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200i

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Will cooking oil work?
« on: October 22, 2013, 07:09:54 PM »
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Vivo

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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2013, 01:38:50 AM »
Used cooking oil is used by a lot of people in the poor areas in Asia... do they have a choice? 
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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2013, 02:19:20 AM »

Used cooking oil is used by a lot of people in the poor areas in Asia... do they have a choice?

Beats not scooting I'm sure...may actually be better than what we're using.
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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2013, 03:00:08 AM »
Quote from: 200i on October 23, 2013, 02:19:20 AM
Used cooking oil is used by a lot of people in the poor areas in Asia... do they have a choice?

Beats not scooting I'm sure...may actually be better than what we're using.

Well, scoots are their "family car" or even "delivery vehicles"... 



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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2013, 07:17:34 PM »
To haul that load with used cooking oil is amazing...
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Stig / Major Tom

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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2013, 11:38:28 PM »
Quote from: 200i on October 22, 2013, 07:09:54 PM
Interesting reading on the oil issue...:)
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1692715

VERY interesting read. Thanks for sharing this!
I like his remark about scoots doing 7000rpm at 35mph --- which is why I decided I did not need to take my scoot on the highway to "blow it out" after poking around town for several weeks.  Yeah, the goofy thing can turn 4500 rpm in a WalMart parking lot trumble. And the part about the importance of yanking that oil out of there at freq. intervals......whatever kind of oil you're using: change it frequently. (me and the scoot are a quarter ton on that less-than-a-quart of oil!.....not counting my tool department under the seat)
Thanks again for your post
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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2013, 01:23:27 AM »
Quote from: 200i on October 23, 2013, 07:17:34 PM
To haul that load with used cooking oil is amazing...

Anything that can lubricate is good...  ;)
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Re: Will cooking oil work?
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2013, 04:39:48 PM »
Thanks Stig...I found the frequent change concept the most poignant as well.  By the way, your postings on this forum are very very informative.  I've learned much from your missives.
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