Thanks for the reply. I have no intention of running anything other than BD. I am trying just trying to find out if unwashed BD will cause the problems you mention. I am not worried about a small excess of Methanol as the vehicle will be new. Do the fine filters you speak of remove residual glycerin? and does the small amount left in a well reacted batch of BD a concern (unwashed).
Thanks, Ed >From: "stephen lakios" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [biofuel] vehicles >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:34:06 -0700 > >A diesel will run on darn near any liquid which can burn. The >problem is the feeding systems. #1. Problem is the fuel >injection pump. It works with tolerances of 10,000ths of an >inch. Foreign particles,air and water are its bane. #2. Fuel >injecters, they too work at close tolerances and high pressures. >The newer diesels with computer controlled constant pressure >rail systems, still use fuel injecters. The newer an engine is, >the cleaner the fuel must be. An older engine will tolerate >dirtier fuel to a point. Although not good it is done all the >time. Even the best freshest fuel will have contaminates and >water in it. I would always use two or more filters and two or >more one way valves in the fuel lines. #3. Cold starts, veggie >oil is not as volatile as diesel fuel, you can try various >mixtures and try a compromise, but most diesels are started on >diesel then switched over. The problem of experimenting on your >own, you may damage the engine and/or yourself. Start with very >small amounts and work up. The best engineers have not been able >to solve the problem entirerly. There are starting systems which >inject small amounts of ether, meth alcohol, or propane, used in >really cold areas. Some worked well and some blew engines to >h.... Glow plugs are an assist only, not a cure for cold >starts. For automotive use, use biodiesel. It would be easier to >filter oil which is very warm, with a pump forcing the oil >through a series of filters down to .5 micron. Brass screens >would be best if you can find them. Then cloth and/or paper. We >used brass in the oil industry, but then I was dealing with >3,000 psi, and upto 400 degrees. stephen > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com 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/
