saw Greasel's setup and am not impressed with the 3 lines in one set up. I would hate to trace a coolant leak on that one.

Just my .02