High fuel prices don't bug Chuck Danley of Peyton. He drives every day, but hasn't been to the pump since December. Instead of paying to fill up his diesel pickup, he fills up with used vegetable oil.
Danley gets the used oil from restaurants around town, filters it to remove the food particles, then puts it into his truck. Danley raves about the oil, saying it lubricates the truck's engine better than regular diesel. "I've done no modifications to the engine," said Danley. "All I have done to the truck has added a separate fuel tank that holds the vegetable oil separate from the diesel."
He said he does not lose any power, and he gets about the same gas mileage--not that it matters, since the oil is free. Of the 96,000 miles he has put on his truck, 90,000 were on vegetable oil.
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Danley gets the used oil from restaurants around town, filters it to remove the food particles, then puts it into his truck. Danley raves about the oil, saying it lubricates the truck's engine better than regular diesel. "I've done no modifications to the engine," said Danley. "All I have done to the truck has added a separate fuel tank that holds the vegetable oil separate from the diesel."
He said he does not lose any power, and he gets about the same gas mileage--not that it matters, since the oil is free. Of the 96,000 miles he has put on his truck, 90,000 were on vegetable oil.
Technorati Tags: oil, bio+diesel
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