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  1. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    I hear you Frans - The pump on my Cummins is a huge inline bosch unit - no problems. And yes, the tolerances on the VP44 rotary are what causes problems. However, Elsbett actually do a single tank conversion for these - and twin tanks do fine.
  2. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    VP44's are fine with veggie if they are pre heated with dino diesel, and purged of veggie before shutdown. Its all a matter of tolerances. The Cummins C9 in my log truck will start from cold in freezing weather with semi solid veggie in the lines..:)
  3. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    Your talking about the Bosch VP44 rotary pump. Very few european VW's have that pump.... WOnder why the difference? My buddy runs http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/index.php and http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/index.html, he has had no problems with twin tanked pre heated VW tdi...
  4. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    Not quite a truck Butch, but I'm sure it wiould take your saw, saddle, and spurs. Comes with a diesel engine too...
  5. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    Your problem Nate, you've been to Europe and seen the light. :) My wife has a little Renault MPV. Stylish, very practical, 4x4, and has a startlingly quick little turbo diesel engine that gives her about 47mpg...
  6. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    Frans, TDI vw's are excellent on straight veggie oil - provided you have a twin tank conversion. PD (pumduesse) versions are slightly more sensitive, but all are factory warrentied to run on biodiesel
  7. Thor's Hammer

    dealing with rising diesel cost

    Nonsense. sulfer refining indeed :roll: Low sulfer diesel should be cheaper... Diesel was once a dirty byproduct of the petroleum industry, that they struggled to find a market for. it was only when lightweight versions of Rudolph Diesel's engine became available that they found a market...
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