on 11/11/07 7:08 PM, Tom Hargrave at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I weighed 6 lb, so one gallon of soy oil weighs 7.6 pounds? > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of wilton strickland > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:37 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] Soy oil > > At 7.6 lb./gal, how can 35 lbs. of soy oil = 5.8 gal.? I thought it 4.6 > gal. > > Wilton > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Took a contract this summer which requires a 50 mi. r/t commute each day. The last three miles is the steepest state maintained road in the state. It's a difficult climb on most vehicles to 4,500 ft. and just as difficult on the brakes descending. I had lots of faith in the ole 300D. Even with a/c running it tools right along climbing the grade. Temp gauge stays in a good range even though low gear and low spped negotiating hairpin curves. The motor and trans holds back on the descent unlike others who are replacing brake pads every month. Anyway, a "perk" is that I agreed to accept the WVO from the park (a favor to the company considering the remote location). The used soy oil is good quality. The food service pre-filters it while warm and replaces it into the 35# containers. Eight containers I haul off each week equals just about 40 ga. Intention was to alter one of the cars with a two tank system. I decided instead to build a processor at home and remove the glycerin. (Was planning to build an "Appleseed processor" as I'd planned to replace the hot water heater at home anyway.) Lye was no problem as another hobby is I make my own soap. I order sodium hydroxide by the case anyway. Thing was, I started looking into the cost of methanol and the thought of having a 55 ga. drum of it sitting in the garage. Solution? I shared samples of some of my homemade lye soap with management and they suggested I produce it for the mercantile outlets. It's "win win." Though the price of diesel has climbed from $2.899 to $3.409 in the past months, a gallon of the WVO yields about 30 bars of soap each netting the cost of a gallon of fuel. Tim '85 300D 322K '85 300D 223K '85 300D 112K '84 300D 211K _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
