The inventor of the motor, Rudolph Diesel, used peanut oil in his original design. He said in 1911, "The use of plant oil as fuel may seem insignificant today.

I’ve spent many hours in parking lots explaining the vanity plate on my ’84 diesel (“BIODSEL”), and the differences in the various fuels that can be used to power a diesel engine.

1. Install a second tank for the veggie oil. The engine will start on diesel, and once warmed up, lines from the engine’s cooling system provide heat to warm the WVO.

Emergency Substitutes. Theoretically, diesel engines should be able to run on kerosene, certain airplane fuels, biodiesel in all blends between 5 percent and 100 percent, and home heating oil, but ...

Diesel engine oil typically possesses a higher level of viscosity than the traditional stuff, which means it pumps at a much lower temperature and takes more heat to start flowing cleanly.

Fox & Friends First Trucking, oil companies ramp up warnings on diesel shortage: 'We put ourselves in this situation' Biden goes after oil industry with diesel prices expected to jump in winter months ...

Under rare circumstances, diesel engines can experience a phenomenon called runaway, where the engine uncontrollably exceed normal operating speeds.

New EPA 2027 emissions rules also mean new diesel engine oil specs. A new generation of heavy-duty engine oils will feature lower viscosity, improved thermal resistance, and possibly longer oil ...

The second car that I ever owned was a 2002 Chevy Silverado 2500 with a 6.6L Duramax diesel engine under the hood. It wasn't my first choice, but it was a hand-me-down from my father after my 1993 ...

It really sounds too good to be true, running a diesel on used vegetable oil. Not to be confused with biodiesel fuel blends, which actually have only a small percentage of vegetable oil, we're ...