19j on Veg

Retrospaceman

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• Dec 14, 2016

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So I'm having a play with my old veg oil kit I have. According to HMRC I'm allowed to use up to 2500 litres of oil a year without paying duty on it.
I've diesel line heaters and a filter heater.

I don't expect the Lucas CAV pump will like it much, if I keep it thinned out 50/50 with diesel for the time being (and maybe a splash of unleaded) it might help. perhaps December is the wrong time to have a play, but heyho.

Just wondered if anybody has any experience with veg in the 19j. Mines a 1989 model so slightly more robust. (only slightly)

as a note I have a 200tdi from an old disco waiting if it all goes horribly wrong.

 

Flossie

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• Dec 14, 2016

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Cav pumps are shat on veg.
Blends? Dunno
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Retrospaceman

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• Dec 14, 2016

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Currently got it at 30% veg, guess I'll soon find out!

 

chrisstdt

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• Dec 14, 2016

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They do say lucas cav pumps will fail if run on veg but years ago (when new veg oil was cheap ) i ran and old turbo diesel peugeot 205 with lucas pump on straight veg for over a year and the pump survived

If you dont cars about the engine and you can save money running veg its worth a shot

 

Flossie

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• Dec 14, 2016

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That's quite low so you may be alright.
It's the first cold start of the day that will break the pump and I can't see line heaters helping at that point.
A kettle of boiling water over the pump before starting would help more.

 

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tobysleeper

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• Jan 9, 2017

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Retrospaceman said:

So I'm having a play with my old veg oil kit I have. According to HMRC I'm allowed to use up to 2500 litres of oil a year without paying duty on it.
I've diesel line heaters and a filter heater.

I don't expect the Lucas CAV pump will like it much, if I keep it thinned out 50/50 with diesel for the time being (and maybe a splash of unleaded) it might help. perhaps December is the wrong time to have a play, but heyho.

Just wondered if anybody has any experience with veg in the 19j. Mines a 1989 model so slightly more robust. (only slightly)

as a note I have a 200tdi from an old disco waiting if it all goes horribly wrong.

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I've been doing it for years on my 19j but got a bosch pump on mine bit dodgy starting this time of the year though I bung a bit of 2stroke in with mine just in case

 

nobber

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• Apr 10, 2017

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Ive ran mine for years on a veg/diesel mix, it loves it, its quieter, more power, smoother, and I get more MPG. Ive got a knackered worn out old cav pump on mine.