Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
The Orgone Accumulator is more not even wrong pseudo-science. http://inventors.miningco.com/science/inventors/library/weekly/aa031497.htm Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot

Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread David Sanz
Magnets? I use permanent magnets on fuel lines and air intake in my diesel, but... aparently nothing happens. It's only my opinion. David Imanes? Uso imanes permanentes en las l’neas de fuel y en la toma de admisi—n de mi diesel, pero... aparentemente no mejora nada. Es s—lo mi opini—n.

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2001-05-22 Thread jgrove5540
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Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
apparently, there is no science to back up the claims of the promoters of this technology. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home

More snipping - was Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings etc

2001-05-22 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Dick snip *last but not least, how can we incentivate snipping amongst honorable list members ? Er, incentivate? Please go straight to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. :-) We incentivate it by means of a monthly reminder to fortify the regular complaints, but it, um, doesn't

RE: [biofuel] Digest Number 445

2001-05-22 Thread Crabb, David
anyone know about how much $ you can get per 100 gal out of the glycerin you get from of the biodiesel process ? Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL

Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread David Sanz
I know, but testing with magnets is fast and cheap. Why not try? Regards David Lo sŽ, pero probar con imanes es barato y r‡pido. ÀPorquŽ no probar? Saludos David steve spence wrote: apparently, there is no science to back up the claims of the promoters of this technology. Steve Spence

[biofuel] Re: unsubscribe

2001-05-22 Thread beeteljeuse beelzebub
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RE: [biofuel] Tallow

2001-05-22 Thread beeteljeuse beelzebub
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 14 May 2001 8:16 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Tallow , My name is Frank Wishart from Queensland Australia and i am interested in making BioDiesel from low grade tallow one

[biofuel] By-pass Filters vs Factory Full Flow Filters

2001-05-22 Thread Crabb, David
By-pass Filters vs Factory Full Flow Filters I think that Fram has a Super whammy guard filter out that has some sort of by-pass filtering? its like 10 bux Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list

Re: [biofuel] 100LL AV Gas Replacement

2001-05-22 Thread JOSEPH . MARTELLE
I just finished reading my current issue of Sport Aviation and there was an interesting article on finding alternatives to 100 octane low lead aviation fuel (which will shortly see its demise). The letter was written by Dennis Helder PhD, EE Dept , South Dakota State University , Brookings SD

[biofuel] Re: Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money

2001-05-22 Thread k5farms
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Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread ian
if you want strong magnets, you can get very very strong neodynium magnets out of broken pc hard drives, they are small and great fun to play with. Ian - Original Message - From: David Sanz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 2:58 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [biofuel] Why you should fit a MIL

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Hi Paul, David, Thanks for the info, and for being so frank. You don't seem to have much faith in my old Toyota. ** I dont think I would say that. In my opinion Toyota are probably the best of the large Japanese manufacturers. Their diesels particularly are some of the best of the small

[biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread Fischmann
Greetings: Is it possible to make engine oil, (for the crankcase) in the same manner as making bio-diesel? I've read several e-mail postings about special filters for regular, petroleum based oils, what about veggie oils? It seems to me I read somewhere that years ago, (like,

Re: [biofuel] Climate Change Debate at the Oxford Union

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
hmm... wasn't it Congress, and not GW, that turned down Kyoto? Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation -

Re: [biofuel] Why you should fit a MIL

2001-05-22 Thread Paul Gobert
David, ** If you have replaced the rings it dosnt suprise me that the vehicle smokes. What were the rings you used in replacement? Where they genuine Toyota rings? Yes. Engine was reconditioned by local Toyota Agent at 200,000km. It was so far gone that I was using 40 grade oil in an effort

Re: [biofuel] RE: filter

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Hi David, Each filter is designed to filter a certain volume of oil and sizes are determined by engine capacity and horsepower. Single filters use 1 filter roll, doubles use 2, and trebles use 3. The filter roll is contained and restrained in a can, which slides onto a shaft pipe,

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread ian
veggie oil is used by some racing cars and motorcycles i dont know the trade name tho. Ian - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:34 PM Subject: [biofuel] What about making engine oil? I would love to hear any input

[biofuel] Re: magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread physkid
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dick Carlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *good post warren !! this magnet thing either works, or else is just more urban legend. both ways, it shouldn't be hard to check out, like checking out novak's baby was easy. I'd guess urban legend, because I can't see

[biofuel] Re: Climate Change Debate at the Oxford Union

2001-05-22 Thread physkid
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], steve spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hmm... wasn't it Congress, and not GW, that turned down Kyoto? technically yes, congress has yet to ratify Kyoto. But Dubyah has publicly come out against it which means that it is pretty much now dead, rather than merely

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Fischmann, Yes you could make your own oils, particularly vegetable based oils BUT and I emphasize BUT you need a lot of knowledge and expertise. (In short you really need to be a chemist and specialise in oils). A lot of the modern synthetics are vegetable based oils with fully

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
I wonder how long a diesel rabbit engine would last, with veggie oil in the crankcase. I just might try. they are pretty cheap at our junkyard. I'll add one of your filters, Dave. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy

Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 445

2001-05-22 Thread Appal Energy
anyone know about how much $ you can get per 100 gal out of the glycerin you get from of the biodiesel process ? ... Bank on 75 ml crude glycerin per liter of feedstock, post alcohol recovery Price received for glycerin will depend upon what caustic is used, whether it has been

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread Paul Gobert
veggie oil is used by some racing cars and motorcycles i dont know the trade name tho. Ian Used to use Castrol R or Mobil P in the diffs of Peugeot 203,403,404. These have a brass worm wheel and a steel worm. Required diet was vegetable oil. Paul Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

[biofuel] Re: Climate Change Debate at the Oxford Union

2001-05-22 Thread physkid
You're preachin' to the choir Steve. I just had an extended e-mail debate with a buddy of mine last week about how Clinton was just window dressing. He seams to think Clinton was better than Bush, I say that although he put up a front, he didn't DO anything, which made him tacitly just the

Re: [biofuel] Re: Climate Change Debate at the Oxford Union

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
ROFLMAO Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 -

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread Appal Energy
I wonder how long a diesel rabbit engine would last, with veggie oil in the crankcase. I just might try. they are pretty cheap at our junkyard. I'll add one of your filters, Dave. .. Steve, Make sure the oil has at minimum had the lecithin extracted. That will at least double the

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread Biofuels
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Re: [biofuel] Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money

2001-05-22 Thread Warren Rekow
Steve said: James DeMeo is a quack. have you seen http://www.orgonelab.org/xbjdemeo.htm? Pretty Sharp Fellow? at lightening peoples wallets most likely. Steve, you seem to be beyond the bounds of your paradigm. I have no wish to offend you or make you uncomfortable. My apologies for bringing

[biofuel] RE:Makin' your own oil ETC (long)

2001-05-22 Thread Clayton T
Sparked a memory of a news story I saw a couple of years ago. Seems this guy in Colorado stumbled on the formula that wouldn't rot or seperate under the heat of the engine. I think I found his site at http://www.agromgt.com/ Kieth/Steve thanks for fying that person off the list. Flagged down a

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Not a very scientific experiment if you ask me Steve although it might give you some idea on how long oil made by a rank amateur would last. As I have stated before several times oil is made from 2 things, namely the oil base stock and the additive package. Both of these are important and it is

Re: [biofuel] Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money

2001-05-22 Thread Jeremy Shuey
I don't know for sure if it will or not. I just said I may try it to see what would happen. ;-) Jeremy --- David Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeremy, I can see the magnets might work on water for the reasons you asscribe but why should they work with gasoline.and why should

Re: [biofuel] Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Jeremy, I personally dont think it will work. I am aware that magnets fitted to a non ferrous water line will work to some degree in preventing calcine and other build up in the line though to what degree I dont know. Even this could be hogwash and there could be other reasons for it.

Re: [biofuel] Fwd: Saving Gasoline and Money

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
Don't take my word for it. His exploits are well known. his specialty is genital mutations, not energy. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_073.html http://www.nocirc.org/symposia/fourth/demeo.html http://skepdic.com/orgone.html this is also related to the free energy joe cell and other

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
an engine blow is such a fun exposition. I'll take pics for you all :-) Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation -

[biofuel] Re: magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread dabbs
I use fuel line magnets myself, the rare earth variety out of the PC hard drives, and I get a steady mileage increase of 4-5 mpg. I firmly believe in them myself. Not everyone who has tried them gets good results right off the bat. The trick is to move them around until you find a sweet spot

Re: [biofuel] Re: magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread steve spence
To what scientific principles do you attribute your gains? Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation -

Re: [biofuel] Model Engines

2001-05-22 Thread David Teal
Martin Brook wrote: A company called Irvine do them in theUK. Irvine Engines Ltd, Unit 2, Brunswick Ind. Pk, New Southgate, London, N11 1JL. I've lost their number but directory enquiries have it. As a long-time model flying enthusiast, I have, of course been experimenting with biofuels in

Re: [biofuel] Re: magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Sam, I sometimes think this is why some of these things work. Because people want them to work they work. The easiest way to obtain high mpg is to keep your foot off the gas pedal. This works everytime in my experience. For trials to be comparable all the variables have to remain constant

[biofuel] Coconut oil

2001-05-22 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Gerry wrote: Mature coconuts would be required as they have thicker kernel with have more oil after they have been sun dried. The plants I'm looking at are not based on copra (sundried coconut meat), but on fresh nuts. Are you quite sure that mature nuts have more oil? The meat is harder in

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread leegerry
Mix in a can of oil treatment on every filter roll change with the Mil-Mac. The additives will take cares of wear on the engine. Gerry David Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/22/2001 05:57:21 AM Please respond to biofuel@yahoogroups.com To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com cc:(bcc: LEE

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread NBT - E. Beggs
High oleic base stock is a start...then hire the tribology specialist. Ed B. - Original Message - From: David Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil? Fischmann, Yes you

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread NBT - E. Beggs
Renewable Lubricants Inc. makes some. - Original Message - From: ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil? veggie oil is used by some racing cars and motorcycles i dont know the trade

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel in a heating oil burner?

2001-05-22 Thread NBT - E. Beggs
Biodiesel works for us in both kerosene heater and oil lamp. But that is not the same as dumping veg. oil into kerosene. Ed B. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel in a heating oil

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread leegerry
Hi , There was a lot of hype on those telfon additives or some that can start a engine block when it is encased in ice.! But those tend to settle down in the sump, more suitable for racing engine where it is stripped and rebuilt after the races. Luckily some blokes understand there need to be

[biofuel] Re: magnetic savings=magic?

2001-05-22 Thread dabbs
David, Steve, Jerry and all, I need not, nor have any desire to convince anyone on earth other than myself as to the validity of said circumstances or scientific properties thereof. I simply do not have the time to dwell on it for any persons sake other than my own. Others here may have

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Yes Ed agreed, doing it this way you will certainly get a far better oil than if you read a few books yourself and then tried to make it, but on top of this you will then need to pay for analysis, set up a lab, buy expensive equipment, etc. etc. to the extent that it becomes a prohibitive

[biofuel] coco diesel mixture

2001-05-22 Thread John Li
Greetings! Can anybody give me the correct mixture to produce coco diesel from coconut crude oil (unrefined) or can you just mix kerosene with crude coconut oil at 1:20 ratio, like in Thailand for diesel trucks, generators and tractors for tropical use? Do we need to add methanol to increase

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
Gerry, You would probably do far better to contact one of the oil additive manufacturers, tell them what you wanted to do, supply them with a samples/s of your base vegetable oil, and ask them for the information and the appropriate additive package to make a specific engine oil.

Sound Rebuff was Re: [biofuel] Re: magnetic savings=magic?

2001-05-22 Thread Appal Energy
David, Steve, Jerry and all, I need not, nor have any desire to convince anyone on earth other than myself as to the validity of said circumstances or scientific properties thereof. I simply do not have the time to dwell on it for any persons sake other than my own. Others here may have

[biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread David Reid
To give people an idea of what is required to make a reasonable engine oil please find attached the below ready reference B,r,. David Ready Reference for Lubricants and Fuels Lubricant Additives Very little unadditized mineral oil is sold as a lubricant. Almost

[biofuel] Re: What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread dabbs
'bout a month, give or take a coupla days... I'm not sure about the diesel part, but just ask Jeremiah Senner about canola oil in the crankcase of a gaster. He is in some of the mileage groups I frequent. He did it and it worked great for a while in his Geo Metro gas sipper. He was getting

B100 schools switch - was [biofuel] Re: magnetic savings

2001-05-22 Thread Keith Addison
Working on getting the Berkeley Unified School District here in California to switch to B100, will update with progress, -Andrew Best of good luck, and strength to your arm. Please update as poss. Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/

Re: [biofuel] Tallow

2001-05-22 Thread Keith Addison
bob golding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote I think that the BSE prion does not survive the rendering process. Yes it does. Prions are more resistant to steam sterilization than conventional transmissible agents. Extremely resistant to dry heat: a treatment of 360 deg C for one hour has been reported

Re: [biofuel] magnetic savings / alky + dyno / hard water / snipping

2001-05-22 Thread David Sanz
Yes, Ian. I'm testing (for one year ago) with very very stong neodymium magnets from used DC electric motor. A pair of them are in line fuel, and the other in intake. ... but, as I said before, nothing apparent occurs. Regards David Si, Estoy probando (desde hace un a–o) con imanes muy muy

Re: [biofuel] Coconut oil

2001-05-22 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Gerry Most of the coconut oil comes from mature coconuts. Coming from the equatorial belt, we have alot of 'fun ' with this nuts. We squeeze freshly grated mature coconut kernel to make coconut milk which is used in making thick curry gravy. You can't make the milk out of young green coconut

RE: [biofuel] Water vs Energy Importance

2001-05-22 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Mike Keith, Nice to hear that you're from around the corner. I live in Hout Bay and know your travel route well. Just about one of the most breath-taking ways of driving to work. It's spectacular! Especially on a big bike. Almost a good enough reason to have a job (but not quite!). Via

[biofuel] Engine oil and ADDITIVES - whistleblowing

2001-05-22 Thread David Preskett
List, Engine oil already done. See http://www.agromgt.com/prod01.htm Problem is it needs loadsa additives. Theirs is based on rape (canola) last I heard coz its got a high (60%) oleic acid content, good in boundary lubrication, thermal stability, etc. but its a start and I think their philosophy

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel in a heating oil burner?

2001-05-22 Thread jerry dycus
Hi Gerry and All, For many years living aboard my sailboats I just used a kerosene lamp for heat. What are the in's and out's of burning used veg oil in wick type burners to keep soot , other nasties low. Has anyone burned SVO in a Kerosun type wick burner, heater, any

Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?

2001-05-22 Thread Pedro M.
Vegoil is used by normal cars . I have seen a news in the newspaper about it. They uses 50 % vegoil and 50 % diesel in the diesel petro-motors. The vegoil ( sunflower pure vegetable oil ) it«s cheaper than petrodiesel and it«s used directly in the motor ( with 50 % petro-diesel ; I imagine one

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread Pedro M.
But in any way, can one get oil from alcohol or from vineyard ???. This is interesting, because in Spain there is a lot of vineyard production ( grapes ) that could be used to produce some class of oil . All the best. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html

[biofuel] Do you yahoo?

2001-05-22 Thread k5farms
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wyff/20010522/lo/808991_1.html Anyone can do one of these! Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread Pedro M.
Can you send me the information ???. I can publish it in the vegetable oil page ;) On the other hand, it«s interesting investigate ( by private research companies, universities and public organizatios ) the possibility of a process to convert alcohol or similar grape products into oil. All the

Re: [biofuel] Why you should fit a MIL

2001-05-22 Thread dhargis1
I have also seen Diesel engines on cars in some countries with this arrangement. If the engine has a mechanical fuel pump they will run all day without any electrical input. Some injection pumps have an electrical solenoid that controls fuel supply and therefore is the usual way to stop the

Re: [biofuel] Vinegar into oil

2001-05-22 Thread Pedro M.
What about get oil from vinegar ?? :? ( CH3-COOH ) or similar vinegar bypass product ???. All the best. - Original Message - From: dhargis1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel There is a very

Re: [biofuel] Vinegar into oil

2001-05-22 Thread dhargis1
I think the problem with both, ethanol and acetic acid, vinegar, is that the carbon chain isn't long enough. There are reactions to combine carbon chains and lengthen them, but I don't know if they would be cheap enough to compete with what nature does for you in the form of naturally occurring

Re: [biofuel] Alcohol into biodiesel

2001-05-22 Thread dhargis1
All that I recall is that I purchased the oil in a health food store in Spain. It was delicious. I believe it was produced in Catalonia, but I don't recall the manufacturer. It was a long time ago. You might try a local health food store. Ask for Aceite hecho de granos de uva. Derek W. Hargis

Re: [biofuel]runaways

2001-05-22 Thread JOSEPH . MARTELLE
Please respond to biofuel@yahoogroups.com To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com cc:(bcc: Joseph Martelle/US/GM/GMC) Subject: Re: [biofuel] Why you should fit a MIL I have also seen Diesel engines on cars in some countries with this arrangement. If the engine has a mechanical fuel pump they