This would make it so much easier on me :) http://www.www.autobloggreen.com/2007/08/08/make-your-own-biodiesel-at-home/
On 8/9/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it's usually better on the engine than petro-diesel. It has a higher > lubricity to it. As a matter of fact, they're using nowadays for an > additive to low sulfur diesel to raise the lubricity. Secondly, it > will clean all...and I mean ALL...the gunk out of your lines. > Normally my fuel filters get changed every 15 to 20k. When I first > started using BD, I had to change the filter around 5 to 7.5k 3 times > because of all the gunk that was getting cleaned out of the tank. > > I've not heard of any problems with BD and the engine mods you want to > do. I run mine along with a predator programmer without problem. I > have 120k on my truck and have been using it since about 60k. > Granted, lately, I'm having a hard time finding stations that carry > B100 anymore, but b5 or b20 are usually around. > > As for the cold weather, B100 will start to gel around 30 deg. At > that point, you can either put a gallon of kerosene in your tank and > just use an anti-gelling agent for normal diesel. B20 won't gel for > quite a bit lower than that. Most people will switch to B20 during > the cold months so they don't have to worry about gelling. > > > > On 8/9/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, so my next question is, how hard is it on the engine over the long haul? > > > > My truck has 103K miles on it, has NO leaks, seeps or anything (except a > > tear in the leather), and runs like a champ. I plan on keeping it for > > another 10 years. I am getting ready to tweak the computer to put out more > > milage (currently I am getting about 15 - 18 MPG) as well as put on a 4" > > straight exhaust (no muffler) for more HP and milage (diesels hate back > > pressure, which is what a muffler produces). Can I run BD under these > > conditions? > > > > I already see the issues about cold weather but we only have temps in the > > 40's a few weeks in the winter at worst. > > > > I am NOT trying to debunk BD or put it down. I am quite intersted in it and > > since I now know someone who is informed on the subject, I am picking your > > brain. > > > > > > Bruce > > > > On 8/9/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > > > > > I'm still working on piecing together my processor, but the club I > > > belong to has a lot of people successfully churning out enough BD to > > > power their vehicles. Most of them produce it on the weekend and the > > > whole process takes about 5 hours, but you only have to watch it for a > > > fraction of that time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:239822 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
