I have 110 gallons of EDM 244 oil at work that is ready for disposal. It is a dielectric/transformer oil. I pulled the MSDS sheet and it says "paraffinic hydrocarbon". The specifics are boiling point 489-523 degrees Fahrenheit, specific gravity 0.770, flash point 239 degrees Fahrenheit, and auto-ignition temperature 392 degrees Fahrenheit. Does this sound like it might work as a fuel?

IIRC, that stuff is pretty toxic. I would not use it personally.

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D

Just because the engine can run on a large variety of oils does not mean people should be pouring every hydrocarbon-based liquid they come across into the fuel tank.

Probably what your recalling is the days it contained PCB's. That ceased in 1977 to be the case (in the USA anywa), however... fair warning... many closed capacitors and transformers still do contain oil contaminated with PCB's. Most newer manufactured ones do not and most newly manufactured oil does not but it can and will pick it up if its passed through a contaminated older transformer or was taken out of such a transformer in the first place.

Yea... it will burn. It is basically a mineral oil more or less. Not sure what other additives it may have that might not be good to burn in a Diesel motor and I am fairly certain its not an approved road fuel.

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1983 300D-Turbo - Deep Blue w Palomino MB Tex (total loss in fire 1/5/09 RIP)
1995 E320 W124 Polar White/Grey Mushroom MB Tex
2005 F150 Supercrew - Arizona Beige - Lear topper
1985 Piaggio Vespa T5 - Black and Chrome

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Been there, done that, would do it again in a heartbeat.. as long as you KNOW and can CONFIRM that it was not produced before 1977 (PCBs and all). It would also be good to know what type of transformer it came out of (produced in the US versus a third world country).

Typically all it is, is highly refined mineral oil.

Contrary to the typical naysayers, it ran great!

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Fuquay-Varina, NC
1979 300D
1983 300D Turbo 260,000 Miles
1984 300D Turbo 345,000 Miles (sons car)
OBK #31
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4l (fer Haulin'!) 145,000
1973 19' SeaRay with 115 Mercury TOWER OF POWER!
Club Car Golf Cart 36V
Ex toys:
1967 Mustang 289 (First Car)
Fiat 124TC
1975 Honda CVCC
1980 Audi 5000 Turbo

For the machinists out there, this is EDM (electric discharge machining) dielectric fluid. It is relatively safe for humans (listed as hazardous material category 1) and is intended to be used by machinists and one would expect occasional hand contact with the fluid as it is being used. It is brand new, packaged in factory drums, and supplied with a machine purchased brand new in 1997.

Do you work at a place with a EDM? Want to EDM some injectors?

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Its a Charmilles sinker, and nobody uses it any more. It can probably be purchased for around $7,000 - it only has a couple hundred hours on it!

Ok, have to ask; what is a "Charmilles sinker"?

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1978 300D
1979 240D

Here's some good basic info on EDM machining

http://www.micropulsewest.com/edm.html

Yea and the stuff we use in our sinker (a pair of form 20s) will burn readily when atomized.

Oh the bickering.

I would try it, but I have a deathwish for my Benz apparently with my WVO/Diesel blending. But I would probably blend it with diesel first.

Just make sure you can obtain an injection pump and injectors for about $550 because that is all you will save in favor of jeopardizing fuel system. If you can get more than 110 gallons, and it indeed runs without dying - you might fight off the dues.

One phrase keeps ringing in my little ear however: NO FREE LUNCH.

That being said *bipolar* Check this link.

And an excerpt:

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1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

Sounds like a good canidate to cut some D/V shoulders lol.

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1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.