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18th September 2018, 11:37 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Waste Oil Market Cornered? in Making Biodiesel

Cade, are you only taking the top 50% and leaving the rest for the "bullies and standover merchants"?

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14th September 2018, 10:47 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Been away - what's changed? in Making Biodiesel

Chev28, I have asked on another forum that I occasionally visit, whether any members have had coking issues when using WVO fuel blends. I will...

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13th September 2018, 10:53 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Been away - what's changed? in Making Biodiesel

Chev28 I do not have any supplemental heating in the Musso (or in the 300D Turbodiesel that was my last Mercedes.) I have not heard of ring coking...

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12th September 2018, 11:37 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Been away - what's changed? in Making Biodiesel

My last 2 tank conversion was 10 years ago on a W123 300D. My wife's W124 300D ran a blend of 10% ULP, but used the fuel heater that is part of that...

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12th September 2018, 11:32 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Been away - what's changed? in Making Biodiesel

Yes, that has been known for many years that, providing you get a good mix, you can make quality biodiesel at temperatures of 25°C and lower. It just...

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12th September 2018, 11:28 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Waste Oil Market Cornered? in Making Biodiesel

Go to the small, out of the way, places. You may have better success in those locations. Have you tried lunch bars, fish & chip shops, restaurants,...

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11th September 2018, 10:20 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Been away - what's changed? in Making Biodiesel

Chev, Welcome back. Not much has changed, fewer of us posting. Tilly still is picky about unsubstantiated claims made by forum members. More...

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9th September 2018, 01:04 AM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Calling Tony from west Oz in Off Topic Area

Thanks, I have cleared some space for your messages.

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27th August 2018, 02:40 AM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Musso Fuel Gauge stuck at 3/4 tank in Off Topic Area

I agree with Tilly, You need to have mileage and litres of fuel used to make a meaningful comparison for fuel economy tests. Use the same route under...

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26th August 2018, 10:50 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Musso Fuel Gauge stuck at 3/4 tank in Off Topic Area

Tilly, I don't need everything working but I do need a reliable fuel gauge.

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26th August 2018, 01:31 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Musso Fuel Gauge stuck at 3/4 tank in Off Topic Area

Thanks. I have had issues with the Mercedes fuel sender, with veggie oil, but they just stopped working (open circuit), not got stuck. The fact that...

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25th August 2018, 04:34 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Musso Fuel Gauge stuck at 3/4 tank in Off Topic Area

Yes, I found out the hard way about the central locking issue. Now if I get out of the car, unless I have the keys on me, I open the drivers window....

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25th August 2018, 01:27 AM

Tony From West Oz started a thread Musso Fuel Gauge stuck at 3/4 tank in Off Topic Area

I know a few of you have Musso Sports (LOL) 2.9 L turbodiesel vehicles. The fuel gauge on mine had always been slow to change (I could go 100km...

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24th August 2018, 08:18 PM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Problems with 1HDT on SVO in SVO Users

Mark, has the electrical side of things been checked to be working correctly? It could be a short circuit to a live wire could be the cause. Easy...

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21st August 2018, 12:10 AM

Tony From West Oz replied to a thread Outstanding pre-filter performance in Using Biodiesel

Mark, I have found that cheap filters, of any variety, are just not worth the purchase price, or the potential costs. There have been instances of...

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