O.K. Whats the skinny on dumping a gal or two of cooking oil (new) into fuel tank to get you to some real fuel? Will the CTD run on cooking oil? Is it safe for the 24v cummins?<br>What affect if any can come from using cooking oil as emergency fuel?<br> Personally, I try never to let my fuel low idiot light come on before I refuel, but one day, sure enough, it'll happen, I'll be on fumes someplace with no spare fuel. Would cookng oil work?<br>Thanks

 

Well I may at least give you a lead. One of my last &quot;Outdoors&quot; magazines had an article on a guy who went cross country with &quot;used&quot; cooking oil from fast food places to fuel his car. His engine was a diesel that was modified to use the cooking oil. <br>Here are a few websites I found in a Google search.<br>http://starbulletin.com/2002/05/15/business/story2.html<br>http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html

 

Biodiesel web site<br><br>Check this site out for one. I have been running ~1 gallon of <br>new (not interested in trying used) soy oil per tank of #2, <br>usually combined with some brand of injector cleaner/cetane <br>booster. Have been doing this for about 7 months, no <br>noticeable issues. I use the soy oil for lubricity, and throw in <br>the other additive for their cleaning properties.<br><br>I currently have the TransferFlow 54 gallon OEM replacement <br>tank, so 1 gallon of soy oil per tank is less than a 2% mix.<br><br>Tom

 

I think you can run up to 20% bio fuel in your truck without causing any issues with seals degrading.<br><br>I remember when on the Ford site reading a thread about a station selling B20 in Nevada, which is 20% bio and 80% petro diesel. Those that used it claimed it added a few more miles per gallon, and this particular station was selling it at the same price as regular diesel fuel.<br><br>If you look at the biodiesel sites, these fuels actually provide much better lubricity, burn cleaner, and have higher cetane numbers. The VP44 would like that. However, the biggest concern seems to be over seals degrading in the fuel delivery systems, requiring the installation of seals made from a material that will resist breakdown from those fuels.<br><br>Also, the greasel.com system which uses used fryer grease, at 100% concentration, heats the stuff up with a heat exchanger from engine coolant prior to reaching the engine. They claim this eliminates coking of the injectors, which must also be a problem when using 100% bio.