Welcome to the biofuels-biz group

2004-10-12 Thread biofuels-biz Moderator
Hello, I've added you to my biofuels-biz group at Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use service. Yahoo! Groups makes it easy to send and receive group messages, coordinate events, share photos and files, and more. (NOTE: biofuels-biz is an announcement/newsletter group, so only the group

Welcome to the biofuels-biz group

2004-10-12 Thread biofuels-biz Moderator
Hello, I've added you to my biofuels-biz group at Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use service. Yahoo! Groups makes it easy to send and receive group messages, coordinate events, share photos and files, and more. (NOTE: biofuels-biz is an announcement/newsletter group, so only the group

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Walt Patrick
Did you consider how many kWh it would have taken for that 30 miles on hydrogen, then compared how many miles that amount of kWh would have taken you on a pure EV? More than 60 miles .. But a vehicle with a range of 60 miles is of less utility to me than one which can do 30 miles on

[Biofuel] Congress Moves to Ease E85 Blending, lower costs of biodiesel

2004-10-12 Thread mclong64
http://www.e85fuel.com/news/101104_veetc_release.htm As Oil Nears $54, Congress Moves to Ease E85 Blending Jefferson City, MO - Legislation that promises to streamline often complex and confusing tax issues surrounding E85 blending finally passed the U.S. Senate today by an overwhelming vote of

RE: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Mel Riser
be sure and have the dealer save the fuel lines so you can post mortem the reason. if that years Benz's or that model has extra small lines or pronte to clogging, let us know. were you running SVO or bio? b100? is it cold there yet? you may indeed have something caused by low temps as

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Patrick Campbell
Would going to B100 slowly help to avoid this problem? I.e. first running B5, then B10, then B25, etc.? I am granted a good tax deduction here in AZ if I run B70 however I need to do an emissions test and that has to be done before registration so my time is limited. I can't afford to screw

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread dwoodard
I don't think there is such a thing as a U.S. mile. Back in the 1950's my high school teacher told us that the U.S. and Britain had agreed to compromise on the Canadian definition of the inch as *exactly* 2.540 centimetres. So as far as the mile goes we're all on the same page: 12 inches to the

Re: [biofuel] Question - efficiency of sunlight conversion

2004-10-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
Water vapor in the short run of course has more effect on the local weather considering rain fall and fronts etc. However CO2 will have much more effect in the long run considering global warming. The fact that all the other gases comprise less than 1% of the atmosphere means nothing. I sure you

Re: [Biofuel] The VeggieGen is running Veggie!

2004-10-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
Are you just generating electricity or are you co-generating, using the waste heat from your diesel engine to heat your house getting more bang for the buck and saving even more energy. I don't know why more residential or commercial co-generation plants aren't used, especially in the northern

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
- Original Message - From: Mel Riser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 6:48 PM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Running on B100 be sure and have the dealer save the fuel lines so you can post mortem the reason. Sounds reasonable. if that years Benz's or

Fw: Was Re: [Biofuel] Changing Government/Now ethanol

2004-10-12 Thread francisco j burgos
Do any one knows the chemical name or trade name of red dye to color diesel fuel?. Tks, F. - Original Message - From: Kenneth Kron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:42 AM Subject: Re: Was Re: [Biofuel] Changing Government/Now ethanol My dad

Re: [Biofuel] US to sell 5000 smart bombs to Israel

2004-10-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
Israel also has ignored many more UN resolutions than Iraq ever did. This is true despite the fact that the US usually vetos most resolutions concerning Israel. Ken --- Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: isreal is the ONLY country in the middle east that DOES possess WMD's, nuclear as well

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Erik Lane
i really didn't know if the us mile was the same or different from any other form of measurement, but i didn't want to make assumptions. that way everyone could see right away exactly what i was talking about. if true that's kinda funny that the inch is actually referenced off of the

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Ramon Mendoza
I have a 91 Acura Integra, 226k miles, original muffler and tailpipe. Replaced the catalytic converter 2 yrs ago. But then this is a Southern Cali car that I've owned since '94- it had about 45,000 when I got her - haven't had to deal with a lot of ice, sleet, snow and salt on the roads, that's

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Brian
miles. It's been a long time since I've had to buy one, though, and have had over 100,000 miles on each of my last several cars. Brian - Original Message - From: Erik Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 5:34 PM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] fuel

Re: [Biofuel] Cost of biofuel

2004-10-12 Thread MH
csc-propulsion wrote: Hi there, The cost of biofuel ( be it from coconut oil, palm oil, rapeseed, soybean, corn, sunflower, canola etc) including ethanol? Are there cost charts from various countries to peruse? At current oil price level can crop growers match with biofuel? Brazil

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen (was solar hydrogen)

2004-10-12 Thread Walt Patrick
Why do you not use ethanol instead or biodiesel if the truck is a diesel? Our primary interest is in converting wood waste into methanol. That involves generating H2 and CO, and being able to sweeten the mix in order to increase yield, hence our interest in ancillary ways to generate and use

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Jonathan Dunlap
YES!!! You said my favorite word in the World! TAX-FREE People here in the US need to take note! Jonathan Walt Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:25 PM 10/11/04 -0400, you wrote: Did you consider how many kWh it would have taken for that 30 miles on hydrogen, then compared how many miles

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread robert luis rabello
What exactly is a US mile??? 5 280 feet. robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice Adventure for Your Mind http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782 Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/

Re: [Biofuel] Solar Hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread MH
Does anyone how this would effect hydrogen in Mr. Bush's FreedomCAR program? Steve Spence wrote: Hydrogen isn't, and won't be anything that will help us save our Earth. SNIP That's the whole point these folks are missing. It's not that it can't be done, it's that it shouldn't be done,

[Biofuel] CO2 Rising, Scientists Bewildered

2004-10-12 Thread MH
Climate fear as carbon levels soar Scientists bewildered by sharp rise of CO2 in atmosphere for second year running Paul Brown, environment correspondent Oct 11, 2004 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1324379,00.html An unexplained and unprecedented

[Biofuel] US Biofuel Provisions

2004-10-12 Thread MH
NCGA Applauds Congressional Passage of American Jobs Creation Act Source: National Corn Growers Association Oct 11, 2004 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041011/cgm035_1.html ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) hailed Senate passage today of the

RE: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Joey Hundert
Dear Luc, The posting of your experience is invaluable to me, thank you very much. I'm the proud new owner of a 1984 Merc 300D (5cyl turbo), and she's got about 200,000 miles on her (motor rebuilt 20,000 ago!). Therefore, I have every reason to believe that I'll have the exact same experience

Re: [Biofuel] Solar Hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Jonathan Dunlap
Hey man If you can get it to work Then you will be Okay! I would not worry about Mr. Bush anyway! Jonathan MH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone how this would effect hydrogen in Mr. Bush's FreedomCAR program? Steve Spence wrote: Hydrogen isn't, and won't be anything that will

[Biofuel] (no subject)

2004-10-12 Thread Amzi Smith
pump mounted on the side of the injection pump. If it is hesitating or bucking it is most likely originally caused by a bad fuel filter there are two of them the prefilter before the fuel pump and the primary fuel filter after the pump going back down to the injection pump inlet. Once

[Biofuel] joey runny on bd and svo

2004-10-12 Thread Amzi Smith
will be fine. If you notice any hesitation using the svo switch to the bd until you can change the filter. but be wary of the svo in your tank if its virgin ok if recycled heat it until its temperature will break 212 and it stops boiling i go to 320 and cool the oil to 150 then filter

RE: [Biofuel] A POTENTIAL ENHANCER FOR BIOFUELS........KD420COMBUSTION IMPROVER

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Doug, thanks for your supportive comment. GCMS analysis reveals that this is 99.9% clean hydrocarbon with no acids, alkalis, or heavy metals. It is not combustible on its own and cardboard wetted with it will extingish flames so it is most unlikely to be a mixture of diesel and biofuel, as

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Erik, thanks. My impression is also that diesels do not have the same problems that petrol has. Maybe they are now making exhausts better that they used to only 10 years ago. This is a possibility since the introduction of catalysts for petrol in the UK. Nonetheless, my reaction to the

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Thanks for views. I wonder if US exhausts last longer than UK counterparts. What fuel was it using? If bio maybe we are seeing amother benefit of bio? Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent Energy and Environment Management Group Winner ; National

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
and that there is air trapped inside the injectors somewhere, although I don't think so as I bled out the system with brand new filters, so, by default, the problem is at the tank end (maybe?). I shall soon see as I am having a Mercedes mechanic give it the twice over to determine EXACTLY

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
I too checked conversion tables and found it was not listed, so presumed the same. In any case it still seems that US exhausts last much longer than ULK counterparts. Now, just to confuse, what's a Irish mile? Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent

Re: [Biofuel] US to sell 5000 smart bombs to Israel

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
other country once the US's cowardly veto is taken out of the picture. How brave to stand in the way of sanctions against a nation that slaughters children as terrorists. What a proud legacy, but the bad guys hate them because of their freedoms, cheech, they just don't get it. The willingly

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Brian, thanks for that. Were they petrol or diesel? Are you on biofuel? And where are you? UK or US, or elsewhere? Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent Energy and Environment Management Group Winner ; National Champion-Science and Technology, Green

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
the BD would eventually kick in anyway, IMHO. It is just one of those events that has to be dealth with. Not unexpected, as the info on JtF has clearly pointed out. It is actually a good thing, 'cause you know that the engine is getting rid of all that accumulated residue from all that

RE: [biofuel] Question - efficiency of sunlight conversion....Carbon Forcing or solar activity

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Have you read 'The Manic Sun- Weather Theories Confounded' by Nigel calder, who concludes that our weather is at the mercy of exploding stars in the milky way combined with solar activity. Following my IT instruction on the biofuel list I will cut and paste a resume GLOBAL WARMING

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Thanks Ramon. British wet and cold weather must be considered as a factor, as must road salt. The % of hot/cold running should also be considered. Many car users in this country may use their car for frequent short journeys of say 5miles or less with the rresult that some cars may seldom be

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
air in the injectors. Why? Prior to leaving for holidays, with B100 in thetank, I had the valves adjusted,all filters changed and other peripherals done by the MB mechanics at a VERY reputable dealer and they included on the work order that the lines had been successfully bled. I then left

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread btmd
Don, I'm in the Midwest of the US. I'm currently driving my first diesel, an 03 Beetle TDI which currently has about 65,000 miles. I typically buy B2, which is the only blend available locally at this point. I am currently in central Indiana, with a move to northern CA planned around the

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Kim Garth Travis
exhaust and brake pads. Bright Blessings, Kim At 02:16 PM 10/11/2004, you wrote: 124k miles on original exhaust seems exceptional to me, and I think it is a statement of how clean exhaust emissions are from the fuel you use. My understanding is that exhausts not so much rust from the outside

[Biofuel] Convert Anything

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
This is a link that someone posted to the old list at Yahoo some time ago. It is an .exe freeware program that is a very handy converter from/to metric/US/Imperial measurements and weights. It installs in seconds to whatever folder to direct it to.

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
If you give me a bit, I think I can find that out. My wife works in insurance, and that is something they would have on file. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Johnston, Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 04:58 Subject: RE: [Biofuel] fuel

RE: [Biofuel] Cellulosic Ethanol -was: US MinnesotaFuelsPlan...MAGNETS..........rules for biofuels list

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
On 8/oct/04 Greg H wrote to me (Still haven't read the list rules have you.) I now reply. I have now found time to re-read more carefully the 3 pages of rules/ useful guidance. makes much more sense second time around. I also read the guidance on 'on top' responses, and Netiquette. I did not

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
I drive 50 miles to work each way. We are 15 miles from the nearest grocery store/shopping center, 5 miles from the nearest gas station. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Johnston, Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12,

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
Irish Mile = 2048 meters. mile (mi) a traditional unit of distance. The word comes from the Latin word for 1000, mille, because originally a mile was the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces (or 2000 steps, a pace being the distance between successive falls of the same foot). There

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
The return line should get rid of air in the system for you. air will either escape in the cylinder, or return to the tank. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 6:26 AM

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Brian. many thanks for this. I think maybe that you're right. I also remember repairing exhausts frequently as a youth and much younger man. What is particularly interesting is that with beetles and volvo's you are talking about european cars. Are they imports or manufactured there under

Re: [Biofuel] Solar Hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
Government Hydrogen programs are designed to keep oil companies happy, since that is the source of all commercial hydrogen. Anything can look economical if enough tax subsidies are thrown at it. Business as usual. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From:

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
Walt isn't being upfront about the system costs of a renewable system that can generate 30 miles per day of hydrogen. It's more than you will pay in fuel taxes in your lifetime. EV's, Biodiesel, ethanol, and bio-methane are much more practical, and also tax free. You won't be able to make

Re: [Biofuel] US to sell 5000 smart bombs to Israel

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
If the UN makes a resolution that is not in the best interests of a particular country, then ignoring it seems like a very good idea, IF you have the muscle to repel boarders . The UN made resolutions that clearly were not in Iraq's best interest, but they failed to repel boarders. What is

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Tomas Juknevicius
Hi, Do not forget nautical mile :D this is defined as a one minute of the arc of earth meridian and (according to my conversion tool) is equal to 1852 meters accoording to my own calculations, it should be a: 4000m(earth circumference) / 360 (degrees in the circle) / 60 (minutes in a

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Kim,it certainly seems very unusual to me.Also the brake pads. This obviously depends on where you are driving. I am in southern UK where people are very crammed together, the weather is often wet, and the roads are gritted and salted in winter. Where are you? Don Johnston

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
What would happen if the return line was plugged and fuel could not get through ( or very little of it )? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Steve Spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 07:38 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100 The return

[Biofuel] My favorite dictionary of units of measurement was fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Kirk McLoren
Steve Spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Irish Mile = 2048 meters. mile (mi) a traditional unit of distance. The word comes from the Latin word for 1000, mille, because originally a mile was the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces (or 2000 steps, a pace being the distance between

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
them and I explained what is what and what I wanted, so now they are having a technician (German for mechanic, ha!) look into it. I am not very mechanically inclined so I pay as I go, although as things progress I am slowly coming around to the small stuff and hopefully will acquire a bit

[Biofuel] Favorite dictionary try again ufda

2004-10-12 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html This site is constantly updated as well. I like it. Kirk - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. ___ Biofuel mailing

RE: [biofuel] Question - efficiency of sunlight conversion....Carbon Forcing or solar activity

2004-10-12 Thread Kirk McLoren
I think meteoric activity is in there as well sice it is the doping of the photosphere that makes a difference. Plasmas emit photons roughly proportional to the square of the number of electrons of the atom making up the plasma. Iron has 55 so it has much more emission than hydrogen with 1. So

[Biofuel] Methane Digester

2004-10-12 Thread Tim Ferguson
I was curious to know if anyone has any first hand experience with Methane Digesters. And if so, what size farm operation would be a minimum for generating a useful amount of gas? Keeping in mind that much of my small farm manure is currently used in composting and I wouldn't sacrifice that.

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Steve, thanks. that mileage is so completely different from the UK. It appears that most of your milefage will be achieved hot, with a dry exhaust. Whereas for some of us here in the UK much of the mileage may be attained much below engine operating temperature and the condensed products of

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
WOW! But you missed out nautical mile! Please don't, these vary also, and this really is a scottish joke. Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent Energy and Environment Management Group Winner ; National Champion-Science and Technology, Green Apple Awards

Re: [Biofuel] The VeggieGen is running Veggie!

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
engine coolant will heat DHW though a heat exchanger. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Ken Riznyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] The VeggieGen is running Veggie! Are you just

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
Luc - Original Message - From: Greg Harbican [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100 What would happen if the return line was plugged and fuel could not get through ( or very little of it )? Greg H.

[Biofuel] Rules for biofuels list ( was MAGNETS )

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
Don, Thank you, you are forgiven. One thing that does not help is just adding onto successive post without trimming them.For people with dial up and pay buy the minute, that can really add up for someone with a slow connection speed.It also makes searches real difficult when you have

[Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-12 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/downloads.html Free until US elections - Do you Yahoo!? vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Biofuel] Italy Plans SUV Tax, Incentives to Scrap Old Cars

2004-10-12 Thread Olivier Morf
Italy Plans SUV Tax, Incentives to Scrap Old Cars The Italian government is planning to introduce a new tax on big polluting cars such as sports utility vehicles (SUVs), a move which could benefit Turin-based Fiat but incur the wrath of other European countries. Environment Minister Altero

RE: [Biofuel] Back to grid via WVO genset

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Steve, sorry not to respond earlier. I am revealing my lack of knowledge of biofuels,and in this case WVO, and now take your point that WVO actually cleans away such deposits, so this is one aspect of KD420 which would have little, or no appeal to biofuelers. I was speaking in 'general' terms

RE: [biofuel] Question - efficiency of sunlight conversion....Carbon Forcing or solar activity

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Kirk, apologies , but that was way over my head! I did however understand the 'Manic Sun', and the three Danish Scientists made no mention of meteors. Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent Energy and Environment Management Group Winner ; National

[Biofuel] Miles driven ( was fuel additives )

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
Ok I, having checked with the wife, and she transferred me to policy service, they said between 10 k and 12 k miles a year. From the extremes you talked about to hot dry conditions. This is not for business use, but, for the basic family car. For business use, the person in policy service

RE: [Biofuel] The VeggieGen is running Veggie!

2004-10-12 Thread Johnston, Don
Congratulations! was that you in the picture sitting on the engine? Don Johnston Environmental Coordinator , Portsmouth City Council Chair, Solent Energy and Environment Management Group Winner ; National Champion-Science and Technology, Green Apple Awards 2002 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] Carbon Forcing or solar activity -was: Question - efficiency of sunlight conversion....CarbonForcing or solar activity

2004-10-12 Thread MH
It would seem after reading the thoughts below the concerns for the environment and the effects from fossil energy interests, whether they be business, scientific, political or militarized intervention, are barbaric unless economics plays a key role in the development of alternative

Re: [Biofuel] A POTENTIAL ENHANCER FOR BIOFUELS........KD420COMBUSTION IMPROVER

2004-10-12 Thread bob allen
ie, the efficacy of the product. From what I gather you say as reported to you, KD420 is a relatively high molecular wt mineral oil (hydrocarbon) with 0.1% something else added. This I get from the combination of the gc/ms analysis and the flammability data. OK. the first problem I have

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread lendzian_michael
Luc, The problem [to me] sounds like your hand-primer pump went bad. Should be a simple/cheap repair if this is the case. -Michael - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:39 am Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100 It would

RE: [Biofuel] Miles driven ( was fuel additives )

2004-10-12 Thread Mel Riser
It has been getting cooler here and we have some nights down in the 60's I have noticed the 6.2 Blazer getting a good bit harder to start, and I am having to hold the glow plug relay in about a full minute. All summer it only took about 15 to 30 seconds. This morning I had to do it twice. It

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Walt Patrick
Walt isn't being upfront about the system costs of a renewable system that can generate 30 miles per day of hydrogen. It's more than you will pay in fuel taxes in your lifetime. You're probably right, but so what? Everyone's situation is different, and therefore their options will

Re: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
Agreed, my '85 Land Cruiser has over 400,000 Km ( over 248,000 miles ) with original fuel, break, and clutch pads. All of the exhaust is original, except for a 3 ft section that was replaced this summer, due to it rubbing on the U bolt ( that was holding it in place ), until it broke through,

[Biofuel] Trio of New Internet Resources from Alliance to Save Energy

2004-10-12 Thread Keith Addison
Trio of New Internet Resources from Alliance to Save Energy Source: Alliance to Save Energy Posted by: Alliance to Save Energy - archive http://www.ase.org Posted on: Oct 8, 2004 @ 10:34 am For Further Information For Immediate Release Ronnie Kweller 202-530-2203; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trio of

Re: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-12 Thread Keith Addison
Free until US elections Yeah... squealing like a junky faced with cold turkey. Too much of Die-off Jay Hanson's influence, not nearly enough of the sort of approach you often see from people here, eg what Hakan says about energy waste, what Todd and others say about localisation of energy

[Biofuel] Crimes Against Nature

2004-10-12 Thread Keith Addison
Crimes Against Nature George W. Bush will go down as the worst environmental president in U.S. history, says Robert F. Kennedy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Interviewed By Jeff Fleischer October 7, 2004 You simply can't talk honestly about the environment today without criticizing this

Re: [Biofuel] Noble gesture by Bush

2004-10-12 Thread Ken Riznyk
I guess Bush has to inflate the numbers, because 3,000 is a small number compared to the other atrocities that have occurred. Already there are about 12,000 Iraqi civilians killed 20,000 died in Bhopal, neither Union Carbide nor Dow which bought Union Carbide has paid one penny in reparation. 1

Re: [Biofuel] Methane Digester

2004-10-12 Thread damiandolan
Hi Tim, Over in Ireland here we use approx 200head cattle as break even point, depends if you are selling back to grid, and have use for heat (CHP) Are you in Europe, check CADDETT for more info of technology suppliers, best of luck with project, Sh*t Happens. dD [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] Methane Digester

2004-10-12 Thread Keith Addison
I was curious to know if anyone has any first hand experience with Methane Digesters. A project for this winter for us. I guess as of now the answer would be yes, some. And if so, what size farm operation would be a minimum for generating a useful amount of gas? Useful for what? Fry

RE: [Biofuel] Cold Weather Processing

2004-10-12 Thread Keith Addison
Sory, I'm two days behind. Keith, I did graduate from college with a BA in Chemistry and I did do my senior thesis research on biodiesel. I didn't get anywhere near what I wanted to get accomplished with my project since the school I went to had virtually no working instruments to test

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Hakan Falk
Walt, I like to design the kitchen and cook food, because I think it is fun and I like good tasting food. I will however recent any suggestions or thoughts on the line that make the whole world dependent on that I cook for them. If that would be the case, they would die of starvation. I

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
I guess I need a nap.For a moment there I thought Walt had said You can get a McDonald's double-grease burger , and I was about to reply that the grease has better uses than to be served at Mc Ds' .LOL Greg H. - Original Message - From: Walt Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [Biofuel] Cold Weather Processing

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
Did you ever try Hydroxides of other active metals, say lithium ? Has anyone? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 06:54 Subject: [Biofuel] Cold Weather Processing G'day; Snip Better system yet?

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Legal Eagle
cook will ensure you are getting a high quality food that you have control over and it is something that you invest toward your future, whereas going to the double-greasser is a cop out that you will not pay for in the moment but will pay dearly for in the long run in heart disease and other

Re: [Biofuel]World population reduction, was Short-range hydrogen, was fire ants

2004-10-12 Thread Hakan Falk
Greg, As WMD, Mac Donald's of the world are probably as effective as some of the methods we discussed against fire ants. Hakan At 10:02 PM 10/12/2004, you wrote: I guess I need a nap.For a moment there I thought Walt had said You can get a McDonald's double-grease burger , and I was

Re: [Biofuel] Cold Weather Processing

2004-10-12 Thread bob allen
mole of reagent. Roughly a couple of bucks for a mole of sodium, 15 bucks for lithium and 40 for potassium Greg Harbican wrote: Did you ever try Hydroxides of other active metals, say lithium ? Has anyone? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
stumbling, air blockage, rough running, and stalling. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Greg Harbican [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100 What would happen if the

Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
It's the one coming out of the banjo bolt on top of the filter that heads back to the fuel tank. There are two others on top also, coming from the injectors. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
Walt, If I charge an EV from my solar panels, I can go twice as far than If I used that electric to electrolyze hydrogen, compress it, and burn it in a fuel cell. Not to mention the costs involved with the electrolyzer, the compressor, and the fuel cell far outweigh the cost of an EV. Now why

Re: [Biofuel]World population reduction, was Short-range hydrogen, was fire ants and Running on B100

2004-10-12 Thread Hakan Falk
Yes, but hydrogen is too noisy and violent. LOL Hakan At 11:11 PM 10/12/2004, you wrote: stumbling, air blockage, rough running, and stalling. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Greg Harbican [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [Biofuel] Miles driven ( was fuel additives )

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
My circulating tank heaters pull 1kw (there are 500 and 800 watt models). My fuel filter pad heaters pull 68 watts. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Mel Riser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: RE:

Re: [Biofuel] The VeggieGen is running Veggie!

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
Yes, that's me. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Johnston, Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:30 AM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] The VeggieGen is running Veggie! Congratulations! was that you in the picture

Re: [Biofuel] B100 Cleaning action

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Spence
We often get filter clogs the first time bio-d is used, which is why we install a sacrificial filter for the first few tank fills. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org - Original Message - From: Legal Eagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 8:26

Re: [Biofuel]World population reduction, was Short-rangehydrogen, was fire ants

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Harbican
Hakan, You have no argument from me on that point. I would much rather go to a little Mom Pop place that has real food, even if it is a few $ extra. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 15:01 Subject: