X-pack-Glyn Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 Lets , for arguements sake i wanted to build a drag car that run on diesel...yeah yeah, i know...but bare with me... would i be able to run red legally?
antz Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 i thought red was for agricultural purposes only...and it stains the inside of the engine so people can tell you have run it on that
alladdin Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 well since it would not be used on the road ,,,,, i reckon you could.i think and as for staining things........... just a wives tail. but the ministry dont just look at the colour , they do chemical tests, so i would guess that if they dip you they will find it.
Fiesta Steve Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 You can use red for anything you like, just not on the road Tractors, steam cleaners, heating etc.. ..
X-pack-Glyn Posted June 8, 2008 Author Report Posted June 8, 2008 You can use red for anything you like, just not on the road Tractors, steam cleaners, heating etc.. .. hmmmmm
allanmex Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 u can use red on the strip as long as the car isnt driven on the road
Messenjah Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 but if you have a deisel engine where the injection system will allow you to run it on chip fat in the summer months you can get away with a 75 25 split of chip fat to normal diesel then your onto a winner because if using it as fuel u dont hav eto pay duty on the first 2500 litres of it if its for personal use if you are goingot be using more then that u have to contact the right ppl and pay the right tax on it ...
fergus mk2 Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 or get green an mix it with ur red which makes white the boys up noth were doing this for a while until they noticed or go to japan where there agri diesel is white ive done my bit of research but mixing the red an green doesnt work any more because they add some shite now to stop them making white
Chris! Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 red diesels very dierty, its no where near as good as standard diesel the boat runs on it, costs £1400 to fill the tanks at about 40p a litre
Smudger105e Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 We use it in the trains too Trouble is each loco has a 4000 litre tank. Fill 'er up mate
Admin Vista Posted June 9, 2008 Admin Report Posted June 9, 2008 red diesels very dierty, its no where near as good as standard diesel the boat runs on it, costs £1400 to fill the tanks at about 40p a litre When was the last time you filled up? Red diesel for marine use isn't 40p a litre anymore We use it in the trains too Trouble is each loco has a 4000 litre tank. Fill 'er up mate Like Fleet I also use it in a boat, only we take 144000 litres of it and can use all of that in about 14 hours Spoilt my weekend having to go in to work on Sunday to fuel up.
spitbarnatt Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Like Fleet I also use it in a boat, only we take 144000 litres of it and can use all of that in about 14 hours Spoilt my weekend having to go in to work on Sunday to fuel up. What the fook sort of boat is that? We've got a 5.0 V8 in ours and that only uses 50l an hour at full tilt, petrol though, so I have to pay £1.20 a litre. Red diesel is being done away with anyway, I think, sometime in the near future.
mk2escortmad Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 doesnt the jet car fireforce use red diesel??
Admin Vista Posted June 9, 2008 Admin Report Posted June 9, 2008 doesnt the jet car fireforce use red diesel?? Fireforce is driven by a gas turbine and they will burn pretty much anything. What sort of boat is that? I can't say, but can point you in the direction of a newspaper article that came out in a local paper a few months back. The facts are all garbage but the boat is real enough. http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/dis ... ebarsearch
spitbarnatt Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Nice 'boat'. I'd be happy enough with 30 knots out of something that size but 60 fook me. I'd be pissing myself laughing while I drank champagne as I breezed past all the jet-bikes and speed boats
Admin Vista Posted June 9, 2008 Admin Report Posted June 9, 2008 Nice 'boat'. I'd be happy enough with 30 knots out of something that size but 60 fook me. I'd be pissing myself laughing while I drank champagne as I breezed past all the jet-bikes and speed boats It has its moments Oh and PS over 10000 litres an hour at full tilt.
bortaf Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 fleet mate you is in trouble http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200801 ... mnews.html leasure use for red diesel is about to match road derv on cost
Chris! Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 red diesels very dierty, its no where near as good as standard diesel the boat runs on it, costs £1400 to fill the tanks at about 40p a litre When was the last time you filled up? Red diesel for marine use isn't 40p a litre anymore We use it in the trains too Trouble is each loco has a 4000 litre tank. Fill 'er up mate Like Fleet I also use it in a boat, only we take 144000 litres of it and can use all of that in about 14 hours Spoilt my weekend having to go in to work on Sunday to fuel up. we get it cheap, think its because its a charter boat:thumbsup:
Mr Sam Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 red diesels very dierty, its no where near as good as standard diesel the boat runs on it, costs £1400 to fill the tanks at about 40p a litre where the fook are you still getting it for 40p a litre its shot upto about 60 odd now and yes mate its private land so perfectly legal someone was telling me he runs his pug diesel on chip fat apparently the old steel block dervs will take it straight with no conversion kit, just filter the chip ends and crap out it
Chris! Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 red diesels very dierty, its no where near as good as standard diesel the boat runs on it, costs £1400 to fill the tanks at about 40p a litre where the fook are you still getting it for 40p a litre its shot upto about 60 odd now and yes mate its private land so perfectly legal someone was telling me he runs his pug diesel on chip fat apparently the old steel block dervs will take it straight with no conversion kit, just filter the chip ends and crap out it thats what it was last time i was on it having a fill up maybe it is 60p
Gonzo Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Just remember, if you're running your strip diesel on chip fat, make sure it's got a BOSCH fuel pump, cuz they're the only ones that'll cope with it so I've read.
TwoLitrePinto Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 my uncle used to run pure filtered out chip fat in a mk3 tranny 2.5di for about 3yrs no probs, only problem is, used chip fat when cold is quite thick, transit 2.5di's have no glow plugs! it didnt like starting on pure much... oh yeh and if your sat at the lights, everyone around you will probably smell a chip shop nearby...
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