Re: [Biofuel] mercedes/dodge sprinter vans?

2005-08-16 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello all, according to the position of Daimler-Chrysler concerning the use of biodiesel in MB cars, the most recent information I have is similar to the one Lars Andersson has. But, it is merely a question of material compability. From the experiences from previous MB models I can vouch for that

Re: [Biofuel] Gycerine digesting was washing?

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Joe, Yes it is possible to scale down an anaerobic digestor to one gallon in size but you have to buffer the system quite well as early on it is predisposed to acidic buildup. Be prepared to let it run for a considerable time. In general anerobes grow 1/10 as fast as their oxygen respiring

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, I don´t want to sound like Chicken Little and disturb anyone going about their normal lives but if this proves to be true it´s going to have a HUGE IMPACT. Those of you who live near the coast should consider moving to higher ground if you can afford to. If you can´t afford to thenbuy

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread Hakan Falk
Hi all again, Who said that President Bush was religious? He cannot be, because then he would belive in judgement day and the way things are going, he will have to answer some very difficult questions. Hakan At 10:18 16/08/2005, you wrote: Hi All, I don´t want to sound like Chicken

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Hakan Falk
Bob, Thanks for your concerns about me. Yes you are right, there are many who has the capacity to compensate lack of direct experience, with education and enough imagination. There are many good places in the world, as I said, and we only have to work hard on making more of them. To belive

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Hakan, We get those wonderful leaders from corporations and the military. The ones in the military are actually the pacifists since they´re actually been shot at and seen friends die forAmerica Inc. Tom From: Hakan Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSent: Tue,

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Again, Careful Hakan, we´re talking fundamental Baptist of the born again variety. I come from Methodist stock. A fine Presbiterian minister in literature once characterised us asBaptists who can read. Bush might be one of those pushing for judgement day since he and his flock have already

Re: [Biofuel] washing?

2005-08-16 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Joe, Well, first of all you need an anerobic digestor. The folks in India are perhaps the world leaders in this type of technology at the farm level. The simpliest one I've seen is taking 28 meters of, I think it was, 3 mil plastic bagging material Not Indian. This type of digester was

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-16 Thread Ken Gotberg
Brian You should consider turning the trees into pellets. There is a lot of info on this from Danish and Swedish websites. Let someone else mess with boilers etc. Ken Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Hakan Falk
Tom, I had no idea that Bush jr had been shot at and seen friends die for America. Nobody told me that Rumsfelt had an extinguish military career, but it is possible. Powell, that I like a lot, I know was a military, but it looked like he had trouble with his colleagues, maybe he is the

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread Hakan Falk
Tom, I see your point and it explains a lot. Hakan At 11:38 16/08/2005, you wrote: Hi Again, Careful Hakan, we´re talking fundamental Baptist of the born again variety. I come from Methodist stock. A fine Presbiterian minister in literature once characterised us as Baptists who can

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Hakan, You are talking about the chicken hawks. Bush II had poppy get him out of any possible trip to Viet Nam. Rummy never went to my knowledge and Mr VP got his wife knocked up to extend his deferment. Powell served and was shot at. He's seen first hand what war is all about and of

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings Hakan, Lying in corporations is standard practice in North America. The normal lie that is real common is: 'Anyone can shut down a job for safety reasons.' I have heard this in many corporations in Canada and the US, but I have also seen what happens when someone tries to shut

Re: [Biofuel] Honda Civic MPG

2005-08-16 Thread Joe Street
Point number 6 is a good one. I forgot to mention the one weakness of the Honda civic. There are little slider clips on the brake pads that get fouled up with brake dust and road grime. These must be cleaned regularly or the pads will not release properly when you release the brakes. I

Re: [Biofuel] Gycerine digesting was washing?

2005-08-16 Thread Joe Street
Hi Tom; I really appreciate the information and time you are giving to this.  Just so you know we Canadians ( even though according to a previous post we are considered a backwater of almost third world status   eh?) we are savvy on celsius, grams and liters.  So no need to explain the

Re: [Biofuel] Gycerine digesting was washing?

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Joe, I could have mentioned fantasy ice hockey since that's pretty much all we had last season. I'm still quite surprised that the " Free Stanley" campaign did not work. Made sense to me but I guess not to the NHL. Tom From: Joe Street [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To:

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread AntiFossil
Hello Tom, I too come from Methodist stock. I do hate to be the bearer of bad news, and I consider it to be some of the worst news I have read to date, but according to Faithful America, gw bush is a United Methodist Christian. Here, see for yourself, fourth paragraph down I believe: Standing

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread marilyn
Hakan wrote: Wonder from which industries they are coming? Hakan, at the following website you can see their backgrounds by looking at each card in a card game that shows backgrounds of people working with the administration: http://www.ruckus.org/warprofiteers/ Each suit in the deck

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Hakan, What prevents the US from delivering foreign aid in a manner similar to the ways of your below listed Countries? Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hakan Falk Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:04 PM To:

[Biofuel] emulsion wash test

2005-08-16 Thread Todd Hershberger
I processed about 60 liters after some successful test batches.  I was disappointed to discover a thick middle layer of emulsion when I did the violent shake test.  Should I gently stir wash the fuel? Reprocess it using 10% methanol w/ 3.5 grams of lye? or as virgin oil?  I know my process needs

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Kim, No question about the lying taking place in corporations. However, a person tends to take that statement as though it only takes place at the employer level. Employees lie to the same degree. How many people do we all know who milk worker comp claims? Or take jobs that pay under the

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up Trucks

2005-08-16 Thread Greg and April
What size of enginecan the 6.9L replace? I havea85Grand Marquewith a defunct 5L engine. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Wireless Data Transfer To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 21:24 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up Trucks

2005-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
There is a 7.3 w/ 30k for sale here for 1200.00 Greg and April wrote: What size of engine can the 6.9L replace? I have a 85 Grand Marque with a defunct 5L engine. Greg H. - Original Message - *From:* Wireless Data Transfer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:*

Re: [Biofuel] emulsion wash test

2005-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
Let it settle for a while - I've had this happen and you can usually pump off most of either the BD or the soap layer. Then I usually bubble wash the soap out. The smell is probably methanol - though I've never had my BD smell particularly bad. What kind of oil did you start with? What's

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
http://www.raptureready.com/ Hakan Falk wrote: Tom, I see your point and it explains a lot. Hakan At 11:38 16/08/2005, you wrote: Hi Again, Careful Hakan, we´re talking fundamental Baptist of the born again variety. I come from Methodist stock. A fine Presbiterian minister in

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Why are these cards banned on Ebay? Perhaps it has to do with this statement from Ebay: Only copyright owners are permitted to sell items or products which are intended to be delivered to the buyer by electronic download through the Internet. Sellers who own the copyrights to this

Re: [Biofuel] de-polymerizing cellulose not practical at this point

2005-08-16 Thread Brian Rodgers
Ken Gotberg wrote: Brian You should consider turning the trees into pellets. There is a lot of info on this from Danish and Swedish websites. Let someone else mess with boilers etc. Ken Turn the trees into pellets? This is a nice idea but give me more info to work with please. I can

Re: [Biofuel] Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'

2005-08-16 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi Anti, Whoa, then who in the Methodist Church is giving this man the idea it's OK to destroy the environment? Perhaps we have a Methodist who is only a selective reader. Tom Twice Corrected But Better Informed From: AntiFossil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To:

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings Tim, You are more than correct about many things. Few and far between are the honest humans, but there are a few. Fortunately for me, you can't pay me enough for me to work at anything that I can't be proud of. I have never been that fond of money. I like my benefits better

[Biofuel] Cindy Sheehan: Still Not Worth It

2005-08-16 Thread Michael Redler
Still Not Worth Itby Cindy Sheehanhttp://www.lewrockwell.com/sheehan/sheehan10.htmlLast January, I was bumped from the Larry King Liveshow for an appearance by the soon to be proveninnocent Michael Jackson. I was going to be on theprogram to answer the question: Did I feel my son'smurder in Iraq

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Keith Addison
Why are these cards banned on Ebay? Perhaps it has to do with this statement from Ebay: Only copyright owners are permitted to sell items or products which are intended to be delivered to the buyer by electronic download through the Internet. Sellers who own the copyrights to this

Re: [Biofuel] Honda Civic MPG

2005-08-16 Thread Randall
Also, let's not forget to ask about wheel alignment...how are the tires wearing? Any pulling? --Randall - Original Message - From: Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Honda Civic MPG Point

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Hakan Falk
Tim, Nothing really, neither size or methods, but it is a matter of using foreign aid as a part of foreign policies and control. US is mixing their foreign policy goals and corporate profits, with the way to distribute foreign aid. 1. US is selective and set the rules for their foreign

[Biofuel] Re: SVO Kits

2005-08-16 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Chris Hello all, After a few years of dreaming, I am about to finally buy a Mercedes to convert to SVO! In the last year or more, I have learned so much from this biofuels list, it's a great resource, and I would be grateful to get some opinions on what the best SVO kit is to use. This

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Hakan, It really amounts to aid with no strings attached. But even then there must be measures put in place to ensure accountability such as progress reports, inspections, etc. In an indirect way, when the US imports goods and services that translates into foreign aid. The US has a huge trade

Re: [Biofuel] emulsion wash test

2005-08-16 Thread Todd Hershberger
Thanks for the help everyone.  I wasn't aware that the wash tank should also be sealed.  I thought most of the methanol went out with the glycerine drain.  Are other people using a sealed wash tank?So is anyone recommending a virgin reprocessing like JTF suggests?  Will a complete wash (until

[Biofuel] Still not worth it

2005-08-16 Thread Andy Karpay
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RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Michael Redler
"I was never told that it was un-Canadian to do for myself or to make things at home. I am criticized in this manner about once a week, here in Texas." OK you have my attention. ANY American who tells you that making something at home is un-American hasn't the foggiest notion ofthis

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Hakan Falk
Tim, Please try to research the subject a bit more and you will find that apart of being quite unwilling to give foreign aid at others level, it is used for political ends and corporate profits. Regarding US financial situation, Clinton actually did a great job to create a fiscally sound

Re: [Biofuel] Honda Civic MPG

2005-08-16 Thread Ray J
and the very obvious question.. Is there a gas leak..??? . thats very poor mileage... i get better than that in my 1997 4 cylinder S-10xtended cab pickup...and I beat the heck out of the poor thing Ray J WI Randall wrote: Also, let's not forget to ask about wheel alignment...how

Re: [Biofuel] emulsion wash test

2005-08-16 Thread Ray J
thats funny, i have been studying biodiesel processors on the net for over a year now and dont think i have hardly ever seen a sealed wash tank... in fact most i see are open top drums [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The smell is methanol. DO NOT BREATH THESE VAPORS. The transfer should be

Re: [Biofuel] SVO/WVO conversion

2005-08-16 Thread damiandolan
Hi All, am working on heater conversion to veg. oil, has any-one required temp recommended that gives viscostiy as per kerosene? We have legalised rape (seed-oil) that is in Ireland and are looking to change from kerosene. Any help/advice with tempretures/problems encountered etc, gratefully

[Biofuel] SVO Kits

2005-08-16 Thread chris davidson
Hello all, After a few years of dreaming, I am about to finally buy a Mercedes to convert to SVO! In the last year or more, I have learned so much from this biofuels list, it's a great resource, and I would be grateful to get some opinions on what the best SVO kit is to use. This kit will be on a

Re: [Biofuel] emulsion wash test

2005-08-16 Thread ings . group
Ray J I would agree with your visual acuity. However, the key to any chemical lab work is that the worker is not to be exposed to the process fumes. It is air pollution in concentrated form. Not to be disrespectful, but you are viewing the low-budget handiwork of untrained mechanics (for the

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Keith, You're saying Ebay picks and chooses which of its own rules to follow and when? Perhaps so but if that is the case, at least we know it is Ebay doing the suppressing unless you think they are getting squeezed by someone. Thanks for the advice to delete irrelevant material. Tim Schlueter

[Biofuel] Re: The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Tim Keith, You're saying Ebay picks and chooses which of its own rules to follow and when? I'm saying what I said. I won't extrapolate from only one case, though it's unlikely to be the only such case. Whatever, it surely contradicts your conjecture over copyright. Perhaps so but

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Kim, Bless you! So many people are proud of their money regardless of how they earned it. However, would there be any validity to the statement that your lifestyle would not be possible if not for the capitalistic, corporate driven, free society in which we live? If so, that would be a

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up Trucks

2005-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
Virginia... do you want me to call and see if it is still available? I saw it on craigslist.org - Washington DC -Mike aidan, cathy brad wrote: mike...where are you located? rbury On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 08:24 AM, Mike Weaver wrote: There is a 7.3 w/ 30k for sale here for

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
Oh, man! I just wasted $20.00!! Keith Addison wrote: Why are these cards banned on Ebay? Perhaps it has to do with this statement from Ebay: Only copyright owners are permitted to sell items or products which are intended to be delivered to the buyer by electronic download through the

Re: [Biofuel] SVO/WVO conversion

2005-08-16 Thread Mike Weaver
Do you filter your WVO? Andy Karpay wrote: Chris: I'm by no means an expert (just getting started myself). It has been suggested to me by a friend to check out http://greasel.com/ , who seem to know what they are doing. As I understand the systems, you'll need a small dino fuel tank to use

[Biofuel] SVO/WVO conversion

2005-08-16 Thread Andy Karpay
Chris: I'm by no means an expert (just getting started myself). It has been suggested to me by a friend to check out http://greasel.com/ , who seem to know what they are doing. As I understand the systems, you'll need a small dino fuel tank to use for cold starts. You need to switch to the dino

[Biofuel] Re: emulsion wash test

2005-08-16 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Todd Thanks for the help everyone. I wasn't aware that the wash tank should also be sealed. Closed, with a vent to outside while the tank's filling. I thought most of the methanol went out with the glycerine drain. Most does, the rest is in the biodiesel. The warmer the fuel the

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up Trucks

2005-08-16 Thread aidan, cathy brad
mike...where are you located? rbury On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 08:24 AM, Mike Weaver wrote: There is a 7.3 w/ 30k for sale here for 1200.00 Greg and April wrote: What size of engine can the 6.9L replace? I have a 85 Grand Marque with a defunct 5L engine. Greg H. - Original

RE: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Kim, Gracious me! As they say the meek shall inherit the earth! I believe that you fit that bill. How soothing and reflective are your words. You must yearn for Canada. I am curious as to what you are referring to wrt American attitudes? It doesn't sound very complimentary. Not that I'm

RE: [Biofuel] Re: The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-16 Thread Tim Schlueter
Keith, I apologize for what appears to be trolling. I'm looking to exchange perceptions, judgments and opinions more than anything. A person can look at data all day long and still not be able to make sense of it all. Thanks for your patience. Tim

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up Trucks

2005-08-16 Thread aidan, cathy brad
no. that's ok. we're out in portland, or. thank you though! ...rbury On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:04 PM, Mike Weaver wrote: Virginia... do you want me to call and see if it is still available? I saw it on craigslist.org - Washington DC -Mike aidan, cathy brad wrote: mike...where

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up Trucks

2005-08-16 Thread robert luis rabello
no. that's ok. we're out in portland, or. thank you though! ...rbury On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:04 PM, Mike Weaver wrote: Oregon or Maine? I know someone in Washington State right now who is trying to unload TWO diesel Rangers for $550. I might be interested in an engine, but I

Re: [Biofuel] SVO/WVO conversion

2005-08-16 Thread Keith Addison
Chris: I'm by no means an expert (just getting started myself). It has been suggested to me by a friend to check out http://greasel.com/ , who seem to know what they are doing. As I understand the systems, you'll need a small dino fuel tank to use for cold starts. You need to switch to the

[Biofuel] Wisdom from the next generation

2005-08-16 Thread marilyn
Hi everyone, I love the amazing wisdom and knowledge on the biofuels site. I think the following first grader wisdom might be appreciated as well, at least by my fellow teachers. Marilyn A first grade teacher had 25 students in her class and she presented each child the first half of a well