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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Ok, I'm new here and have a problem that would drive anyone up the wall. Went for a drive and got not even a mile from home and the car starts to hesitate, much like a gasser losing fuel. I have a full tank and the filters have all been replaced before this happened. I am running WVO for fuel. Now today I went to dieselgiant.com and did the ALDA service cleaning and tried to start it. It ran for about 20 seconds then died and didn't start again. Cracked the injector lines over the injectors to see if there was any fuel, nothing. So is it the pump, the lines, or what?
 
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction
Bingo. Stop abusing the engine and use the fuel it was designed for.
I would, but I can't find used peanut oil anywhere.
 
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 08:30 AM
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Isn't that what Rudolph Diesel designed his first engine to run on? Besides I'm just trying to save some money.
 
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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I'm curious to know how you plan to drive it since you can't use our roads.
Huh? do you mean because it doesn't run right now or ??
 
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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Well that sounds cold. when those that "run" this country can start to think of other people and not themselves I would conform. But when the honest man can't make a buck to feed his own kids corners must be cut.

Would you starve your kids to "feed" the government?
 
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Default Never thought of it that way

Forced, delete this if needed.

I never thought about the veggie guys "stealing" from us fuel burners. But damn, they are using the roads we paid for, free. What a load of crap.

I gotta pay road taxes on my boat fuel even!

Now I have an entire new angle on veggie burners. I agree with your stance on this.
 
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