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Waste Vegetable Oil Conversion for Diesel Bus

Step 10Roof Rack

Roof Rack
The bus has many other ingenous systems and features, but for now, here's the roof rack.
It's a really simple and good design.

So that's it, a proven veggie diesel system for a large vehicle.
Get good veggie oil, heat it, and filter it.
Make sure it's good and hot before entering the injector pump.
Start up and shut down your engine on something else, either diesel or biodiesel.

For more info or to buy a Biotour.org shuttle bus ticket from SF to Burningman, check out their website.
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Jan 20, 2009. 10:27 AMmetamart says:
Great bus! I do the filtering in 3 steps with 3 different filters, this helps lowering costs as there are filters for 20 mycron available which are reusable(cleanable).
The steps are 20-> 5-> 1. If you were ever wondering what to do with the disgusting rest aka fat.
Here is a solution. :-)
This is a really powerful stove which has about 10 kw. It burns anything like fat, oil or even used engine oil and there will be NO=0! smoke!
If you want details send me a mail

cheers from Germany
Dec 31, 2011. 2:27 PMbue1239 says:
Hi there.
I have been working on a waste oil heater for my workshop and saw this. Any chance you could share the design with me.
Thanks in advance.
Oct 31, 2010. 4:46 AMgreenpig says:
Hi Metamart

I have got your detailed written plans but have you got any pictures of the steps that I can see or a youtube video?

cheers Greenpig
Dec 31, 2011. 4:32 PMmetamart says:
i do not have any picture amterial at the moment.. I will try to make some pictures next week. I am always happy to help but i am very busy at the moment.
Just one thing to mention: be careful with the smoke if it dosent burn decent (white smoke etc.) it hurts in the lungs and is probably very bad.

happy new year
Jun 3, 2009. 8:26 AMtlowery04 says:
why is it luminescent purple?

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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