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    Detroit 2-53 Converting Fuel to Noise

    Here's a quick video of my 2-53 working in a 1965 Allis Chalmer forklift. Engine now has 18 hrs since the swap.:)
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    50,000 miles on my Detroit 4-53T swap.:) Here's the update.:)

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    Detroit 40,000 miles on WVO.:)

    Here's a video I did for the 40,000 miles.:)
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    400 miles road trip down to -40C on WVO

    During this trip through the mountains, temps got down to -40C. Heated wvo system performed without any issues.:) WVO was cut 10% with gasoline the day before this trip.:)
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    Oil Undercoating

    Another coating applied to my 2009 F350. I use normally NewHampshire Oil Undercoatings, but in this case ran out half way through, so I resorted to used hydraulic and atf.:) Happy Ford.
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    Detroit 4-53T 30,000 miles on WVO

    Passed the 30,000 mile mark on veg oil now and the Detroit is running great. Happy times.:)
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    GoPower DT2000 Dyno Rebuilt And Testing Detroit 2-53

    After countless hours of work my GoPower DT-2000 Dyno is working again.:) First test was 1.9 hours yesterday breaking in my Detroit 2-53. A few issues with the tach and egt gauges, but other than that a good run.:) Here's a video of the break in.:)
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    1989 Toro 21" 2-Stroke cleaned up

    Love this old mower.:) Every two years I take it to my shop and service it. Always runs like new, one pull and away it goes.:) While all my neighbors have gone electric, this one machine keeps on mowing.:)
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    15W40 VS SAE 30 Ford 2.3 Lima Marine Engine

    I'm on my second season after rescuing a 1989 Bayliner 1750 with the Ford 2.3 engine. The first season I did 30 hrs on 10W30 and have changed to Shell Rotella T4 15W40 and see if there's any change in the oil analysis. The manual recommends SAE 30, but oils have come a long way since this engine...
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    1989 Bayliner Ford 2.3 10W30 (marine UOA)

    This was the first season the engine has run after 20-25 years sitting outside. I changed out this oil and replaced it with Shell Rotella T4 15W40 and will check again at the end of the season.:)
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    Buda D175 Shell Rotella T4 15W40

    Although the little Buda is running really nice, it's a sick engine.:) I'm swapping it out in the coming months and replacing it with a Detroit 2-53.
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    Racor Greenmax 4400 10,000 miles veg oil (30um)

    Changed out my Racor GreenMax 4400 fuel filter after 10,000 miles running wvo.
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    Ford Motorcraft 6.4 primary/Detroit 4-53T Donaldson P556916 secondary 6000 miles Biodiesel/Veg

    6000 mile filter change with B100 and Veg oil.:) I've recently started running B100 for starting and stopping and the rest of the time on wvo.
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    Detroit 4-53T 22,000 miles on WVO

    Just passed the 22,000 mile mark running wvo in my Detroit 4-53T. Before I started this venture I had read many horror stories of engine failures, polymerization of both fuel and engine oil. After deciding to run wvo, I started out slowly and made sure the wvo was clean and dry. As well as clean...
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    DIY bio diesel proccessor.:)

    Almost finished up my 100 liter bio diesel processor, should just about be perfect for my truck and forklift.:)
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    Made my first liter of bio diesel.:)

    Just finished my first liter of bio diesel.:) Looks like a decent batch, in the morning I'll pour off the glycerin and check if it's fully reacted.:) The plan is to start and stop on bio diesel, and the rest on veg oil. I'll make small batches until it's dialed in then make 40 gallon batches...
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    Running below -20C on wvo.:)

    Running my wvo system daily and working well. During the this trip the diesel fuel line decided to burst and had to replace the hose. I'll upgrade the remaining diesel supply lines to steel braided PTFE lines and that will correct the issues.:)
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    Running wvo through winter

    Here's a quick video of my heated wvo tank in winter. So far very happy with the outcome.:)
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    Vintage Frantz Install

    Installing a first gen Frantz on a 2012 Ford Escape.:)
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    MotorGuard M100 Bypass filter on a Ford 5R110 Trans

    I posted this filter in the trans section, but being it's a bypass I thought I'd also add it here as well. It's a Vintage MotorGuard M100 that I've plumbed into my Ford 5R110 to polish the trans fluid. The plan is to change the filter every 10,000 miles and add a quart of oil and never change...
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