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Please note:

The information on this website is outdated but not completely obsolete.  I have chosen to leave it intact as an archive and so people can still access the still useful links, designs, and info on it.

However I strongly suggest that you go to the VO Conversion Basics Website at http://voconversionbasics.websitetoolbox.com/ for the most up to date information on VO coversions in an indexed format. That website is continually updated, easily searchable, and allows you to ask questions if you cannot easily find the answers you seek there.   The technology now exists to easily make ALL VO conversions capable of using nearly any viscosity WVO in nearly ANY climate. I suggest that anyone considering converting a diesel engine to use WVO (or SVO) fuel use a conversion that will allow this flexibility.  The cost of doing so far outweighs the inconvenience of only being able to use very low viscosity (increasingly rare) WVO or not being able to use this alternative fuel when the season changes or when driving in cooler climates than a less adaptable conversion is designed for.

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This is intended as a guide for those considering converting a diesel engined vehicle to used vegoil (WVO). It is my hope that this will prove useful in deciding what will be required in terms of components, configurations, and funds to provide a conversion that is safe, trouble free, and allows for the full power of the engine to be as available when using vegoil as diesel fuel.

Because climate/ambient temperature is so linked to vegoil viscosity the calculator uses climate as the starting point for calculating which "kit" is most appropriate for you. If you only have access to high fat or hydrogenated wvo please contact me to discuss any special provisions that may be required because of this.

Tropical climate. (Minimum temps above 60ºF)

If your vegoil fuel/wvo is partially hydrogenated or has a high fat/tallow content go to the  Temperate climate section.

Minimum conversion components:

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*(For engines above 3 liters add 15 amps of capacity, engines above 5 liters add 30 amps of capacity or a YelloJacket© Coolant/fuel heat exchanger)

Temperate climate. (Minimum temps above 40ºF)

If your vegoil fuel/wvo is partially hydrogenated or has a high fat/tallow content go to the  Maritime climate section.

Add to the components above:

Maritime climate. (Minimum temps above 20ºF)

Add to the components above:

Midwest climate. (Minimum temps above 0ºF)

Arctic climate. (Minimum temps above -20ºF)

Polar climate. (Minimum temps above -40ºF)

My condolances!

Contact me for special tips on running vegoil in very cold temperatures.