They ran some diesel locomotives with canola but with normal lube in crankcase. Veggie blowby reacted with trace amounts of copper in the lubricating oil and polymerised to increase viscosity.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:38 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Re: What about making engine oil? --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wonder how long a diesel rabbit engine would last, with veggie >>oil in the crankcase. I just might try. they are pretty cheap at >>our junkyard. I'll add one of your filters, Dave. 'bout a month, give or take a coupla days... I'm not sure about the diesel part, but just ask Jeremiah Senner about canola oil in the crankcase of a gaster. He is in some of the mileage groups I frequent. He did it and it worked great for a while in his Geo Metro gas sipper. He was getting better mileage and higher compression that his Metro was lacking. After about a month with the straight stuff, he chucked rod bearings and is now in the process of rebuilding. He drained his oil pan and is having the oil professionally analysed. If you hold off for a while, I can give you an update on what he found when he gets some results back if you would like. As with his preliminary results, there may be something to it if you have the right combination of additives and increase the viscosity index. Sam Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
