Sorry, I was being cheeky, they'll work until the methoxide eats them - of course - I was using an old Dodge pump so YMMV.
Jason& Katie wrote: > well, i can get them for just about free at the boneyard, so i > can test and see when or if they blow out, ill let you know what > happens when i get the chance to experiment. > Jason > ICQ#: 154998177 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Zeke Yewdall <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* biofuel@sustainablelists.org > <mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:14 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice > > Uhh, how can the answer to both questions be yes. If it > dissolves, it won't work, right? > > I'd think it shouldn't have a problem with methanol, since that's > in windshield washer fluid anyway, but methoxide is a different > monster. Plus, these pumps are pretty chinzy -- I think they'd > burn out after not too long of continuous operation even with the > nicest fluid. In a 20 year lifetime of a car, it would only run > about 60 hours (assumptions: 200,000 miles, 10% of miles require > using windshield washers, when using it it is used 3 times per > mile, for three 1 second shots each time) > > On 7/19/06, *Mike Weaver* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > Yes. > Yes. > > Jason& Katie wrote: > > >i have a pump question on a side note. will a window washer > fluid pump from > >a car work in my little test reactor, or will it dissolve as > well? > > > >Jason > >ICQ#: 154998177 > >MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Charles List" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > <mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>> > >Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:43 PM > >Subject: [Biofuel] Pump choice > > > > > > > > > >>Hi All > >> > >>Thanks to all who have advised me this last few months, I am > now a > >>biofueller! 105l batches, good product. Unfortunately, after > 10 good > >>batches, my pump has started spraying out of the back of the > impeller > >>housing. So I took it apart and the impeller has broken up > and the > >>housing has been eaten through at the back, around the > mechanical > >>seal. It was 30 years old or so, free and a plastic spa > pump, so I'm > >>not too distressed, but I obviously don't want it happening > again. > >> > >>I notice that the clearwater pump used by JtF is made of > cast iron, > >>so should my next pump be made of metal? Also, is the > impeller in the > >>clearwater pump plastic? As I know you can get some with > stainless > >>steel blades, I wonder my impeller break-up was due to age > or chemicals. > >> > >>Thanks > >> > >>Charles List > >>-- > >>-------------------------------------------------------------- > >> This email was sent using Telecom SchoolZone. > >> www.schoolzone.net.nz > <http://www.schoolzone.net.nz> > >> > >>This email has been scanned for viruses by Telecom SchoolZone, > >>but is not guaranteed to be virus-free. > >>-------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Biofuel mailing list > >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > <mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > >> > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >> > >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > <http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html> > >> > >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives > (50,000 > >>messages): > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/391 - Release > Date: 7/18/2006 > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org <mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives > (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/391 - Release Date: > 7/18/2006 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/391 - Release Date: 7/18/2006 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
