mike
82bj42 1st project
Anybody try runing home heating oil in their trucks? Any differences between diesel and home heating oil. Thx
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Anybody try runing home heating oil in their trucks? Any differences between diesel and home heating oil. Thx
i had to empty my tank (250 l) since we updated to a heat pump.
i used the hand pump a couple of time, but since i had to rent it, i just opted for closing the valve at the tank (my tank is above ground) and putting the copper line into a jerry can. it work awesome, i wish i thought of it before.
i was very happy to see that i was able to run that fuel into my truck.......until it started working like ****p. apperantly it went down to gelling (i know.....at about 16 degress?????) well, apperantly there is a type of oil that if used to make bio, it'll cause the fuel to gel at temp as high as 16 degrees celcius. it was news to me, and it fustrated it me so much that i even thought of selling my rig. anyway, i've been mixing it with reg diesel and its been running fine. i just know better for next time. Oh ya, i bought the oild from columbia fuels here in vic, bc.
x2 on it being illegal, otherwise I remember that during a long and painful trucker strike in the late 90s in France, people were starting to use "red" heating oil sted of diesel and it worked well, at least in rugged, first gen, non TDI engines. But if you were to be caught "red" handed by the cops, you could be in big trouble. An the red color is there to stay in your tank for a long time, even though you fill up with regular diesel afterwards.
Anyone ever experienced such a gas tank inspection. If so, how was it done? I mean how did the cop actually get a look down into your tank through the opening in the filler neck? Not doubting, just trying to gauge the risk. Thanks.
Apparently folks have had such inspections but when asked they do not know how they actually check for the type/color of fuel.
Not true everywhere. Some jurisdictions only tax petro fuel and all others are exempt....illegal for road use is that it doesn't have road taxes paid. Following that a little further then SVO, WVO and home brew bio-diesel all fall into that same category, illegal because road taxes are not paid. ...!
Not true everywhere. Some jurisdictions only tax petro fuel and all others are exempt.