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Old 01-18-2009, 04:09 PM
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Veggie head kills another rare benz....CL ad LOL!

Check out this poor car ....might be worth saving says it has a new head.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/996995540.html

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Old 01-18-2009, 04:14 PM
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Well alot of people run a 100% wvo.Its just to hard for engine in my book.Thats why I always blend 30% diesel to thin it out,and make sure I switch tanks when my heaters are at 160 at the IP.Then always purge good.
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Old 01-18-2009, 04:14 PM
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omg another http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/996995540.html someone save them!!!
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Old 01-18-2009, 04:26 PM
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wonder how much he wants
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Old 01-18-2009, 04:31 PM
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What we are seeing is the result of the craze for VO fueled by the high D2 prices. A lot of people got on the SVO/WVO bandwagon doing half @ssed conversions or just pouring it into the tank. Now we see them dumping their problems It is a shame that cars that lasted 20+ years got killed this way.

I bet we see a lot more of them on CL this year...
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:22 PM
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oh for sure. It just makes me hella sad this is happening.
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:23 PM
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Its unfortunate we aren't seeing g@ssers killed by ethanol conversions instead...
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:29 PM
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Its unfortunate we aren't seeing g@ssers killed by ethanol conversions instead...
One of the few things you have said i totally back you on.
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One of the few things you have said i totally back you on.
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another idiot not researching info before doing something like this. In general alumium engines arent as rugged as a 100% complete cast iron one and should never run on wvo etc

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