Thanks for the reply. It seems that the clogging would be unlikely if you get a good reaction and the gravity comes out in spec. I just wanted to get a first hand account from someone running unwashed bd. I plan to run the finished product through a 5-10 micron filter, does that matter? What about using a mixture with regular diesel (mostly bd.)?
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ed- > Sorry no one with more experience has answered this for you yet, I've > noticed you've posted this a number of times without response. I am > by no means experienced on this topic, but from what I've gleaned > from discussions here and numerous links from Keith's and Steve's > sites, the problem would be clogging of injection valves. The > glycerin will clog up the valves making for bad or incomplete > atomization and poor combustion. Diesels CAN run on heated veggie > oil, but all the posts I've read on people who do this also start and > stop their engines with diesel from a secondary tank for precisely > the reason of cleaning out those valves. I'm not so sure about diesel > generators, because it seems people run these on straight oil without > the diesel starts and stops. Please check out the links from Journey > to Forever. > Also, maybe one of the many experts out there will chime in and > correct me or better yet add some more details. > > -Andrew (US) > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am planning to buy a newer VW TDI and would like to start > producing > > biodiesel. Most of the info I have read on the subject says that > > water washing is unnecessary. What is the possible result if the > > fuel is not washed and the sp. gravity is .86-.90. If diesels can > > run on heated vegtable oil why would a small glycerin content be > > harmful? > > > > Regards, > > > > Ed E. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
