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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Help Diagnosing Cloudy Fuel

This is the first time this really happened. I used some WVO form a different source and it was semi-solid at room temp. I heated it up to 130* like usual and converted it. It did titrate pretty low, just 2 over. I did it 3 times and I use 4/40 when I titrate and divide by 4. Anyway, I washed it 4 times and pulled a sample to dry. It looks just like wet fuel, but it isnt. I heat it up to 120-130 and it is a nice translucent amber.... pretty nice. When I let it cool back to room temp, it looks cloudy. I put some in the fridge and it was jelly at that temp. Should I just cut it down with kero or diesel and run it? It gets into the 40's at night still and I do have a fuel heater on. If you need pics to help diagnose, let me know. Maybe it is a issue with semi-solid oil and it is normal. Thanks
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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You aren't a noob at this so it should be safe - but I would cut it like you thought to make it easier to use.
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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Well, I figured it out. It was a noob mistake. I bubble dried it overnight like usual and heated a sample on the stove to hear for any popping or crackling indicating water in the oil. Everything I did checked out ok so I put 5 gal. in the truck just to play it safe. Got to work and my Racor had about 1" of water in the bowl. I put in some FPPF Bio Fuel Power and it pulled all kinds of water out of it. Here is some I put in a mason jar and you can make out all the tiny bubbles of water falling out of suspension. Help Diagnosing Cloudy Fuel-100_0462.jpg

Lesson here.... Save the bacon fat for frying your eggs, dont run it through your Cummins! I think I will give the rest of the batch to the neighbor with the Power Stroke
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