Cross country in a luxury RV on $47 of diesel and a lot french fry oil
Our cousins over at Engadget spotted a story on Slashdot about a family of five who made a cross-country trek from Seattle to Rhode Island in luxury motor home. The remarkable thing is that they did it while spending only $47 on diesel fuel. If you've ever gone on a trip in one of these monster machines, you know you'd have a hard time making it across town on $47 worth of diesel, much less across the country. AutoblogGreen was naturally on the story a while back, but the gist is that the Adler family bought a used 1997 forty foot RV and with parts from Frybrid, he converted it run on waste vegetable oil. The conversion kit includes new fuel tanks and filtration equipment so that they could fill the machine at any restaurant and drive away. The family set off on what was supposed to be a three week trip that ultimately took almost three months. Click Read to go over to their site and read the whole sordid tale of their adventure in fry cruising.
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CMTR Moving Services, LLC 1:28PM (9/25/2007)
My name is Patrick Kuhn. Last year we converted our Isuzu NPRs to run on WVO, although we've since traded in those trucks for larger trucks: 2007 Isuzu FTRs.
Has ANYONE converted their Isuzu FTRs to run on WVO yet? Because we'd like to know what's worked, what hasn't worked, et cetera.
For example, do we need an additional fuel pump to assist the engine with drawing (or pushing) WVO from the additional tank to the engine, and what PSI should this pump be, if it's necessary and recommended?
Any and all insights regarding the conversion of Medium-duty straight trucks would be much appreciated!
Respectfully,
Patrick R. Kuhn
Charlotte Moving Truck Rentals, Inc
CMTR Moving Services, LLC
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