Okay. Then you're buying a pig in a poke.
I wouldn't cough up much more than $1,500, presuming it ran like a top at
this very moment.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Alan Petrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Dies
Anything that sounds like a sweater and has MK (<5) in the name should
be avoided.
;-)
Edward Beggs
On Saturday, September 6, 2003, at 10:02 PM, Alan Petrillo wrote:
> Appal Energy wrote:
>> The thing is what? 18 years old?
>>
>> That should tell you something about the reliability.
>
> Well
I'd say that's in the ballpark. There was one locally and the guy
wanted about $4000 and it is stll sitting, unsold - supposed to be
"excellent" shape.
Over here, I'm patiently waiting for my mechanic friend to finish
reassembly of a new toy around here...an 86 Suzuki longbed hardtop,
wit
Appal Energy wrote:
> The thing is what? 18 years old?
>
> That should tell you something about the reliability.
Well, yes and no.
What would really tell me something about the reliability is the
presence or absence of an Everest size pile of repair bills behind it.
Back in the Bad Old Days I
Neoteric Biofuels Inc wrote:
> Underpowered, hard to get parts for, and a throwaway if anything major
> goes out on the engine. Don't pay too much.
> Just an opinion.
Ah, but that begs the question, how much is too much?
The current bid on it is $2900. I'm hesitant to up it anymore without
Hi Keith,
At 09:34 PM 9/6/2003, you wrote:
> >MM,
> >
> >You are right, it is some dubious statements in it, that
> >also are totally misleading and false. Like the one on,
> >"a study indicates that carcinogenic (and air polluting)
> >organic compounds are produced when the fuel is burned".
>
>
Face it folks (that's "folks" in my best Porky Pig imatation, not G.W.
Shrub's). ANWR is nothing more than another fix for the corporate and energy
junkies.
It' not a solution nor even a stop gap measure in the energy picture beyond
an overnight weigh station. That's one of the most specific and
> Permaculture types would just put a
> chicken coop at the end of the chute and use the entire larva to make
> chicken, but biodiesel researchers have somehow figured out that if
> you dry the larvae out and press them like soybeans, they're 40% oil.
> Yech.
Sounds like the animal rights purist
I'd just like point out that those numbers are not the numbers I have
for Amsoil. At least not with a diesel powered vehicle.
Using Amsoil synthetic (or any synth really) in my truck, with the
stock oil filtration system will only double my expected mileage before
an oil change as compared to din
>I'm starting to working on getting my newly-acquired 1984 Mercedes
>300 DT (I have no manuals) into roadworthy condition.
>
>What are my options (if any) for synthetic oil and grease so I can
>avoid fossil fuels associated with a lube and oil change? Is there
>anything biofuel-related that I shou
Maud
Last year I was planning a trip from Vermont to California. I mentioned
my plans on another list looking for restaurant suggestions and an Amsoil
dealer contacted me suggesting I give their oil a try.. The main selling
point is that they claim you can go 25,000 miles on an oil change, thus
Hi Chris
>Keith, our seals are made from 3/8 inch ID silicon tubing, which is
>slit lengthwise and then glued with silicon
>caulking to the rim of the tank. Our tops are made from 3/4 inch
>plywood cut to a circle but with plastic laminate
>glued to the side exposed to the fumes. The top is lat
>I have access to a circulating pump which uses a neoprene impeller (to
>be used in a processor I am building) Is it resistant to methyl esters
>at 60 degrees Celsius?
Try this Bob:
http://www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/ChemComp.asp
Cole-Parmer: Chemical Resistance Database
No methyl esters, sadly
>Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 04:34:33 +0900
>To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
>From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [biofuel] Benefits of Biodiesel by Jim Motavalli
>
>>MM,
>>
>>You are right, it is some dubious statements in it, that
>>also are totally misleading and false. Like the one on,
>MM,
>
>You are right, it is some dubious statements in it, that
>also are totally misleading and false. Like the one on,
>"a study indicates that carcinogenic (and air polluting)
>organic compounds are produced when the fuel is burned".
He has to be quoting the infamous "Swedish study" (sorry Ha
Underpowered, hard to get parts for, and a throwaway if anything major
goes out on the engine. Don't pay too much.
Just an opinion.
On Saturday, September 6, 2003, at 10:22 AM, Appal Energy wrote:
> The thing is what? 18 years old?
>
> That should tell you something about the reliability.
>
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22107/story.htm
Germany eyes tougher diesel emission standards
GERMANY: September 4, 2003
BERLIN - Germany's environment ministry said on Wednesday it would
push for higher diesel engine emission standards in the EU in a move
which could boos
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22107/story.htm
Germany eyes tougher diesel emission standards
GERMANY: September 4, 2003
BERLIN - Germany's environment ministry said on Wednesday it would
push for higher diesel engine emission standards in the EU in a move
which could boos
http://www.thenation.com/outrage/
'Cost-Plus' Leadership
09/04/2003
We've recently learned Vice President Dick Cheney's old company
(which still cuts him regular checks) is getting hundreds of millions
of tax dollars more than we thought. As The Washington Post reports,
"as much as one-third
http://www.thenation.com/outrage/
'Cost-Plus' Leadership
09/04/2003
We've recently learned Vice President Dick Cheney's old company
(which still cuts him regular checks) is getting hundreds of millions
of tax dollars more than we thought. As The Washington Post reports,
"as much as one-third
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=3&id=269910
Toyota tells employees not to drive their cars to work
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
TOKYO - Auto giant Toyota Motor Corp is urging the 28,000 employees
at its headquarters in central Japan to make a mental gear switch and
stop driving to w
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=3&id=269910
Toyota tells employees not to drive their cars to work
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
TOKYO - Auto giant Toyota Motor Corp is urging the 28,000 employees
at its headquarters in central Japan to make a mental gear switch and
stop driving to w
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8789
Cheney's Cover-Up
John Dean is the former White House counsel for President Richard
Nixon and author of The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the
Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court (Free Press, 2001).
This commentary was origina
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8789
Cheney's Cover-Up
John Dean is the former White House counsel for President Richard
Nixon and author of The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the
Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court (Free Press, 2001).
This commentary was origina
See also:
http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus/2003/000158.html
We Had a Democracy Once, But You Crushed It
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman
NYT review of Stephen Kinzer's new book, All the Shah's Men: An
American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror:
http://www.nytimes.co
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22097/story.htm
Laptop fuel cells - ready for takeoff?
USA: September 3, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO - Fuel cells that can run laptops for 10 hours or more
without plug power have captured the imagination of computer junkies.
But first, backers must p
See also:
http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus/2003/000158.html
We Had a Democracy Once, But You Crushed It
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman
NYT review of Stephen Kinzer's new book, All the Shah's Men: An
American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror:
http://www.nytimes.co
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22097/story.htm
Laptop fuel cells - ready for takeoff?
USA: September 3, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO - Fuel cells that can run laptops for 10 hours or more
without plug power have captured the imagination of computer junkies.
But first, backers must p
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=62069
Rev up, but without pollution
Express News Service
Ahmedabad, September 1: THE most polluted city it may be but this car
won't add to it. Reva, the electric car, was launched in Ahmedabad on
Monday. Priced at Rs 2.68 lakh onwards, the c
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=62069
Rev up, but without pollution
Express News Service
Ahmedabad, September 1: THE most polluted city it may be but this car
won't add to it. Reva, the electric car, was launched in Ahmedabad on
Monday. Priced at Rs 2.68 lakh onwards, the c
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8791
September Surprise
Bill Berkowitz is a long time political observer and columnist.
Last May, President Bush made his now-famous -- and outrageously
false -- statement to a Polish television station: "We found the
weapons of mass destruction. We fou
http://www.asahi.com/english/business/K2003090300322.html
asahi.com : ENGLISH
Race to sell eco-friendly cars spurred by new Prius debut
The Asahi Shimbun
Toyota Motor Corp.'s second-generation Prius hybrid car is expected
to spur global competition in the key market for environmentally
friend
http://www.asahi.com/english/business/K2003090300322.html
asahi.com : ENGLISH
Race to sell eco-friendly cars spurred by new Prius debut
The Asahi Shimbun
Toyota Motor Corp.'s second-generation Prius hybrid car is expected
to spur global competition in the key market for environmentally
friend
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22125/story.htm
Imperial Oil refits refinery for low-sulfur gas
CANADA: September 5, 2003
CALGARY, Alberta - Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO.TO said yesterday it
finished an C$80-million ($58-million) refit of one of its refineries
to meet new Canadian
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-09-02/s_7931.asp
For U.S. travelers, high-speed rail is still elusive
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
By Michael Conlon, Reuters
CHICAGO - U.S. airport security tangles, a fact of life in the nearly
two years since the Sept. 11, 2001, hijack attacks, have not
kick-st
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22125/story.htm
Imperial Oil refits refinery for low-sulfur gas
CANADA: September 5, 2003
CALGARY, Alberta - Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO.TO said yesterday it
finished an C$80-million ($58-million) refit of one of its refineries
to meet new Canadian
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-09-02/s_7931.asp
For U.S. travelers, high-speed rail is still elusive
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
By Michael Conlon, Reuters
CHICAGO - U.S. airport security tangles, a fact of life in the nearly
two years since the Sept. 11, 2001, hijack attacks, have not
kick-st
MM,
You are right, it is some dubious statements in it, that
also are totally misleading and false. Like the one on,
"a study indicates that carcinogenic (and air polluting)
organic compounds are produced when the fuel is burned".
The fact is that the studies show an large reduction of
carcinoge
I'm starting to working on getting my newly-acquired 1984 Mercedes
300 DT (I have no manuals) into roadworthy condition.
What are my options (if any) for synthetic oil and grease so I can
avoid fossil fuels associated with a lube and oil change? Is there
anything biofuel-related that I should
because in true dry gas, 99% methanol really is pure, because the other
1% tends to be water, and water can be dealt with. Its the "trade
secret" other compounds that we know nothing about that would concern
me. I dont know what it is, or what its reaction to the other chemicals
is. I think I woul
The thing is what? 18 years old?
That should tell you something about the reliability.
Todd Swearingen
- Original Message -
From: "Alan Petrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: [biofuel] Diesel Jeep
> Hey, y'all.
>
> I have a chance to bu
Hey, y'all.
I have a chance to buy a mid 1980's diesel Jeep Cherokee. The engine in
it is a 2.1l Renault turbodiesel. From what I understand of it, the
thing came from the factory this way, and this is not someone's
shadetree conversion.
It looks like a good deal, but I know zip about Renau
Some of the author's points will bug people here, but I like the existence of
the basic coverage. Motavalli is the editor of www.emagazine.com
The Benefits of Biodiesel
Is "biofuel" as green as it seems?
by Jim Motavalli
http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/bio-beetle_motavalli.html
--
Some of the author's points will bug people here, but I like the existence of
the basic coverage. Motavalli is the editor of www.emagazine.com
The Benefits of Biodiesel
Is "biofuel" as green as it seems?
by Jim Motavalli
http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/bio-beetle_motavalli.html
--
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From:
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Good to see this.
>From:
>http://www.solaraccess.com/news/story?storyid=5024
>
>Breakthrough Burns Biodiesel Better
>
>September 4, 2003 [SolarAccess.com] In order to
>optimize the use of biodiesel in Germany, the research
>institute FAL in cooperation with Volkswagen completed
>the development
Bob
Can it be achieved though and by which route?
Mark
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On the VW new beetle diesel. I goofed! I ment 70 miles per gallon!!
murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I'm looking forward to the day when there are
more affordable used
ones on the road.
On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:30:20 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>I talked to a women at the diesil pump on day and she
>
>>Perhaps their strategy (keeping their mouths shut) is
>>different than the strategies of BP-Amoco and Shell which have allowed
>>more smoking guns?
>
>I think the main difference is that they're headquartered in the US
>and BP-Amoco and Shell are hq'd in the UK. Being hq'd in the US
>hasn't
MM,
Precautionary actions are basics, if you want to avoid costly or fatal
mistakes, but also the excuse for all sorts of events. We seems to be good
in using this as pretext for going to war, when the real precaution should
have been thought of 15-20 years ago. When US helped to create Sadda
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