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    DeanH reacted to Sunny Jim in Burning Vegatables. Running SVO/WVO in 2024   
    Back in the 90's I used to run a 6 cylinder, 6 litre Dodge 50 on E-diesel, a manufactured biodiesel. The retired Shell engineer who made it also converted a Volvo FL6 which belonged to an abattoir to run on beef dripping!
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    DeanH reacted to RobT in Volvo 940 wagon   
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    DeanH got a reaction from HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    I believe they were based in these buildings in Huddersfield.
     

    Article with family link for further anecdotal interest
     
    https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/ask-examiner-huddersfield-once-more-11738937?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target
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    DeanH reacted to Volksy in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Not Quite. 
    Its a very rare and ridiculously expensive Blaupunkt Berlin Radio. 
    https://petrolicious.com/articles/revisiting-the-original-uber-audio-upgrade-the-blaupunkt-berlin
    That is my absolute dream car right there. 
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    DeanH reacted to grogee in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Who the fuck was buying Rolls Royces in Huddersfield (apart from Sir Jimmy Savile of course)? 
    You are now Tavistock's enemy no. 1 @HMC. They won't know what to do with themselves when they see that. Probably curtsy and wet themselves simultaneously 
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    DeanH got a reaction from eddyramrod in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    I believe they were based in these buildings in Huddersfield.
     

    Article with family link for further anecdotal interest
     
    https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/ask-examiner-huddersfield-once-more-11738937?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target
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    DeanH reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
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    DeanH reacted to loserone in 🚨L1's euro♦️ shenanigans 🍷🚨   
    Some lighter news.
    Went North 



    slept near some ghosts.
    drove north

    Chrain

    AMAZING

    SATAN




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    DeanH got a reaction from flat4alfa in The new news 24 thread   
    Think this is fairly common. I work with a lot of tradesmen who say the same about ladder work as they get older.
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    DeanH reacted to egg in eBay tat volume 3.   
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/370094585707282/

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    DeanH reacted to egg in eBay tat volume 3.   
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/326676467003243/


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    DeanH reacted to RetroShite in Retroshite   
    More shite has arrived!

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    DeanH reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    How would sir like his rolls royce? ropey and having dodged the oval last year?
    STEP THIS WAY



    Its not for sale (yet) i need to make a nuisance of myself by breaking down in prominent locations etc whilst smoking a pipe first.
     
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    DeanH reacted to SiC in Warren Works... An MG6. UPDATE Maybe an extended test.   
    Taxi driver spec only light.
    It's actually a symbol of a house and it's lit up to warn that your missus is with another man in there. 
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    DeanH reacted to brownnova in Warren Works... An MG6. UPDATE Maybe an extended test.   
    Why. Are you thinking of selling one already? 😂😂
     
     
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    DeanH reacted to Dyslexic Viking in Norwegian tat (cars for sale in Norway)   
    1959 Borgward Isabella 5400 pounds


    https://www.finn.no/car/used/ad.html?finnkode=299315070
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    DeanH reacted to Dyslexic Viking in Norwegian tat (cars for sale in Norway)   
    1949 STUDEBAKER CHAMPION DELUXE STARLIGHT COUPE  5400 pounds


    https://www.finn.no/car/used/ad.html?finnkode=333521389
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    DeanH reacted to barefoot in It begins - a collection caper...   
    Buy her a ticket in exchange for a cheeky gobble?
    You've made a reasonable fist of breakfast by the way.
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    DeanH reacted to chodweaver in Burning Vegatables. Running SVO/WVO in 2024   
    Thanks @Talbot!
    Similarly interested - i like anything that'll save me money, esp if it's complicated!
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    DeanH reacted to JJ0063 in JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner [N47 CHAIN GANG] T5 OFF THE FLEET   
    Well chuffed. 
     
    I do however seriously need this Qashqai gone now, Tetris to get parked!



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    DeanH reacted to Talbot in Burning Vegatables. Running SVO/WVO in 2024   
    The reason for the header tank being ratchet strapped to the shelf:  These containers are not designed for pressure, and if you put even a couple of psi in them, they do this:

    The strap stops that from happening, keeping the dip tube pointing at the bottom of the tank and not the opposite corner!
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    DeanH reacted to Talbot in Burning Vegatables. Running SVO/WVO in 2024   
    Once the oil has come from that stainless mesh, it gets to sit in 25L drums to settle, and to let all the air that has been entrained to bubble out.  I find a week is more than plenty, and any longer doesn't seem to make any difference.

    Next comes the multi-stage filter system.  Each 25L gets lifted up onto a high-level shelf, and then by using a dip-tube through a lid and a little bit of air pressure in the top of the barrel, 15 L is pushed over into the "header" tank:



    This requires very little pressure.  The gauge I have is only 0-1 bar, but even just bringing it off it's stop is enough:

    Quite hard to get a regulator to work at that pressure.
    Once I have 15L in the header tank (the one that is ratchet strapped down), that then gets a 3psi over-pressure with a similar dip-tube that stops about 30mm up from the bottom, and the 15 litres is blown through three water filter housings:

    It's not running in the photo (hence the reduced oil levels) but going left-to-right, that's a 50um, then a 5um and finally a 1um filter.  The oil pushes through these, and then ends up in the "footer tank", which is a 20L black container:

    These are used as I don't need to see how much sediment there is in the bottom, as there isn't any.  Also, with 15L in a 20L drum, it makes pouring them into the car about 534 times easier.  Using a different colour for clean oil means I can't get the wrong container.
    The stages of filtration down to 1um mean that the filter in the car never blocks.  Most paper filters in a car are around 10um, so I'm an order of magnitude better with this setup.  I prefer doing it this way, as the filters for the standard 10" filter bodies above are about £14 for 10 filters, rather than a tenner each for the car, which is about 1/3 the size.
    Things I have learned about this setup:
    the 50um filter takes the absolute brunt of the solids, and has to be changed about 10 times more regularly than the smaller ones. If the weather gets colder between doing the 125um filter and the 50um filter, I get grease build-up on the filter face as it coalesces out more fats.  Whilst a complete ball-ache, as it blocks the filter solid, it can be scraped off and the filter re-used. Blowing the filters backwards with compressed air is remarkably effective for cleaning. Oil gets absolutely everywhere.  You just have to accept that and do your best to keep everything clean. I use compressed air over the tanks rather than pumps as it means you can run a compressor for 2 mins and then when filtering the entire system is silent.  It also means that there's nothing to go wrong/overheat/explode, as once the header tank is empty, the compressed air just bubbles through the filters (hence the oil levels being low in the photo above) and once the compressed air reservoir is empty, nothing more happens.  No switches, no sensors, nothing.
    Thus far, I think I've "processed" about 1000 litres of oil.  Other than the oil, the costs have been:
    initial setup of the filter housings and 3x10 packs of filters:  approx £100 Various fittings that I didn't already have:  £20 15 black barrels and about 30 25L barrels: £25 and a couple of units of electricity for the compressor. Pretty much everything else I already had, but even if you started from nothing, it wouldn't be prohibitively expensive.
    Next (but not tonight) the issues with burning Veg of any sort in a diesel engine.
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    DeanH reacted to Talbot in Burning Vegatables. Running SVO/WVO in 2024   
    I've been running a bit of Veg in various diesel cars/vans for a fair number of years, but have never done it quite as comprehensively as I do now.  It's very well known that a lot of IDI engines are very suitable for this, and I know a fair number of people on the forum either run Veg or have dabbled with it in the past.  I've tried describing my setup a few times, but never quite manage it properly.
    The car:  Is the Merc E300 in my sig.  It's ideal for Veg for a great number of reasons and is the main reason I am now on my 3rd OM606 engine.  The reasons are:
    Combustion swirl chamber (IDI) is designed to operate on low Centane fuel, ensuring massive amounts of turbulence, along with a glowing ignition point that the atomised fuel has to pass by, meaning incomplete combustion is hugely reduced (Note, this is NOT the same as an XUD with it's ricardo pre-combusion chamber.. it's IMO a better arrangement for Veg) Bosch inline injection pump, which is lubricated with an oil feed from the engine, meaning it doesn't rely on the lubricity of the fuel.  These will pump grease if asked to. Higher-than-usual compression ratio of 22:1, which is high for a turbocharged diesel.  This creates higher adiabatic compression temperatures, leading to better ignition. Big, poweful and smooth.  Inline 6-cylinders, 3.0 litres and 130kw (on diesel) means this is not an underpowered vehicle. I have not made any changes to the car other than swapping seals out for Viton when they start leaking.  I may do a twin-tank conversion in the future, but right now I'm focussing on the oil used.  Which in my case has been used oil.  There is a lot of things to consider with used oil, and I'm hoping I'm covering most of the issues.
    New oil can, in most cases, be simply lobbed into the tank and run, either at 100% in summer, or thinned with diesel in winter, mainly for cold-starting.  Once the engine is running, you could use 100% without issue, but without a twin-tank conversion, you're forced to start the cold engine on whatever is in the only tank, so consideration has to be given to low temperature starting.
    Used oil is a bit different, and you have to be aware of what it's been used for.  It has three main contaminants:  Water, sediment (solids) and sludge (grease)
    Water has never been too much of an issue for the oil I've had.  After all, if the fryers have been running at their usual temperature of around 260c, all water will boil off to steam in normal service.  It's only really an issue if water has gotten into the oil while it's been cold.
    Solids have to be removed.  What level you remove them to is important.  More below.
    Sludge and grease is generally due to the oil having been used for cooking meats.  The animal fats come out of the meats being cooked and end up in the oil.  These are an issue, as they always have higher solidification temperatures than the vegetable oil.  Leave these in the oil, and you'll be back to the same cold-starting issues mentioned above.
    How I do it:
    The oil I have been getting recently (thanks to @Lacquer Peel, @juular and @MrsJuular in various ways for this) is really not bad oil at all.  However, it does have a fair bit of solids and animal fats in it, which I need to remove.  I go for a 5-stage filtration system, which thus far appears to be protecting the car quite well.
    Step 1:  Coarse filtration.
    I managed to get hold of a load of 125um stainless steel mesh from a company I used to work for a while back.  This can be bought online for not-as-much-as-I-expected, but this is what I have, so I thought I'd use it.  125um is open enough that clean oil blats through it fast enough, but it does catch a LOT.

    This is a 25L barrel with the top cut off and some of the 125um mesh made into a place to pour the dirty oil straight into.  This comes in 20L "cubies" from various places, as it's what the oil came in new.  It comes complete with bits of chips, scampi, batter, and whatever else has been cooked in it.  It can be really very lumpy in places.
    The blue barrel has an outlet about 50mm up from the bottom to allow filtered oil to then be directed into another container, either to one side, or possibly directly underneath:

    When you lob a load of oil into the catch filter, it looks like this:

    And then very slowly (as the outlet is only 6mm diameter) drops down.  As mentioned, the 125um catches a LOT, and gives you a good indication of how dirty the oil is.  As the mesh is fairly fine, it tends to coalesce the globules of animal fats.  This is both good and bad news, as once it's coalesced enough of it, it tends to block the mesh.  If left long enough, the oil will eventually pass through, but quite often I have to have a gentle scrape at the mesh to move the grease to one side, allowing the oil to pass through.  Once it's filtered a bit, it's pretty grim.  This one had a lot of grot and grease in it:

    This one is less bad, but you can still clearly see the grease building up on the mesh:

    To clean this out, I use a "sacrificial" wet vacuum cleaner, which does a remarkably good job of clearing the filter.  The machine has been used to vacuum up engine oil, veg oil, greases and all sorts of other stuff and absolutely honks.  Once it's full I might just lob it in the skip and get another:

    Anyway.  Once the oil has passed through that filter, it has a brief opportunity for smaller solids to fall out, and then it comes out the bottom looking a lot cleaner:

    CleanER.  I wouldn't cook my dinner in it, but it's a lot better already.
    Next:  The finer filter stages.
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    DeanH reacted to eifion in Chod on Google maps.   
    Nothing's going to top those Range Rovers, but here's a Citroen DS that has been sat by the side of the A6 between Hazel Grove and Disley since 2016. 

     
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    DeanH reacted to JJ0063 in JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner [N47 CHAIN GANG] T5 OFF THE FLEET   
    Soooooo.
    Didnt want to let the T5 go, yet, so found a fair interest rate on a loan which if I decide in a few months time to sell the T5, the sale money from that would completely pay off the loan early and still leave money in the bank. 
     
    Did consider an A4 or A6 but as we know, I always end up back in a BMW.
    Found this 167k 320D M Sport touring 20 mins from home being sold by my cousins best friend, managed to secure it for £5200 pending viewing, so with a grand factored in for a timing chain, I think £6200 is still fairly good going for a non offensive colour, automatic, diesel, daily driver.
    It’s got a full 12 months MOT with no advisories, full history with the most recent service being done with the MOT last month.
    Lets see how we get on.. View/collect on Wednesday,  best get a chain booked in..




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