Jesus Freak
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So, as I've mentioned in other threads, my wmo is unscientific and primitive. Some will cry when they read this, others will scoff, some will stare off into blank space and become distracted, but a couple might just have the light come on while the "A-team" theme song starts rolling in the background.....so having been admonished by IDIbronco and Nero, without any further adieu, here's my WMO thread.
So when I first started this more than a year ago I had a 55gal drum of oil that had collected for years that I literally just pumped out through a sock, yes, a sock into a 5gal bucket and poured it into my tank. Well the electric fuel pump didn't like that, so I went back to the mechanical fuel pump and all was happy.
I emptied that drum and then sourced 300gals from an old school junkyard. That was an eclectic mix of stuff and I continued with the socks, yes......socks.
Did I clogg fuel filters? Yes
Did an injection pump go out? Yes
Have I sat on side if the road diagnosing why my truck started bucking and died? You bet!
But I figured it out for the most part.
My official set up right now is a 300gal tank that is full of oil that I got from a big equipment company, so it's hydraulic fluid, oil, diesel, gear oil, and the like. There shouldn't be any antifreeze, but who knows. After I put about 270 gallons of that in I put like 20gals of gas in there. My tank is outside in the hot Florida sun heating and cooling and settling.
The hand pump I have in my tank is set so the pipe is 8 or 10ins from the bottom. When I fuel up the oil is pumped through a filter that's supposed to be rated at 30 microns and then into my truck. I finally got this tank set up just over a month ago and haven't had a clogged fuel filter since, though I do keep a couple filters and a gallon of diesel in my tool box just in case.
I do plan on getting a little more scientific with it, but I'm just a poor white guy.
My truck does smoke at idle, I don't know if it's the WMO or my IP going bad. And before anyone jumps on the "you see, you're killing your IP on WMO" I'd point out, the IP that went out originally and this one are old, used IPs that came on junkyard motors so nothing is certain there.
I don't think wmo is for the feint of heart, it's a learning curve but a learning curve that is an affront to the establishment! I'm no expert but I'll be glad to share my experience! So now you know...... and knowing is half the battle, keep on truckin guys!
So when I first started this more than a year ago I had a 55gal drum of oil that had collected for years that I literally just pumped out through a sock, yes, a sock into a 5gal bucket and poured it into my tank. Well the electric fuel pump didn't like that, so I went back to the mechanical fuel pump and all was happy.
I emptied that drum and then sourced 300gals from an old school junkyard. That was an eclectic mix of stuff and I continued with the socks, yes......socks.
Did I clogg fuel filters? Yes
Did an injection pump go out? Yes
Have I sat on side if the road diagnosing why my truck started bucking and died? You bet!
But I figured it out for the most part.
My official set up right now is a 300gal tank that is full of oil that I got from a big equipment company, so it's hydraulic fluid, oil, diesel, gear oil, and the like. There shouldn't be any antifreeze, but who knows. After I put about 270 gallons of that in I put like 20gals of gas in there. My tank is outside in the hot Florida sun heating and cooling and settling.
The hand pump I have in my tank is set so the pipe is 8 or 10ins from the bottom. When I fuel up the oil is pumped through a filter that's supposed to be rated at 30 microns and then into my truck. I finally got this tank set up just over a month ago and haven't had a clogged fuel filter since, though I do keep a couple filters and a gallon of diesel in my tool box just in case.
I do plan on getting a little more scientific with it, but I'm just a poor white guy.
My truck does smoke at idle, I don't know if it's the WMO or my IP going bad. And before anyone jumps on the "you see, you're killing your IP on WMO" I'd point out, the IP that went out originally and this one are old, used IPs that came on junkyard motors so nothing is certain there.
I don't think wmo is for the feint of heart, it's a learning curve but a learning curve that is an affront to the establishment! I'm no expert but I'll be glad to share my experience! So now you know...... and knowing is half the battle, keep on truckin guys!