Re: [Biofuel] Approved

2007-04-23 Thread Dawie Coetzee
Yeah, right ... - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, 23 April, 2007 7:32:35 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Approved Hello! My improved file is attached. ___ Biofuel mailing

Re: [Biofuel] Tamba diary

2007-04-23 Thread David Penfold
Keith, If you want a more permanent means of predator dissuasion, the Pastore Maremmano dog is an excellent guard for pigs, sheep, goats, chickens and donkeys. It has even been introduced to Middle Island, Australia to protect a dwindling penguin population:

[Biofuel] Fw: patent for transesterification of oil to Biodiesel

2007-04-23 Thread Keith Addison
I had this email from a group working with biodiesel in the Sahel. If it's true, it seems ridiculous to me. See: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ia.jsp?IA=IL2006000622REF=RSS (WO/2006/126206) PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM BALANITES AEGYPTIACA Best Keith Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:20:52 +0200

[Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello everybody in the New World and others. I have an aquintance who is running his Chevy 6,2 litre truck on biodiesel, and he experiences mysterious engine stops etc. The car will start immedeatly again after a few seconds. He suspects it to be a computer bug in the injection system.Anybody

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread John Beale
How long ago did he switch to biodiesel and is he running on 100% BD or a mix? John On Apr 23, 2007, at 7:09 AM, Jan Warnqvist wrote: Hello everybody in the New World and others. I have an aquintance who is running his Chevy 6,2 litre truck on biodiesel, and he experiences mysterious

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Jan Warnqvist
He is running on 100% BD and the problems began immedeately on the first tank of BD. - Original Message - From: John Beale To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels How long ago did he switch to biodiesel

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread John Beale
But did he make the switch recently or has he been running biodiesel for years and he's just now experiencing problems? John On Apr 23, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Jan Warnqvist wrote: He is running on 100% BD and the problems began immedeately on the first tank of BD. - Original Message -

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Jan Warnqvist
He has consumed approx. 600 ltrs and encountered problems from the very beginning. - Original Message - From: John Beale To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels But did he make the switch recently or has

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread John Beale
Ask him if he's replaced his fuel filter since switching to Biodiesel. On Apr 23, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Jan Warnqvist wrote: He has consumed approx. 600 ltrs and encountered problems from the very beginning. - Original Message - From: John Beale To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent:

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Yes, he has. Once was enough. - Original Message - From: John Beale To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels Ask him if he's replaced his fuel filter since switching to Biodiesel. On Apr 23, 2007, at

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Hmmm. I didn't think that computers were introduced till the second or third year of the 6.5 liter versions. All the 6.2's were mechanical injection. I've got a friend with a mechanical 6.5 that he runs on B100, and except for gelling issues in the winter, he says it has always run fine.

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Erik Lane
I would agree that it's a fuel supply issue as well. I had the same problem, but not with biodiesel. (I don't yet have a setup to make any.) I'm not sure if you have a sock-type filter in the fuel tank, (I think all cars should have them!!) but you should check that and all the lines up to the

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Keith Addison
Hello everybody in the New World and others. I have an aquintance who is running his Chevy 6,2 litre truck on biodiesel, and he experiences mysterious engine stops etc. The car will start immedeatly again after a few seconds. He suspects it to be a computer bug in the injection system.Anybody

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Joe Street
Yep I have the exact same symptoms when I add too much BD to the mix in cold temperatures. At idle and low acceleration it is fine but when injection volume is increased ( hill climbing or hard accel) the flow through the filter can't keep up. It is not clear from you message Jan if this is

Re: [Biofuel] uTube: Dave Deppner and Trees for the Future

2007-04-23 Thread Joe Street
Hey thanks for that very inspiring video link Jesse! Yesterday ( for Earth day) my daughter and I planted some ash and sugar maple along the banks of the Speed river and pulled out a mountain of trash. Sure felt good. The tree planting was kinda an extension of the guerrilla gardening

Re: [Biofuel] uTube: Dave Deppner and Trees for the Future

2007-04-23 Thread Jesse Frayne
Hi Joe, Yes, Guelph rocks. Almost every year we attend their organic farmer's workshop series weekend, always interesting. I love how U.of Guelph keeps in touch with the local producers. Crossing guards for frogs, now, that is a new one, isn't it? Mind you, we're looking forward to

[Biofuel] bee followup

2007-04-23 Thread Kirk McLoren
Some valuable detail following up on the cell phone story I'm an organic beekeeper. Two things here. One, we would not be so dependent on commercial non-native factory farmed honey bees if we were not killing off native pollinators. Organic agriculture does not use chemicals or crops

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Keith. He is in Sweden on rapeseed BD. But, as far as I remember, somebody in the US wrote about some similar problems with his Chevy. - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 4:43 PM Subject: Re:

[Biofuel] becoming an enemy of the people

2007-04-23 Thread Kirk McLoren
becoming an enemy of the people By: Mark Graber I am posting the below with the permission of Professor Walter F. Murphy, emeritus of Princeton University. For those who do not know, Professor Murphy is easily the most distinguished scholar of public law in political science. His works on

Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless

2007-04-23 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Didn't we already beat this article to death? However, people are seriously talking about using chicken factories as sources for biodiesel. On 4/23/07, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Inventor turns dead cats into diesel *http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1534821.html?menu=

[Biofuel] For once I'm speechless

2007-04-23 Thread Mike Weaver
*Inventor turns dead cats into diesel *http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1534821.html?menu= ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to

Re: [Biofuel] becoming an enemy of the people

2007-04-23 Thread Jason Katie
i heard this interview on the radio a few days ago. id be angry too. come to think of it, i AM a little angry. i would prefer to drive or take a boat though, so they wont really have any way to stop me from travelling if i were to make my opinions widely public. flying is just too damn costly

Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless

2007-04-23 Thread Jason Katie
if i remember correctly, it was a publicity stunt to prove how versatile the BD processes really are. - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 5:06 PM Subject: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless *Inventor

Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless

2007-04-23 Thread AltEnergyNetwork
Yes, this is old news. So are chicken and turkey guts, biofuels from grease traps. The latest is liposuction fat biodiesel, regards tallex ---Original Message--- From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless Sent: 23 Apr '07 20:11

Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless

2007-04-23 Thread Jason Katie
ever seen fight club? yeech. - Original Message - From: AltEnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless Yes, this is old news. So are chicken and turkey guts, biofuels from grease

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread Derick Giorchino
sounds like fuel to me i have a 04 dodge with the cummins engine the lift pump was mounted on the filter housing. after 2 miles it went south . the dealer had a retro fit system for it that is mounted it the tank. it is easier to push fuel than pull it. not sure where chevy has the lift pump

Re: [Biofuel] Chevy diesels

2007-04-23 Thread flyhi
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[Biofuel] listing of incentives by state

2007-04-23 Thread fujee01
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Re: [Biofuel] bee followup

2007-04-23 Thread Keith Addison
Some valuable detail following up on the cell phone story This is about the most sensible thing I've seen about it so far. The Beyond Factory Farming Coalition are good folk, they talk a lot of sense about bird flu too, unlike most. Thanks Kirk. Best Keith >I'm an organic beekeeper. >

Re: [Biofuel] For once I'm speechless

2007-04-23 Thread Keith Addison
ever seen fight club? yeech. :-) I was more disgusted by the dumb movie than by the liposuction soap though. Certain Biofuel list members who shall remain nameless were making liposuction fat biodiesel in 2002, just FYI. Anyway the cat was a myth, the guy didn't use dead cats, and didn't even