Re: [MBZ] bio/wvo

[Rich Thomas]

For as cheap as you can buy these cars (even with the runup by those 
wanting to run bio/wvo), I sorta wondered if just buying one, running it 
however you want, then either junking it or replacing an engine, would 
be a reasonable approach.  Not sure how economic that would be, but if 
you are the Pious sort and just want to project concern, then that is 
the cost of your guilt assuaging.


For us purists who appreciate the fine machinery, that would be heresy, 
but to each his own


--R

Peter Merle wrote:

Just a view from South Africa - here biodiesel is priced as  just below
regular diesel so its not worth it ( energy density is some 10 % less ) +
its quality is dubious. WVO is arround a third of the price of diesel here
it become pure economics ( if you don't count all the hassels with WVO) ) to
run WVO - the break even point is arround 2km with a W123 300D - you
could literally throw the car away at that distance and you will have broken
even when compared it to a car running diesel!

For the record I run all my diesels ( 5 off ) on 500 ppm diesel - the 50ppm
stuff here cause  in O- ring damage to my Om603

Peter

2008/10/9 Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  

Properly finalized biodiesel is pure, no water, methanol, or NaOH/KOH.

Luther
Peter Frederick wrote:



Glycerine is much less of a problem than the accompanying water and sodium
methoxide, which corrodes the bejesus out of everything.

Peter

On Oct 8, 2008, at 8:47 PM, Luther wrote:

 Home-brew biodiesel can be made to or greater than ASTM standards.  I
  

personally know several who have done it and had their samples officially
tested.

Luther



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Re: [MBZ] bio/wvo

[Alex Chamberlain]

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 For as cheap as you can buy these cars (even with the runup by those wanting
 to run bio/wvo), I sorta wondered if just buying one, running it however you
 want, then either junking it or replacing an engine, would be a reasonable
 approach.

I thought the same thing upon seeing the Craigslist ad Kevin K. posted
for the $1500 SDL.

If there were any rationality to the markets right now, the value of
good-quality, reliable used cars ought to be going up, not down.

Google behavioral economics...

Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo which I guess is staying in the family for now if it's
only worth $1K

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Re: [MBZ] bio/wvo

[Curt Raymond]

I've thought about keeping my 240D through next summer, running VO in it all 
summer and parting it in the fall It was a $400 car after all. Of course 
I've got closer to $900 in it right now.

-Curt

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For as cheap as you can buy these cars (even with the runup by those 
wanting to run bio/wvo), I sorta wondered if just buying one, running it 
however you want, then either junking it or replacing an engine, would 
be a reasonable approach.  Not sure how economic that would be, but if 
you are the Pious sort and just want to project concern, then that is 
the cost of your guilt assuaging.

For us purists who appreciate the fine machinery, that would be heresy, 
but to each his own

--R



  
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