> > An immediate solution for myself, right now, here in the U.S., is >there an > > alternative other than converting my diesel car to run on veggie oil? > >Yes! Diesel (see Scania in Sweden) and non-diesel engines may be run >on ethanol.
Yes... but trials with diesels and ethanol in California did not go well. I have refs somewhere, I'll dig them up before tomorrow. A much more ready answer is to use biodiesel, which requires no engine conversion and is suitable for any diesel, with millions of road miles behind it. >Unfortunately 100% ethanol is not a legal motor fuel >because it could be drunk. It's moonshine. The US ATF makes us >"denature" or poision ethanol with any number of things (usually >gasoline). It is my hopes that they will allow us to use biodieisel >or some other denaturant that has a lubricating quality. Biodiesel's not poisonous, I think the denaturant has to be poisonous. Biodiesel plus methanol maybe? You can get permits for fuel ethanol production from the ATF, we're told it's not that difficult. Best Keith >Would say 5% >biodiesel work as a denaurant/lubricant? We are waiting to hear back. > >Dave Shaw >Alcohol Can Be A Gas! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel 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/
