Terry - Biodiesel does not clog the wick of lamps designed for olive oil, because the wick is kept so low (close to the level of the oil) so it can overcome gravity. See www.lehmans.com (lots of other cool stuff from Amish country in US). Ironically, the "non-electric catalog" is avail. via the internet (must have a server powered by bottled gas). Anyway I bought one of the little oil lamps and it works well on biodiesel so far.
;-) Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "biofuels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 1:32 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Biodiesel/brake fluid etc > Oh dear - here we go! > > 1. Using biodiesel (even when properly made) in a wick powered lamp is not > a good idea - the higher fractions vapourise and burn happily for a bit, but > leave behind the lower fractions, which clog the wick up thereby rendering > it useless for the purpose. It goes out. > > 2. Once upon a time, there were two types of brake fluid - one mineral and > one vegetable. The two were not compatible, as the mineral oil used rubber > grommets and the vegetable one used man-made ones. Now there is one - > mineral. Ergo, using biodiesel - a vegetable oil - in a braking system > could cause the system to fail. You have been warned. > > 3. Biodiesel is not hygroscopic, although it may contain a small amount of > water. To make it into a hydrated fuel, a surfactant is required in order > to prevent emulsification, which clogs fuel filters. > > 4.. A very interesting recipe for biodiesel, which will not work > particularly well. Both the meths and washing soda have water in them, > which both inhibits the transesterification process and causes the formation > of soap. Look up Mike Pelly's recipe and try that. All ingredients are > costly, when bought in small quantities - methanol is about £240 a tonne in > the UK at present. > > 5. Mixing kero with your petrol may seem like a good idea, until such times > as either (a) Customs & Excise catch on, or (b) your piston rings seize up > with the carbon residue. Seems a shame, for the sake of a few pence a > litre. > > 6. I haven't heard of anyone using Hydrosource as a drying agent - probably > because it should not be needed, if the proper recipe and procedures are > used to produce biodiesel. After washing, drying should not be required - > any suspended solids containing traces of water should be filtered out. If > you have any results, don't forget to share them! > > Terry (UK) > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for more details http://click.egroups.com/1/11231/0/_/837408/_/980781405/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
