I'm in Venice -- & hoping to set up fpr WVO soon .... Do you use 2 tanks? I was thinking that perhaps with a veg-therm I could run 1 tank during the (10)warm months. Has anybody got any experience with a 50% mix? Would that require as much heating? Perchance I could run THAT thru a veg-therm during the warmer months ...

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84 240D 5sp (Euro)

Fabiop3 is correct. I am also here is South Fla & the 2 tank system is a much safer and better bet.
KISS principle.
-Start on Diesel,
-get up to 180 Ftemp,
-switch to veggie
-Reverse process 5 minutes before stopping.
-Repeat

My only issue has been with the soilniod driven 3 way valves. The seals tend to not hold to well and have caused me some headaches. A few more bucks for the motor driven 3 or 6 way valves are worth the lack of problems

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I'm located in Tampa. I'll have the truck at the end of the week, after driving it back from CT. Your pretty far away but if anyone knows of someone close, or reasonably so, to Tampa I would appreciate the help.

Bass Man, most of these kits make it pretty easy. The hardest part of my install was to run the
lines from the tank around the exhaust, driveline and other potentially damaging obstacles to the
filter. Everyone seems to get to figure out the best route for themselves. Get the car on a lift -
it'll make the install much easier. Finding a place under the hood for the filter was another challenge.

I'm logging 500 miles a week on grease now - I'm making the commute from Brookesville to Tallahassee
every week for work. It's worked well for the last 2 weeks (since installation) - I'm up to 1000 miles
so far.

I'm up in Spring Hill, not too far away. If you want to inspect my setup in my Benz, you are welcome to.

Hi guys. Newbie here,

BassMan, I'm over in Clearwater and am interested in researching conversion a little futher. Who is your diesel mechanic in Tampa Bay?

hey im in tampa bay aswell i did think there would be so meany people around here i work in plam harbor at a bike shop called sun west cyclery i still dont have a grease car but am looking now to buy a benz motor to put in my VW any one know of any for sale for cheep like under $600 i would love to help any one work on there grease car maybe we should have a grease car convention or something in clearwater just a thought (i would show if it was on a sunday:)

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i dont have a veggie oil bus yet ...well i dont have a diesel yet but my 68 westy will soon be a 68 vw toyota diesel bus :) i just have to sell my porsche which is pending (i live in tamp bay FL)

I'm in Jacksonville....anyone else in my area?

if you are having problems in the condos maybe moving the operation to a u stor it would be the answer. you can keep the door down and no one would know. tap a little power off the litgh outlet and make bio d there also.

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Originally posted by: one tank fla. mercedes
my friend veggie bob has a 85 300d turbo he will sell for 300.00 cash, motor runs great,lots of parts,complete car no title , can i call you at the bike shop tomorrow ??? who should i ask for ???

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i made the daytona newspaper >>> click here to see >>> http://www.greasecar.com/forum_topicview.cfm?frmtopicID=190

Any chance this 300D is still available? I'm in NW Florida....

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Hi Kathy,

I'm about 120 miles east of you - out in the stix.

What kind of progress are you making on your greaser plans? Have you found good sources of WVO yet? Inquiring minds wanna know! :-)

Andy

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Hey, Thanks for the offer! There are plenty of places near here for camping.... I just met some really cool greasers (from this site) last weekend while they were camping around here. Maybe with both of you guys helping, I can actually get it done :) I'll be sure to post whenever I get my kit!!!!
This site is full of the nicest people!!!!

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Kathy

Fabio, I'm in Cocoa, Fl very close to Cape Canaveral, 45 minutes east of Orlando. I have about 2,500 miles on my 83 Mercedes 300D on grease, so far,so good. I bought my system and lots of help with the install from Morgan Crawford from the St. Pete area. I think his kit is much better than the greasecar system since it includes a filter on the fly system, no need to take dirty oil home and mess with pooring it through sock filters and all that. His website is; www.veggiepower.org He got his Master's degree in this and is now working on his PHD. His email address etc.. is on his website, you can also read his Master's thesis there as well.

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free fuel on waste veggie oil! Say no to OPEC!
--Ed
Cocoa, Florida

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Originally posted by: GWBushh8ter
I am in Oldsmar and I would like to get a diesel in order to convert it to veggie oil. I have the summers off (I teach at a private school here in Tampa). About all I can do mechanically, however, is put oil in my car when it runs low. Is there someone in the area who would be willing help me out?

Go to www.veggiepower.org This guy, Morgan Crawford does installs in the Tampa area as well as North Carolina (he goes back and forth between the 2 places, he's working on his PHD at NC in alternative fuels etc..) His email is there on his website. I think he's in Tampa area right now.

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free fuel on waste veggie oil! Say no to OPEC!
--Ed
Cocoa, Florida

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1 tank, I am narrowing my search for my greasecar but now am worried about fuel. you said you had an unlimited supply of oil in clearwater. Does this place have the filtration devices there at the site or do we have to filter at home? I own a triplex on Ft. Harrison and am very familiar with Clearwater. Is it close to Oldsmar or Alt. 19? Near the beach? Thank you for all of your help by the way. I am anxious to make this work.

1 Tank, you are a good source of information for a beginner like me. You are making my case easier and easier to sell to my wife!

Scratch the last post I was asking out of order to the posts. How do I contact Veggie bill? My email is on my profile.

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Originally posted by: cutakenta
i too am in south florida. although i am not on svo yet i soon will be. in september i got the itch and sold my 04 ram 5.7 gas hog and my wifes 03 durango. what really set me off was during the 2 hurricans the lines for gas. i sat on the turnpike for 55min and in that time only 1 truck came in for diesel.......my friend has a wing joint in broward and goes through about 35 gal a week. i think i am gonna do this in may i just need some storage drums.
I was heading south from Orlando during the first hurricane to hit the Palm Beach area last year - there was a line of traffic all the way up from Miami - stopping at each gas station along the turnpike. I was driving my Benz - pre-grease conversion, stopping to fill at the diesel pumps... There was never any line and no rationing! It was great - for the diesel vehicles. It really must have sucked for the gas swilling crowd.