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andy230

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« on: October 25, 2006, 01:32:29 PM »
... sent to your virgin.net & ntlworld.com addresses.

Hope it gets there, let me know if not.

Cheers mate

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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2006, 09:57:19 PM »
Did you try The Veggie Option in your motor on the way home ?

Or did you Bottle It.......Again  !


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andy230

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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2006, 01:40:18 PM »
Bottled it!!

But made it home!!!

However, looking around the cheapest veg oil I've seen (local supermarkets) is 60p a litre!!!  A bit disapointing.

But those are Tescos, Sainsubries and (laugably) waitrose.  And the biggest was 3l.  I want 5l!  And I want it to cost about £2!!

When I find a cheap enough source, I'll dump it in (to the tank, when the engine's hot).

I'll let you know...!!

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beeman

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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2006, 07:43:38 PM »
I buy my veg oil at coscos I think in 20-25 litre drums about £10-12. if I remember right. Your best bet is cash and carry, where the chip shops etc get theirs from. Or see if the chip shop will sell you a drum.
good luck

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pigafetta

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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2006, 09:45:54 PM »
Can you use used oil if its thoroughly filtered? I once worked in a cafe and we had a massive drum of it in the back. We'd have given it away if asked. Just a thought...

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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2006, 05:54:34 AM »
Funny thing but I used to work for a company who reclaimed cooking oil for the animal feed industry. At the time we used to buy stock from kitchens, but now I believe they charge for collecting it. Proctor & Gamble sell filter kits designed for cooking oil, and I wouldn't mind betting, your local caterer would have no objections with you having his waste. Be careful though, old oil forms longer polymer chains and as a result gets thicker. Also, don't bother asking at your local chippy, most of their oil is lost in absorbtion and they tend to top-up more than change.
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2006, 06:54:19 AM »
I thought used-longer chain was better? I could be wrong but I think actual sell at a pump type bio diesel is used fat that's filtered to get the scraps out and then has ethanol added to make it thinner. The longer molecule chains make it burn slower so you get a push on the piston rather than a lot of sudden loading, the ethanol just makes it possible to pump and vaporise it. I looked at a site that gave a recipe, but can't find it now. Google bio-diesel if you haven't already.

Andy

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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2006, 08:32:09 AM »
Might well be right matey, I haven't a clue about burn efficiency, I only know old stuff gets thicker. If ethanol thins it down well enough to pump it might well bang better. We only sold it for animal feed and its ability to explode was never an issue for us :-)