From: Michael Goodden (mgmv@auroragroup.co.uk)
Date: Fri Mar 07 2003 - 09:53:53 PST
Nice Suggestion Mark
Does anyone have any experience of running a multi-fuel engine on
Bio-diesel? If so can you let the list know how it performs? I'm
looking at building a little bio-diesel maker and would be very
interested in anyone's experiences.
I've got some lock-out hubs that I've yet to install (thanks Arthur!)
and I'll let you know what improvements it makes.
If you are looking for major fuel savings for a long journey on highway
roads then you can simply unbolt the rear prop shaft between the two
rear axels so that it is only driving the middle axel. This can make
massive fuel savings, but is only worth doing for long highway journeys.
Thanks
Mike
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-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
Behalf Of Mark Copeland
Sent: 07 March 2003 16:19
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 lockout hubs installed - fuel savings?
Joe,
I have a couple suggestions own how to save $$ with
your Deuce. You could make your own biodiesel. Go to
http://www.veggievan.com/ and take a look around. The
book "From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank" details all of
the how-to aspects of making and using biodiesel fuel
as well as using straight vegetable oil as a fuel.
McDonalds & Burger King have hundreds of gallons of
used vegetable oil they pay to dispose of.
Recently in either MV Magazine of Army Motors/Supply
Line, there was an article about converting a
multifuel into a diesel-only. I don't know if that
would improve MPG. List: Has anyone made the
conversion? If so, what were the results?
Have fun at the show!
Mark J. Copeland
MVPA #23916
Webmaster, First Florida Chapter
Military Vehicle Preservation Association
http://www.flmvpa.org
--- GOTAM35 <gotam35@sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Now that got me to thinking. I have figured up
> about what I will spend on fuel in the convoy and
show trip in May and it comes to around $400 at
> today's diesel prices. Obviously anything I do to
> improve this will make a difference on this trip.
Does anyone else out there have any fuel saving
> tips for the big multifuel powered beast? I'm not
> above removing the final drive shaft if that will
help and won't cause trouble.
>
> Joe Trapp
>
>
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