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Does the Veggie Voyager use bio-diesel fuel?

April 26, 2017Bio-diesel FUEL Veggie Voyager

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Does the Veggie Voyager use bio-diesel fuel?

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I sometimes use bio-diesel fuel in my engine. Any diesel vehicle can. Bio-diesel is made from either new or recycled vegetable oil. The glycerin (the stuff that makes vegetable oil so thick) is removed, and alcohol is added (20% of the total mixture). This makes the vegetable oil more combustible, so it can run a regular diesel engine. As long as the outside temperature is above 40 degrees, bio-diesel works very well. Below that temperature, it starts to gel up. No vehicle modifications are required to run bio-diesel fuel, but it will not work in a gasoline engine, only in a diesel. The Veggie Voyager has a modified fuel heating and delivery system. Most of the time, I use appx 1 part regular diesel, to 4 parts straight veggie oil (SVO).