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Detroit S60 WVO
I have a '96KW with Detroit S60. I put 10K miles on it with straight WVO. My tanks are heated and additional heater is installed before a waterheated (I welded a water jacket on it) Racor filter/water separator. The truck starts on diesel, then switches to WVO, then shuts down on diesel.

I've had some problems with water in the oil and it is extremely difficult to get out. I tried to settle the oil, centrifuge it etc but none of these methods work very well. My latest design is a vacuum evaporator. Initial tests prove very positive.

The truck runs perfectly fine with no loss of power or mileage. The problem is dirt and water, so my new system will address these issues. All my filters are heated and some fuel lines are line-in-line stainess steel hose.

Since the oil I used so far was not filtered well, I've had problems with injector coking. After changing injectors and installing a better filter, I haven't had this problem anymore. However, filter needs to be changed frequently.
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I have a '96KW with Detroit S60. I put 10K miles on it with straight WVO. My tanks are heated and additional heater is installed before a waterheated (I welded a water jacket on it) Racor filter/water separator. The truck starts on diesel, then switches to WVO, then shuts down on diesel.

I've had some problems with water in the oil and it is extremely difficult to get out. I tried to settle the oil, centrifuge it etc but none of these methods work very well. My latest design is a vacuum evaporator. Initial tests prove very positive.

The truck runs perfectly fine with no loss of power or mileage. The problem is dirt and water, so my new system will address these issues. All my filters are heated and some fuel lines are line-in-line stainess steel hose.

Since the oil I used so far was not filtered well, I've had problems with injector coking. After changing injectors and installing a better filter, I haven't had this problem anymore. However, filter needs to be changed frequently.
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you are on the right track with the vacuum pump, but if you are still plugging filters on the truck...

either your tanks are still dirty and cleaning out... or... you need to clean the fuel better before filling up...

its alot easier to filter before you put it in the rig than after...

I started centrifuging a few years ago and that solved all of my issues with on vehicle filtering.
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something for those interested in collecting their own veg oil for experimenting...

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this will show you in a fair amount of detail how-to go about collect veg oil.

everything from making the contacts to building a super sucker complete with photo's schematics ect... lot of good ideas... on the collecting side of it.
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