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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 20:54 Post subject: |
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Right, I'm gonna give it a go then! |
How's it going? |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 19:32 Post subject: |
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Things are looking good just bought another 50 lts of Veg Oil from Farm Foods and a bag of spuds total price £48 and a few pence.
The Bighorn is running really well.
We put in 30 lts of Diesel and 30 lts of Veg Oil today, next we need to get a filter changed in a few hundred miles. |
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kennymac Lifetime member
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 507 Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 20:59 Post subject: |
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ChrisDS wrote: |
Things are looking good just bought another 50 lts of Veg Oil from Farm Foods and a bag of spuds total price £48 and a few pence.
The Bighorn is running really well.
We put in 30 lts of Diesel and 30 lts of Veg Oil today, next we need to get a filter changed in a few hundred miles. |
Ye'll need tae change the filter mair than that if yer putting spuds in the tank _________________ If all else fails just nod, smile and say "Yes Dear"
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:33 Post subject: |
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Still going very well. Haven't changed the filter yet but have got one ready to go in when needed.
Bought the last 10 litre container of veg oil from our local Farm Foods for £9.95. Tescos have put the price of their 3 litre containers up from £3 to £4. |
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MountainMan *
Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Posts: 18 Location: DEVON
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:03 Post subject: |
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Don't we need a fuel heater to run on veggie oil ?? |
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Big Tom *
Joined: 27 Jun 2013 Posts: 28 Location: Weymouth
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 16:31 Post subject: |
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MountainMan wrote: |
Don't we need a fuel heater to run on veggie oil ?? |
Pure veg oil in winter yeah but if you mix diesel in it runs fine, over winter 50/50 diesel to oil and you're away |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:08 Post subject: |
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Filter changed, it caused a bit of a struggle to get it separated but with the help of a vice the filter parted company with the mounting. I reckon who ever put it on had muscles like a gorilla. I filled it up with Farmfoods finest and primed it, my better half turn the key and she fired first time not a cough, splutter or spit
She's been running like a dream, no problems
A little trip out yesterday to find a few fords in Somerset.
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:13 Post subject: |
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KKW wrote: |
Still going very well. Haven't changed the filter yet but have got one ready to go in when needed.
Bought the last 10 litre container of veg oil from our local Farm Foods for £9.95. Tescos have put the price of their 3 litre containers up from £3 to £4. |
Farm Foods is still the best deal. We haven't notice any real change in performance, how about you. |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 17:42 Post subject: |
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MountainMan wrote: |
Don't we need a fuel heater to run on veggie oil ?? |
On a Bighorn 3.1 TD like ours we haven't needed a heater but we are going to reduce the veg to diesel ratio in the winter so that the veg isn't allowed to thicken, which is the main problem with winter running on veg. |
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 19:05 Post subject: |
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Many moons ago we used to put the odd pint of petrol in the tanks of our trucks to stop the diesel thickening in the winter. Would it work in veg oil ?
BTW It's worth looking in the "Oriental Foods" section of Tescos. Ours sell 5 litre containers of veg oil in there at 2 for a £10. |
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 19:07 Post subject: |
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ChrisDS wrote: |
Farm Foods is still the best deal. We haven't notice any real change in performance, how about you. |
If anything, mine "seems" to be running better than on 100% diesel. |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:05 Post subject: |
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KKW wrote: |
ChrisDS wrote: |
Farm Foods is still the best deal. We haven't notice any real change in performance, how about you. |
If anything, mine "seems" to be running better than on 100% diesel. |
Good news and a great saving |
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drinksoptional *****
Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Posts: 590 Location: Scotland . South Lanarkshire
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Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 0:47 Post subject: |
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wee bit of petrol will work . You loose a wee bit of power when its cold once you get moving an the warm return gets going its ually fine. You might have to do a filter change after few hundred miles of first use best wait till it starts to splutter before channging filter an always keep an inline filter in glove box for emergency . It has happend to me got clog after a filter change when i first switched did another 600 miles an filter clogged was down to a dirty mix from used stuff though with the fresh stuff should be ok . i have had to add a touch of dieselto mine lately as it bit colder here in clyde valley |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 16:59 Post subject: |
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Put another 20 litres in yesterday so we have been running on pure Rapeseed Oil for a month now with no problems. Filter changed and found nothing in it. She seems to run better and although she smells of fish and chips. |
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 18:12 Post subject: |
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Yep, I got asked in Tescos carpark for cod and a portion of chips with curry sauce. |
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