RUNNING A GAS CAR ON COOKING OIL

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We’ve been a researchin on how to use Hillbilly technology to run gasoline engines on used cooking oil which is usually called Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO). We aim to experiment with this in the near future. Till then we decided to report on our progress so Ya’ll can study on it and ifn ya want to work on yr own project, we can have a neighborly competition to see who can achieve the goal first. To understand our vocabulary, in this here section, you may have to educate yourself by buying our “Hillbilly Greaseoline/Greaseol Safety Information Book,” from the other page.

We began our research by talkin to Hillbilly mechanics and here’s what we found out:

  1. That Hillbillies have been known to run diesel fuel in gasoline engines occasionally in the past when diesel was cheaper than gas.

  2. That Hillbillies have been known to run gasoline engines on kerosene when kerosene was cheaper than gasoline (long time ago).

  3. We found out that one of the big problems is that diesels burns hotter and so extra cooling of the gasoline engine would be needed.

  4. The need for the high compression to ignite diesel like fuels might be approximated by heating the fuel which lowers the ignition point, and also by increasing the hotness of the spark.

The viscosity problem might be solvable by cutting the cooking oil with gasoline or alcohol, or heating it and so we are aiming to run the car on about 70% Biodiesel or Greaseoline and the rest gasoline.To achieve all this we have determined several steps that need to be taken and we’re sure hoping that it will work because we’re a tryin to find a way to make enough money to get us running water on the farm. Gaining indoor pluming is a powerful motivator to find a way to make money by running gasoline cars on WVO. Here are the proposed changes and goals to make a Gasoline engine run on cooking oil:

  • Place a heater in the gas tank as is done on cooking oil diesels (explained in our book)

  • Place a heater in the gas line as is done on cooking oil diesels (explained in our book)

  • Increase the spark with a special coil

  • Increase the ability to cool the car with a special antifreeze and an extra fan

  • Maybe experiment with a voltage generator to replace the Ox sensor (probably this will not be needed but it might)

  • Add a (cheap) water injection system to fight increased carbon deposits (in book)

  • Add a (cheap) marine tank and valves to start and stop the car on gasoline as is done with cooking oil diesels. (This prevents over heating at shut off & hard starting).

  • Add temperature gauges and valve switches to the cab to control the system.

  • Dilute the cooking oil.

  • Filter the fuel before placing it in the car. (Explained in our book)

  • Add a special fuel filter system from a junk yard.

  • Put an extra fuel pump in the fuel line (explained in our book)

  • Use up to 70% Biodiesel or Greaseoline (mixed solvent method). (In book)

  • Gather grateful thankyous from the cars owner and put it all on the web.

The car will still run on gasoline when we are done with it.


Ifn ya’ll want to compete with us on this we welcome the advancement fr all.

 

HERE'S SOME UPDATES FR YA'LL:

GOAL: We're amin' to run a gas car on some amount of oil. We want to run on a 70% oil / 30% gas mix, but if'n we hafta, we'll go to something more like 50/50. Here's our progress so far, carried out by our RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT located out behind the out house.

FIRST UPDATE -

We put some cooking oil through a carburetor and determined that, even when cut with 20% gasoline, it is too thick to flow properly through the needle valve on a carburetor. We recon that it might get thin enough if'n we was to dilute it more with gas or heat the fuel. But, this test made us turn first to an injector system.

SECOND UPDATE -

We ciphered that our gas and oil mix does make a horrible shellac when it keeps getting wet and then dries. That might make a mess out of a carburetor - though it may not if it is washed by starting and stopping (and restarting) the car on gasoline. Still, it's another reason to do our first tests on an injected car.

THIRD UPDATE -

Our first attempt to run a car on a gas/oil mix failed - as we expected it to. We took a very old Volvo with injectors (we had to keep telling Bobby-Lee that  Volvo is NOT a part of a woman's body), and mixed up some fuel at 60% oil and 40% gasoline. Then we just tried to see how long the car would run before it killed. It killed faster that a coon trap stomped by an elephant. 'Course - we allowed as how it might. It was surprisingly easy, however, to work our witches brew out of the fuel system and start the car again on gasoline.

FOURTH UPDATE -

Next we tried to run our Volvo by first starting it on gasoline, and after it was hot, running it on our 60/40 mix. This did run longer when we switched over. More like a coon trap snapping on a possum.

FIFTH UPDATE -

Next we did the same thing as above, but this time, we heated the oil/gas mix to 130 degrees. We were gratified to note that this did run the car (with a hot engine) for a while before it killed. At least three minutes. Now we are working out what else we can do, because we feel we are at least a little closer. We might try some white ligntnin' in the mix, or try a higher compression car. Shucks, there's lots O' things we might try. We are temporarily hindered because Becky-Sue has discovered that our cooking oil enhances her love life when she entertains Rednecks naked in the hay loft, so we keep running out of oil. We tried storing the oil only after we added the gasoline so she wouldn't steal it. But, she liked it even better. But, we'll think O' sumthin' and keep ya'll informed. Look here for our next report. And buy our book! Ya'll will be real glad ya did!