From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Mar 17 2003 - 21:48:58 PST
I have heard stories about fuel filters getting clogged up with gelled
'grease'. If I could be sure it would dissolve completely in diesel, I
might be willing to try it, but not at 100%!
Steve Grammont wrote:
>
> Hi Patrick,
>
> Like you, I wonder what the long term issues are. I do know you can buy
> bio diesel in different mixes, everything from 20% to 100%. Or something
> like that. Perhaps it might be good to play around with a tank or two
> with the diluted stuff and see if you notice any performance or other
> issues? I don't have a diesel anything yet, but I hope to very shortly.
> Therefore, I am VERY interested in people's experience with less than
> current <g> engines and the stuff.
>
> Steve
>
> >It's interesting, I see the forum spews pablum, but nonetheless..
> >
> >I would like to try biodiesel, but I am afraid of what it might do to
> >the engine in the long term. It is becoming more popular, and I await
> >some more data.
> >
> >Michael Goodden wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any experience of Bio-Diesel in a Multi-Fuel engine???
> >> ....
> >>
> >> Also I haven't yet been into the mechanics of a Multi-Fuel engine fully
> >> yet and wondered what the differences over a standard Diesel engine are,
> >> and if anyone can see a reason why bio-diesel would not work? ... from
> >> an overall perspective of it I'd say that it would work extremely well
> >> and efficiently.
> >>
> >> For those of you who mightn't have heard of Bio-Diesel it's a Diesel
> >> created from new or used vegetable oil and processed with a small amount
> >> of alcohol catalyst to create the Bio-Diesel and glycerine. The
> >> Bio-Diesel can then run in any normal Diesel engine without any engine
> >> mods. Works out to cost about 7p (approx US10c) per litre.
> >>
> >> I found this on a bio-diesel forum:...
> >> What my fuel did today:
> >> Saved a farm
> >> Fed some stock
> >> Cooked 100 meals
> >> Saved someone from cancer
> >> Reduced pollution 95%
> >> Drove my car to work
> >> And by next year, it'll do it again
> >> Be glad it's renewable
> >>
> >> What did your fuel do?
> >> Fought a war
> >> Killed a child
> >> Helped a dictator
> >> Raped the wilderness
> >> Poisoned the ground
> >> Poisoned the air
> >> Started a cancer
> >> Then drove you to work
> >>
> >> Be glad it's NOT renewable
> >>
> >> Many thanks
> >> Mike
> >> ___________________
> >> Michael Goodden
> >> The Global Tipi Adventure
> >> http://TheTipi.com
> >>
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