Yes, just about any diesel vehicle is also a biodiesel vehicle -- I've run it in my Mitsubishi pickup, Isuzu cabover box truck, VW rabbit, and mercedes without any modification (other than changing the fuel filters often at first, because the biodiesel cleans all the gunk out of old diesel systems). Some of the very newest diesel vehicles (the CRD's from what I've heard) are more picky and can balk at the bad quality (high oxidation number from using soybean oil) biodiesel common in the US. But old ones seem to run fine for the most part.
I've also done two SVO vehicles... a DT466 school bus, and a mercedes sedan... with all the heaters and such to get the oil up to 180F before injecting it. Both of those have exhibited no signs of problems (at least from the SVO -- the transmission on the school bus keeps breaking) in the last 5 or 6 years. But... I haven't taken them apart to see if there are signs of coking or anything around the injectors or extra wear from the SVO. The pure lack of available of diesel vehicles smaller than a 3/4 ton pickup truck in the US is the main problem... where are the small diesel pickups, SUV's, vans, cars, wagons, etc, that make up 60% of the fleet in Europe, and 90% of the fleet in some african countries. I've driven those, and they have better performance than the gas versions we get over here (IMO), and can use biodiesel... but no... we want our gas guzzling V8 SUV thing instead of a nice 4 cylinder turbodiesel van that actually fits more (people or cargo) and costs less to operate. Z On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Otherworld Food Co-op < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our household has two diesel-motor Mercedes sedans from the early > 1980's, which we fuel with our homemade biodiesel. We didn't make any > changes to the car. We receive used oil that would otherwise go in > the > trash, and process. > > Could be, you see the cars you are looking for, often, while you are > driving around. They just aren't marked. > > > K Williams > 270 433 7400 > cell: 859-321-6170 > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > visit the otherworld food co-op website at: > http://www.duo-county.com/~otherworld<http://www.duo-county.com/%7Eotherworld> > > check out my local foods story > http://www.duo-county.com/~otherworld/story<http://www.duo-county.com/%7Eotherworld/story> > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > ==> From: "Paul Landis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ==> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:24:34 -0400 > > Hi Jan, > > Thank you for your email. > > In reality, I would not be making the decision whether SVO or > Biodiesel is used. > > To help get the word out to Americans that there are Petroleum > alternatives and that SVO Vehicles are available usually turns a > light > on. .. This is my first objective. > > As they latter learn more and work with someone who can discuss SVO > VS BioDiesel, we win whether BioDiesel or SVO is used. > > Paul > > I am Still looking for SVO and or BioDiesel Vehicles running in the > USA. > > PL > > > [Original Message] > From: Jan Warnqvist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > <sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Date: 8/30/2010 > 5:56:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] SVO Vehicles in USA > > Hello > Paul, maybe you know me from "The Jan Warnqvist Methanol Test"? > I > belong to that group of people that consider SVO as not suitable for > > > diesel engines in general, simply because it is very difficult to > have > good > function with SVO as fuel, even if the engines are equipped to > handle that > fuel, you will not be able to get over the obvious > disadvantages with SVO: > - High viscosity > - (Too) High boiling > point > - (Too) Bad ignition properties > - Unregulated content of > metal salts which will generate deposits inside the > engine. > > Biodiesel of good quality is a far better alternative, since all the > > > biodiesel turns the above mentioned disadvantages to acceptable > properties. > And - the CO2 neutrality will be almost the > same.........so why go for SVO ? > > With best regards > Jan W > > ----- > Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Landis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 > 6:29 PM > Subject: [Biofuel] SVO Vehicles in USA > > > > August 30, > 2010 > > > > I am new to this list. > > > > I learned about SVO as > Fuel from Keith and his great web site. > > > > I am NOT a > technician. > > > > > I am an activist who hates Oil Companies. > > > > I am looking > to promote SVO as a capability here in the USA. > > > > Elsbett has > people here in the USA and I have spoken to Taavi McMahon > > > > If > any of you know people in the USA or are in the USA and > > would > like to help let people know about the capabilities of SVO, > > > especially if you have a vehicle that is so equipped, > > please let > me know. > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Paul Landis > > 50 Columbus > Avenue Apt. 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