[Biofuel] oil seed feedstock

2005-11-16 Thread d4dallas
keith, i have been following you now for about a year i started collecting used vegtable oil and have it sitting everywhere.  i have made a couple small  test batches and have my plans to the cleaner and processor in my head and am waiting for things to slow down to build the this winter in

Re: [Biofuel] deisel engine swap

2005-09-19 Thread d4dallas
Several years ago my dad put a perkins 354 six cylinder engine in his 87 ford 3/4 ton ford. The perkins engine came out of a massey fergeson combine, the perkins engine was also in international 2 ton trucks in the sixties, it is also in other agriculture and stationary applications. Dad got

[Biofuel] lye

2005-08-22 Thread d4dallas
first can I use red devil lye that is used for drain cleaner is it pure lye, it is in granular form should i grind it? also is denatured alcohol what you buy in wal-mart buy the quart ok to use for my test batches and training? ___ Biofuel mailing

[Biofuel] chemicals

2005-05-14 Thread d4dallas
I have been looking into biodiesel for a few months now and have been collecting used fryer oil. I have just found out that some places clean their fryers with chemicals (don't know what) and they put it in with the used oil. Will these chemicals effect the biodiesel process or the outcome? _