Chris Kelly 22 Woodbeck Street Beenleigh Beenleigh QLD 07 3807 8809, 0409 470 881. Welcome to the club, I'm a new biodieseler too, with a Nissan Patrol SD 33. I'm having fun finding 'Local' knowledge too. Unlike you, I wish I could say my sources of WVO were good, some batches titrate up to 8gm/litre. Mind you, the local fishos seem to only use Animal fats. MACCA's use canola, but won't have a bar of biodieselers, stating they're locked into service contract. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Harves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: [Biofuel] new to list
> Hi to everyone > I am new to the list and to making biodiesel > >I live in a rural area but 5 min from the coast, we are 2.5 hrs south of > >Sydney in N.S.W. Australia > >I have made Bio diesel for the first time from the information on your web > >site. > >Today was the first time that I tried it in the car (Toyota 4 w drive > >tubo-diesel 1986 model with 386000 klm on the clock) > >It was a funny feeling, will the car run at all, is the fuel ok etc etc. > >It drove like a dream so I can't wait to make the next 90 ltr > >I did have a problem though, After washing the fuel looked cloudy and > >didn't want to settle ??. I heated the fuel to 60 deg c then let it settle > >and it cleared . > >To wash the diesel I made a drum with a spray system on the top and I > >sprayed 30 ltr of water over the top then I have a bubble ring at the > >bottom which bubbles to the top,about 3hrs of washing. Should I have put > >some water in the bottom at first ?. > >The 90 lts of diesel gave me about 8 ltr of Glycerine , is that enough?? > >I did all the tests at first and the fuel looked very clear after the > >first process, I used 18 ltr Methanol and 450grm of Sodium Hydroxide for > >90 ltr. I did the titration test 2x and got the same result- 1.5 and 3.5 > >grm (the oil is very clean) > >It is a bit hard when I have to get all the info from the net and can't > >talk to somebody close by. > >I will keep making it and I suppose it will improve as I go. > >I really want to wash the fuel so will persist. > >If there is anybody on the list that is close by I would love to talk to you. > Thank you for you time > >Peter Harves ps I make a living making pottery see my web site > >www.coolpottery.com.au > 145 Edward Wollstonecraft Lane > Coolangatta > Via Berry N.S.W. 2535 Australia phone- 02-44485877 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/