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Run Your Car on Veggie Oil

D-I-Why Not?

James Nestor could easily be in the running for the real "Most Interesting Man in the World". Aside from his staples of writing and surfing near his home in San Francisco, James can be found freediving for abalone or flying to some exotic land to research ancient traditions of getting high.

James is also interested in efficient and cheap options for transportation. He converted his '77 Mercedes 300D to run on waste vegetable oil, which he gets for free from local restaurants around his home in San Francisco. In this episode of D-I-Why Not?, Mr. Nestor shows us basics behind his setup which allows him to drive for free.

To see more of James' work, visit http://mrjamesnestor.com

And for more information on vegetable conversions for your vehicle, here's a couple resources that may be handy:

Great Forum On the Topic
http://voconversionbasics.websitetoolbox.com/

Conversion Basics
http://voconversionbasics.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=1156996

Collecting Waste Oil
http://www.murphysmachines.com/how_to/how_to_PDF/HowToCollectWVO.pdf

Camera:: Cyrus Sutton & James Campbell
Edit:: Gage Hingeley
Producer:: Cyrus Sutton

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carlos saez

Aug 27, 2012 @ 11:27 am

This is beyond awesome… So clever, so smart, totally making sense. How inspiring is to meet people like James Nestor trough you "Korduroy guys" I truly believe there are options out there, it is pretty clear. The problem is in us, but also the solution. Sadly human race will probably only change when things start to collapse big time! The only thing we can do is to follow our principles and as you are doing here, to show and encourage others to do the same thing. There is people changing the world, right now, like this video shows.
Matthew McGregor-Mento

Aug 27, 2012 @ 06:42 pm

Someday I will have a car again and it will run on veggie oil. I'd love to find and old Lada Niva Diesel to convert. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ijm7_IpYka4/THNoPrF6IrI/AAAAAAAABiM/UNzQlrRCHPg/s1600/Lada%2BNiva.jpg Someday...
Mark V

Aug 29, 2012 @ 06:52 am

I live and work in SF and get everywhere on bike. Between that and Muni, I see no reason to drive and am saving thousands of dollars a year.
Mark Marchesi

Aug 29, 2012 @ 02:09 pm

It's worth adding that for those who don't have the time, energy, space, or mechanical inclination to collect and filter oil, and install and maintain a grease kit in their car - B100 biodiesel is available in many areas from local processors. You don't need to do any modifications to a normal diesel vehicle to run it except keep an eye on rubber fuel lines and change if necessary since it does deteriorate rubber faster than petro diesel. You may not save money by burning biodiesel, but it burns cleaner than petro, and you will be making a small dent in fossil fuel consumption and supporting local enterprise.

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