07-23-2008, 05:59 AM
Quote:Where's our resident chemist when we need her?
Pretty sure there is some oxidation of the oil.
Her? Damn, I was just going to apply for the position. My problem is that I know very little of fuel and car engines.
I remember I read something about some guys converting their diesel engine slightly so that they could put in frying oil directly (with filtering I guess). I didn't find the links yet but if I will I will post them.
Further, as a chemist, I just want to say, Meat don't do this. Don't go fiddling around with gallons of methanol and other combustibles and concentrated acids or bases. Accidents can happen quickly and with 10s of liters (could we officially make the LL an metric system using website) of fuel you can get a nice fire or explosion. I will therefor not help you with any chemistry.