Disagree Doctor. From the MS State U Extension site: http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is1621.html
1. FYI: "Consider Used Oil as Equipment Fuel: Waste engine oil and hydraulic oil also can be filtered (5 micron filter or smaller) and burned in a diesel solution in tractors and in other equipment. A good starting point is 90 percent diesel and 10 percent oil, although up to 100 percent oil use is possible with good filtration and preheating. Be sure to check with the engine manufacturer before burning waste oil in engines under warranty. With vegetable oil prices low (20 cents or less per pound) and diesel prices high, soybean or cotton seed oil blends with diesel fuel may be economical." 2. But mainly that, from the same site, motor oil is 150,000 BTU/gallon. D2 is 140,000 BTU/gal (another site puts it as low as 128,000 BTU/gal)...lets plit the difference: 134,000 BTU/gal. motor oil has 12% more energy. My coworkers 240D gets 33mpg hwy (65mph)...33 * 1.12 = 37 mpg. Agreed, not 41, but closer to 41 than low 30's. Christopher --- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fred De Vries wrote: > > I'd feel like I had stepped into the Twilite Zone > regarding cars that ran on > > peanut oil, Vegetable oil, McD's waste etc. If an > older fella hadn't stopped > > by my house last week driving the same brown 240D > that was sitting in my > > yard. He told me he had 330,000 miles on it. I > think it was early "80's? > > He said he owned a construction company and they > used the car for a parts > > runner. Anytime they changed the oil in anything > from a bulldozer to a lawn > > mower they poured the oil in the tank of his MB. > Said he gets 41 MPG with > > his manual and just changes the filters a lot, > hasn't had any mechanical > > problems to speak of, but the Michigan Rust > Monster is eating the car away > > from the outside in. > > > > Speaking of 240D's...(Nice Segue,eh?) Mine has > the key actually stuck in > > the ignition, won't turn, won't come out. HELP? > > The older man is NOT telling the truth about the > mileage. At anything > other than a steady 40-45 mph, about the best you > will get from a 240D > is in the low 30s - especially with less than > optimal fuel. > > As to the key, if it won't come out and you want it > out, you'll need to > drill it out and then replace thje entire locking > mechanism AND tumbler! > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned > questions) > "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > '87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 > 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 > 159Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 234kmi > Diesel Technical Advisor MBCA, member > GWSection > http://www.dhc.net/~pmhack/mercedes/mbooth1.htm > > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Raytown, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! I AM A PROFESSIONAL IDIOT, I THINK. -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
