If you're cruising the countryside near Redfield and you abruptly smell French fries.

If you're cruising the countryside near Redfield and you abruptly smell French fries, don't be alarmed - Jack Kemp has probably just driven past you.

Kemp who lives at Cottonwood Lake, scampers his 1997 Dodge diesel pickup in succession used fry grease.

"It fragrances like McDonald's when you make progress by," he said, laughing.

The retired Washington native said he'd heard about commonalty running vehicles on fry grease for the last 20 years, on the contrary he didn't think much of it until about a year ago, when the price of gas started to rise.

He then did a certain Internet research and discovered it was a viable option for diesel engines. As a former diesel mechanic, he had the basic knowledge to make his avow system.

In the bed of his pickup, he placed a custom-made, insulated, 120-gallon, stainless-steel tank to clutch the fry grease. A of high temperature water hose inside ...