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« Reply #15 on: 18 April 2008, 21:43:40 »
Also have heard, that the diesel in a petrol engine can clog up the parts.  icon_scratch
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« Reply #16 on: 18 April 2008, 21:52:18 »
You dont realy want me to go into all the reasons diesel wont work in a petrol engine do you? sign10 sign10 nono rofl thmdwn
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« Reply #17 on: 19 April 2008, 02:44:11 »
I wonder if I put water in my Petrol engine.......would it work?  bigsmile
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« Reply #18 on: 19 April 2008, 05:59:14 »
No but I could use, cooking oil, or so they say.  ponder
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« Reply #19 on: 19 April 2008, 06:02:59 »
Then you could have a 'Fry Up' without going home  laughing9
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« Reply #20 on: 19 April 2008, 12:26:45 »
Quote from: ticklemouse on 19 April 2008, 05:59:14
No but I could use, cooking oil, or so they say.  ponder

Yes true you can even use old engine oils, heatting oil &  parafin though all but the last one need to be clean (in the loose term) and to make life easier for the engine mixed with good diesel. the parafin will run a diesel engine with no problems.

The difference between Agricultural diesel and the stuff you get from the local garage is coloured dye and less tax  Undecided
If you are going to put your chip fat in the tank make sure you take ALL the chips out first rofl
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« Reply #21 on: 19 April 2008, 14:34:26 »
Been a couple of people around here that have 'converted' their car to run on cooking oil but have found that getting it is not as easy as they thought it would be. The exhaust from their vehicles smells like a chip wagon.
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« Reply #22 on: 19 April 2008, 15:10:05 »
In Trinadad the Gov run buses use refined coconut oil mixed with DERV boy what a nice smell and you can hear them coming a mileaway rofl

You didn't think this gov was going to let you all run on veggie fuels did you now!!! there is also the fuel substitute from DUNG yup poo can run your car, but again would the manufacture of said Foo fuel have any support? ha ha ha taxed to extinction more like..
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« Reply #23 on: 19 April 2008, 16:04:52 »
Shock Horror

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7356235.stm

Looks like TM will be down the chippy nicking the oil for the car tonight laughing6

Next month Gov to put tax on fuel up to recoup losses caused by this action?
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« Reply #24 on: 20 June 2008, 19:03:23 »
As a side note:
If you want to save petrol or diesel costs one important and often ignored item is making sure the tyres are at the max. allowed pressure. Low tyre pressure is one of the main causes of high fuel consumption.
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« Reply #25 on: 20 June 2008, 20:58:07 »
Thanks for the tip Pete,    icon_thumright  Would that be the same for wheels  overflated?
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« Reply #26 on: 20 June 2008, 23:48:18 »
Quote from: ticklemouse on 20 June 2008, 20:58:07
  Would that be the same for wheels  overflated?

No it wouldn't TM, but the tyre wouldn't getting the maximum coverage on the road which could make it dangerous (less grip) and the tyres would wear more in the centre of the tread.  The manufacturer of my car (Nissan) reccommend that my tyre pressure be 32psi but the place that I get my tyres from reccommend 34psi and as I've been following their advice, I haven't had any problems and the car handles well.
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« Reply #27 on: 21 June 2008, 05:07:00 »
Quote from: ticklemouse on 20 June 2008, 20:58:07
Thanks for the tip Pete,    icon_thumright  Would that be the same for wheels  overflated?

You are right -- the harder the tyres are the less energy is needed to flex them and therefore the lower the fuel consumption.
But with over inflation there are obviously other issues to be considered.
Gerry mentions one, i.e. balanced wear on the tyres.
Comfort is another one but most of all we must consider danger.
At some point inflating the tyres above their permissible values increases the risk of a tyre blowing out whilst driving with the obvious dangers involved.
No one should ever consider that option as a means of saving fuel.
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« Reply #28 on: 21 June 2008, 07:03:01 »
Only I know someone who overflates a huge amount, he claims it is better for the fuel consumption.
I disagreed with him, as well as using more fuel, it makes for a very hard bumpy ride. 
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« Reply #29 on: 21 June 2008, 12:40:17 »
Not only will they get a bumpy ride, they'll most likely pay more for new tyres, than what they'll save on fuel
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