[biofuel] Bashing biodiesel (esp. homebrew) online

2004-08-07 Thread Pool, Ryan
I've just had this thread brought to my attention on thedieselpage.com. There looks to be a lot of people over there bashing biodiesel as holding too much water and potentially destroying the high pressure injection systems on the Chevrolet duramax diesel. They are being especially harsh

RE: [biofuel] Video or Sound File of a Biofuel Making Class

2004-06-04 Thread Pool, Ryan
I have the skill and equipment to produce a video. It won't look Hollywood and would be very basic, but I can definitely do it. I will also be able to create a limited number of DVDs and provide a high and low bandwidth version to be posted online. I've emailed Mark but haven't heard back

[biofuel] Sulfuric acid in the US

2004-06-03 Thread Pool, Ryan
Ok, it's time for me to get geared up to try the foolproof method. I want to get leads on some of the supplies in case it takes a long time to find them. I've got everything I'll need except a good source of sulfuric acid. According to Aleks' documentation you need 95% sulfuric acid. The

RE: [biofuel] DVD Issues

2004-05-26 Thread Pool, Ryan
I'll volunteer the Mac to do the editing and to burn the master DVD. If we want to burn DVDs for distribution instead of pressing 10,000 copies, I can probably help with that as well. Ryan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 26,

RE: [biofuel] Washing methods/Pressure

2004-05-20 Thread Pool, Ryan
Preventing the poor reaction that allows the emulsion to form in the first place sounds like the real goal. Does Aleks Kac's Foolproof method create fuel that can withstand mechanical agitation during the wash phase? If not, what method does? Thanks, Ryan -Original Message- From:

RE: [biofuel] Hard to describe the feeling

2004-05-19 Thread Pool, Ryan
Mark, Thanks for the information. If it's not too much trouble I'll take the name and number from you. I don't know if it would be economically feasible since that's quite a trip for me but it would still be good to know how to get in touch with them. Thanks, Ryan -Original

[biofuel] Introduction

2004-05-18 Thread Pool, Ryan
Hello everyone. I'm new to exploring biofuels so I'm sure I'll be asking a lot of questions and reading a lot of information posted on here. I thought I'd say hello and try to find out if there's anyone near me that makes biodiesel. I live in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. I've read a lot of