Re: [biofuel] heating a home.

2002-05-14 Thread Tiastobio
I've done a little experimentation with WVO and SVO in an Intertherm hot air furnace. WVO burns off with too much uncombusted carbon. I discontinuned for fear of the heat exchanger fouling. SVO (canola) burned hot and clean with minimal pre-heat. The WVO (soy) was boosted to about 135

[biofuel] VW diesel question

2002-05-13 Thread Tiastobio
VW 1500-1600 HP/Torque vs RPM ? Can anyone provide a horsepower/torque vs RPM graph for the VW 1500 or 1600 non-turbo diesel engine? I would like these figures to see if a small imported generator end could provide 10-15 kilowatts when driven by a small VW diesel. I've seen the si