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Where can I find a generator built for WVO?

 
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I have only had luck finding this one generator brand (  http://heipro.com/plant-oil-generator.htm which does )look great but I want something more local like North America atleast. Has anybody heard of a manufacturer for waste vegetable oil generators?
 
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vege oil gene

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Great resources
 
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Any diesel generator is rare in the US, with the current EPA rules you probably won't find one ready to go out of the box.
 
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Thanks for the responses.To clarify j want the generator to be designed and built for wvo specifically.
 
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Diesel engines will run on pretty much any oil. the engines were originally designed to run on peanut oil.

i would start looking at a government liquidation site for a diesel generator. most will be slightly used but might need a little work to get 100%.

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Willy, if you read the links I presented, it explains that a company did build a vege oil engine.
But very few sold, because of the price, so now they modify existing engines.
 
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It’s easy to damage diesels with wvo from what I hear. They are expensive engines. I didn’t want to risk it. Ive heard the indirect injection engines are easiest to run on wvo.
 
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Jeremy Baker wrote:It’s easy to damage diesels with wvo from what I hear. They are expensive engines. I didn’t want to risk it. Ive heard the indirect injection engines are easiest to run on wvo.



It is if you don't filter it first or you could convert the WVO into Bio diesel, which is quite a simple process.
 
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