Re: [Biofuel] Peugeot 505 four cylinder turbo charged diesel vehicle!?

2005-10-07 Thread S. Chapin
Brian Rodgers wrote: >Ok thanks >I realise that the compression should be comparatively similar between >cylinders, any ideas on what basic (ball park) compression should be >on a diesel engine? Antone know of a trick to seal the coolant system >for a minor leak coming from head gasket? Wishful

Re: [Biofuel] Peugeot 505 four cylinder turbo charged diesel vehicle!?

2005-10-07 Thread S. Chapin
Brian Rodgers wrote: >Hello everybody >Thank you so much for the replies. >I was told when I got this car that it had a blown head gasket. The >reasoning the mechanic used was excess pressure on the coolant system. >Also, now that I have started the engine a few times it fires up >pretty quick. >H

Re: [Biofuel] Peugeot 505 four cylinder turbo charged diesel vehicle!?

2005-10-07 Thread S. Chapin
ng, and it never missed a beat.. so Good Luck and check http://www.peugeotclub.org/diag.html http://www.505turbo.com/forum/index.php?s=d8453b9b1b88719807d3fcee555e6b31&showforum=2 and Peugeot Pete (google) Cheers, S. Chapin ___ Biof

Re: [Biofuel] Dear Bob Allen was Re: There's no proof ofglobalwarming

2005-09-22 Thread S. Chapin
Thompson, Mark L. (PNB R&D) wrote: >So again the BBC presents information for shock value, without putting >it in perspective. > >Looking at a Boeing 777-200LR the fuel consumption is: > Fuel consumption in 800 miles is about 24,000lb of fuel > 300Lb/Fuel/Seat/3000 Miles. (Boeing sp

Re: [Biofuel] engine swapping /was Debatable statement?

2005-09-19 Thread S. Chapin
I'm not sure about midgets, or the later mgb, but some mgb's had an overdrive as did P1800 volvo and some healey's. I think they were all electric. I would look into mating the vw tdi with the volvo unit, but? Why not find a TDI trans to put in the midget? S. Chapin

Re: [Biofuel] engine swapping /was Debatable statement?

2005-09-19 Thread S. Chapin
Ooops, duh maybe because the TDI is front wheel drive? Sorry S. Chapin bob allen wrote: >Emissions testing, hey we don't need (do) no stinkin' emissions testing >here in Arkansas! > >thanks Zeke. > >Zeke Yewdall wrote: > > >>The 1.6 liter VW diesel wi

Re: [Biofuel] Morality test for you all

2005-09-17 Thread S. Chapin
Hmmm. There's not enough time, although a sepia wash over a high contrast B&W might be suggestive yet humorous.. OTOH actually having the negative could present problems. SO... wait a moment and use the underwater Nikon with flash attachment and say it was something that got caught in the pumps.

Re: [Biofuel] New Diesel vans

2005-09-06 Thread S. Chapin
the past Control Area Network Buy a kit and hook it up and get a laptop You would be amazed If you are a geek anyway Mel -Original Message- From: S. Chapin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:47 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] New

Re: [Biofuel] New Diesel vans

2005-09-06 Thread S. Chapin
We recently traded in the VW for a Dodge Sprinter aka Mercedes 316 van. I am told by a Bosch fuel injection specialist that the reason Mercedes will not recommend more than b5 is that the bio sets off the 'check engine' light with higher bio%. This is due, he maintains, to the various sensors

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina demonstrations

2005-09-06 Thread S. Chapin
Upcoming demonstrations. A.N.S.W.E.R National Day of Emergency Action Support the People of New Orleans! Jobs/Income & Housing for All Displaced Families Real Relief - Yes! Racism - No! Wednesday, September 7 Join a protest on September 7 see below for details of pr

Re: [Biofuel] Solar Hot Water and Radiant Heat

2005-09-04 Thread S. Chapin
robert luis rabello wrote: >Ken Dunn wrote: > > > > >>Is there a specific type of material or will any old grommet do? >> >> > > Neoprene rubber is the recommended material. > >(Plumbing complexity) > > > >>This is something that I've been trying to figure out for a while. I >>was

Re: [Biofuel] How New Orleans Was Lost

2005-09-02 Thread S. Chapin
Greg and April wrote: >He spent the day on the ground today, walking parts of New Orleans, and >Mississippi. > >Just like 9/11, it was a few days after it happened. > >Greg H. > > > > > Perhaps you noticed Trent Lott on his side? The comment that he looked forward to sitting on Trent's new po

Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame?

2005-09-02 Thread S. Chapin
Garth & Kim Travis wrote: > Greetings Joe, > Actually we are in SE Texas. That is why we caught the very edge of > Katrina. I have been talking to people from New Orleans that left as > the evacuation was happening. This is how I could state, that as far > as I have been able to find out, th

Re: [Biofuel] Mercedes Diesel Suitable?

2005-08-28 Thread S. Chapin
Peter Childers wrote: > This is my first try at this list so excuse me if I don't get it yet. > I need to acquire a diesel vehicle before I start to experiment with > BioDiesel. I have looked at a Mercedes 300D that has not run in about > 4 years and has 165K miles on it. I think it is about a

Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-27 Thread S. Chapin
Dear List, A bit about the legal ramifications, though there will be none, of Pat Robertson's statements concerning Chavez. http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20050826.html by John Dean . Cheers, S. Chapin ___ Biofuel mailing list Bi

Re: [Biofuel] mercedes/dodge sprinter vans?

2005-08-15 Thread S. Chapin
company owned so i will not make any experiments with it.. It pulls a 1800 kg trailer like a dream at about 20-21 mpg. Lars A From: "S. Chapin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone out there have have a (diesel) biofueled "Sprinter" aka 316 I think? We are conside

Re: [Biofuel] mercedes/dodge sprinter vans?

2005-08-14 Thread S. Chapin
te hearing footage and if the blood hasnt risen to your rosey cheeks try some footage of Wallace, or Jesse Helms. "Fool me once " I looked into the Santa Cruz GM food ban and it looks like a response to GM efforts to circumvent state by state restrictions on GM "experime

Re: [Biofuel] County considering GM food

2005-08-14 Thread S. Chapin
some material possibly, though you may have looked already. It would be kinda fun to see a few dozen monsanto lawyers skulking in and out of city hall. I must read the paper more often. S. Chapin Corralitos Creek Gardens ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Turd Blossom aka Karl Rove

2005-07-19 Thread S. Chapin
ustainable energy but perhaps a 'jump to conclusion' about an already 'ongoing investigation'. S. Chapin ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablel

Re: [Biofuel] Turd Blossom aka Karl Rove

2005-07-17 Thread S. Chapin
t work for a shell corp. Would be wierd to have to let your true identity shine when the plane lands in the US, then cover it back up when you take off? Or just if you retire, so whoever you ever came into contact with undercover would get a really neat sort of retirement suprise? An

[Biofuel] re property taking supreme court

2005-06-24 Thread S Chapin
;public purpose"? Pfizer pharmacueticals will build a research complex. (who are BTW immune under the patriot act from lawsuits?) I wonder if under the same arguement "public purpose" could enable a community to declare a Wal-Mart eminent domain and turn i