Re: [Biofuel] Robertson et al VS. followers

2005-08-27 Thread ardis streeter
Greetings to all, I am an avid alternative fuel advocate who is building a large home sized processor. I do hope you will read this and maybe it will help get us back on track!!All this talk of politics as far as I am concerned is for the most part way out of line,and with a lot of misconcepti

[Biofuel] Biodiesel Fuel Processing in Michigan??

2005-08-20 Thread ardis streeter
Just a quick question,, Is there anyone else in Michigan that is getting ready to make or is making biodiesl fuel from used cooking oil?I am getting close to having my processor done and would like to touch base with someone closer to home to share there ideas with me, and mine with them.Not to men

Re: [Biofuel] GASKET MATERIAL

2005-05-10 Thread ardis streeter
Hi Roy,, As far as gasket material, you might look into high temperature silicone sealant. You can get it at automotive stores or at most hardware stores. You can use this sealant around grease and oil so it should work for your applications. Best of Luck /[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- ROY Washbis

Re: [Biofuel] Harbor Freight Pump Upgrade needed!

2005-04-28 Thread ardis streeter
wrote: > Won't this pulley arrangement cause the pump to run > twice (or so) the speed of the motor? > Do I have thoughts right? > ~BEST~ > Roy > > > ardis streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kevin, My personal advise to you is to get a > pump that is tru

Re: [Biofuel] Harbor Freight Pump Upgrade needed!

2005-04-27 Thread ardis streeter
Hi Kevin, My personal advise to you is to get a pump that is truly rated for the work at hand.A gear pump for Graingers is a great pump to use for your process. Yoy will need an electric motor closed design and two pullys,a belt to drive the pump at the correct speed.If the motor is rated

Re: [Biofuel] Mileage on diesel trucks...

2005-03-09 Thread ardis streeter
--- detached <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just wondering if anyone has any specs on mpg for > diesel pickups when > using biodiesel? Specifically the Cummins 5.7l Turbo > diesels in the Dodge > pickups. Does the mileage drastically increase over > diesel? I found mpg > for regular diesel, but not

RE: [biofuel] Re: Pump Washing of biodiesel

2004-09-03 Thread ardis streeter
--- dermot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks everybody for the replies. > I mixed the methoxide with the wvo by gradually > letting the pump suck it from a carboy as the wvo > was being pumped through the processor. > I'm fairly happy that there was good mixing because > of the tests I did af

RE: [biofuel] PEX tubing

2004-08-01 Thread ardis streeter
--- Arlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As the literature says for PEX tubing, it's for > potable water only. > Check a reactivity chart for listed materials and > uses. > > Arlos > > -Original Message- > From: R. Joseph Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, July 31,

Re: [biofuel] PEX tubing

2004-08-01 Thread ardis streeter
--- "R. Joseph Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [Edited to change subject heading from "Re: > [biofuel] Digest Number 2268". PLEASE change the > title when you auto-reply to a message in the Daily > Digest. Nobody will read a message titled "Re: > Digest Number 2268", it confuses the threads

[biofuel] washing biodiesel in large processor

2004-07-08 Thread ardis streeter
Hi,all ' I was wondering if anyone could tell me which way might be best for washing large batches of biodiesel??My processor is capable of processing up to 200 gallons at a time.I am still building the processor so I was looking for some imfo.from experenced biodiesel producers.So far I have th

Re: [biofuel] storing and dewatering used veg. oil

2004-05-29 Thread ardis streeter
--- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ardis > > >Hi , Was wondering if anybody out there knows how > to > >seperate water from used veg. oil ?? Is there a way > to > >filter it at time of pickup,since I will be using a > >gear pump and electric motor for collecting the oil > >and als

[biofuel] storing and dewatering used veg. oil

2004-05-24 Thread ardis streeter
Hi , Was wondering if anybody out there knows how to seperate water from used veg. oil ?? Is there a way to filter it at time of pickup,since I will be using a gear pump and electric motor for collecting the oil and also to pump it from my collection tank to my storage tank.All of my tanks have c

[biofuel] dewatering used veg. oil

2004-05-23 Thread ardis streeter
Hi all,, I am building a fairly large biodiesel fuel processor.All of my tanks are stainless steel construction.So I shouldn"t have any trouble with corrosion in my system.I am going to be collecting fairly large batches of used veg. oil and pumping it into a large storage tank by means of an elec

[biofuel] building a biodiesel fuel processor

2004-05-20 Thread ardis streeter
Hi all,, I have been working on a fuel processor now for some time. I have the methoxide tank done,it is all stainless steel construction.Now I am building the reaction tank also stainless. It will have a heating coil in it, that is connected to my wood boiler to heat the used veg. oil up for the

[biofuel] Fwd: biodiesel fuel, types of pumps used for waste veg. oil and biodiesel fuel??

2003-06-09 Thread ardis streeter
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[biofuel] biodiesel fuel, types of pumps used for waste veg. oil and biodiesel fuel??

2003-06-08 Thread ardis streeter
Dear Sirs, I was wondering if someone could let me know what type or types of pumps to use to transfer waste veg. oil to my pickup tank and to my cooking tank, and also transfer the oil from the wash tank to the storage tanks? Sincerely, Duff Streeter __ Do