I have been thinking, or rather fascinating about how the diesel engine works. If you are like me; you can't help but visualize the inner workings of mechanical devices. While driving down the road, I can literally "see" the injectors pumping veggie oil into the compression chamber a little before the piston reaches the top of its stroke...I did a two day road trip a couple weeks ago and the mind wonders...
Anyway, it got me to thinking about some of the workings of diesel engines and the differences between diesel fuel and WVO. It is a beautiful think how well vegetable oil works in the diesel engine and it still puts a smile on my face every time my truck switches over from diesel to veggie. However, I never really looked into the properties of the fuel other than the energy content and viscosity. It is common knowledge that the primary issue with WVO is the difference in viscosity and that pre-heating the oil to 160F is necessary to match the viscosity of d
