I will be putting the SD away for the winter soon. I picked up a 55 gallon drum to collect WVO in over the winter. I am filtering through a pillowcase which has worked great so far.

Should I be worried about algae, fungus growth or microbial growth inside the drum as I collect over the winter?

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'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

mix some Biobor and then you definately won't have to worry.

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where is the easiest/least expensive place to get?

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boat shops

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to be near the ocean you will prob have better luck finding at truck and or tractor supply places.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

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I have used a few of their products before so I went to check more out. The Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost boasts fuel stabilization for long term storage-protects against conditions that promote microbial growth.

I have a jar of 100% WVO I used in my experiments. Maybe I'll pour a little of it in there to see what happens. I don't want any "fallout".

http://www.powerservice.com/

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'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

This is incredible stuff...and will also do ...

http://www.starbrite.com/productdetail.cfm?ID=1161&ProductCat=Automotive&ProductSCat=Gas%20%26%20Diesel%20Additives%20%28Auto%29&ProductSSCat=

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82 300CD
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87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

for the WVO you should also be worried about WATER

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Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles

I know boiling is not a foolproof method of getting all the water out but I was doing it for a while. The oil I have been getting now is from sealed containers straight from the fryer so I don't think it will make a difference.

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'72 Triumph T100R

Depending on the time that oil was hot vs actually frying food you could have significant water in it. Basicly a high volume restaurant that frys a lot of food can be waterlogged stright out of the fryer. Assume nothing. You still need to check it as well as oil you sucked out of a dumpster.

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1979 300SD W116
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1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

The oil that I WAS getting out of the dumpster (oil barrel) was very good looking oil. On colder days there is no thickening and very little particulates. I always boil that stuff. As the temps approach boiling point you can hear the "crackling" I brought that up slowly to 250 degrees. I have filtered that oil and ran quite a bit of it with no ill effects.

My new source lets the oil cool and drains it directly into the original containers. The first few batches I got I tried to boil and there was no sound at all up to about 275 degrees. This is also very good looking oil (no separation) and I filter it before running.

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'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Sweet. I'm not being criticle and am not running WVO yet but I always wonder about some of the oft overlooked costs of using WVO as a fuel....like fuel for the boiling.....Of course the cost is only one factor. I'm a proponent I'm just not there yet...

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Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles

I thought about that aspect also. I was boiling the oil in a turkey fryer so I was using propane. I turned it up pretty high but the oil was up to temp pretty quickly. I did over 5 batches boiling almost 5 gallons at a time. I have alot of fuel left in the tank yet.

It has been working great so far. I dump about 10 gallons of WVO and then fill the rest with pump diesel. So I am paying about $2.50 for diesel. (it has been a while can't remember exactly).

In the end I am traveling about 500 miles for roughly $25-$30.

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'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R