Diesels burn oil. In fact Cummins Engine Co. used to advertise its diesels as 'oil engines'. These days there is alot of info out there on biodiesel, but not much good info on what else can be used as fuel in diesel engines. Alot of owners of diesel powered machines have asked me what else can be used as a fuel source for lower cost without resulting in extra time and money in repairs, sacrificing reliability, or causing any degradation in performance. So lets talk about some diesel fuel alternatives for a minute here.
The mission of MachineWhisperer is to act as a resource for the exchange of knowledge in maintenance, diagnosis, repair and upgrade of most common machines.
In direct opposition to a 'throw-away' society: through knowledge, empowering people to interact with machines in a new way to reduce resource use and abuse.
Together, lets find the path of least environmental, economic, and social damage while allowing machines to assist us in living better for longer.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
An 80's 4x4 adventure: not like that tho... Part 2
Well,
I finally made a plan for getting back over to my buddies old work
truck. I loaded up my main tools with my diagnostic basket
containing the compression tester, vacuum pump with attachments,
spark tester, timing light, my electrical boxes (just in
case), some spare extraneous parts from inventory and all the
toothbrushes, rags, solvents and small parts washing containers I
thought I would need.
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