That's a good start. Have you (or do you plan to) opened it up or pulled injectors and had them checked by a qualified shop, or monitored oil by oil analysis along the way? Is it a lot of highway driving? When was the conversion done? Is this on WVO?
Ed B. www.biofuels.ca > From: "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 06:09:28 -0500 > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Atomization (wasUsing cooking oil (neat) for fuel > > Robert's '98 Jetta has 30000 miles on SVO and 10000 on biodiesel. > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com > Mirror Site http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax > We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, > we borrow it from our children. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neoteric Biofuels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:11 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Atomization (wasUsing cooking oil (neat) for fuel > > >> For how long? >> >> >> >>> From: "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:55:49 -0500 >>> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >>> Subject: Re: [biofuel] Atomization (wasUsing cooking oil (neat) for fuel >>> >>> the fact that we have run them. >>> >>> Steve Spence >>> Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: >>> http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm >>> >>> Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com >>> Mirror Site http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax >>> We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, >>> we borrow it from our children. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Neoteric Biofuels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:48 PM >>> Subject: Re: [biofuel] Atomization (wasUsing cooking oil (neat) for fuel >>> >>> >>>> "TDI's run fine on SVO." Ok, well, I guess that's the definitive > answer. >>>> >>>> And fuel magnets will save you a ton of money. And Spinny things will >>>> increase horsepower, save fuel, etc. >>>> >>>> Got some science behind your comment, there, Steve? >>>> >>>> ;-) >>>> >>>> Ed B. >>>> www.biofuels.ca >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: "steve spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >>>>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:17:12 -0500 >>>>> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: [biofuel] Atomization (wasUsing cooking oil (neat) for > fuel >>>>> >>>>> TDI's run fine on SVO. >>>>> >>>>> Steve Spence >>>>> Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: >>>>> http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm >>>>> >>>>> Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com >>>>> Mirror Site http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax >>>>> We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, >>>>> we borrow it from our children. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "craig reece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:39 AM >>>>> Subject: [biofuel] Atomization (wasUsing cooking oil (neat) for fuel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Terry, >>>>>> >>>>>> So do you think that Tdi's should be able to run SVO, at least as far >>> as >>>>> atomization is concerned? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Craig Reece >>>>>> >>>>>> Terry Day wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Atomisation of fuel in a diesel engine is produced by the pressure >>>>>>> through the injector and not the "swirl" in the prechamber. The >>>>>>> prechamber is to initiate the flame in a fuel rich atmosphere which >>> then >>>>>>> spreads to the rest of the main chamber as a leaner flame. You need >>> more >>>>>>> fuel to start a flame than to maintain it.A diesel works by >>> introducing >>>>>>> an oil to oxygen which makes an explosion. This is the reason you >>> don't >>>>>>> oil gauges or fittings on an oxy-acetylene torch. The oxygen is >>>>>>> compressed along with the other gasses in the air when the piston >>> rises >>>>>>> on the compression stroke therforo increasing the ability to create > an >>>>>>> explosion by raising the temperature of the air in the cylinder. >>>>>>> Ponder over that, >>>>>>> Terry. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Neoteric Biofuels wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, I imagine someone will tell me how some folks in Germany are >>>>>>>> running >>>>>>>> around in their TDI's on SVO with nothing more than a fuel heater > and >>>>>>>> "it's >>>>>>>> working"...hmmm...so far... >>>>>> >>>>>>> snip< >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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! 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