[Biofuel] Re: CUMMINS B5.9TD

2005-07-16 Thread Doug Memering
Any of which can be replaced on an as needed basis. Terry's mechanic should be a little more specific with him, rather than issuing a sweeping and perhaps unsupported statement. Perhaps I can shed some light on this topic, as I am an engineer at Cummins Inc, and work in Fuel System

[Biofuel] Re: CUMMINS B5.9TD

2005-07-19 Thread Doug Memering
Dear Doug, I didnt catch what year ctd you were talking about, but I have a 98 24 valve that I have been running a 50-50 blend for about a year. Is this bad for the vp-44 even if the fuel is dry? dear doug, i I, personally, (keep in mind this is NOT Cummins talking here) would not

[Biofuel] Question on sources of supplies

2005-07-19 Thread Doug Memering
Hello, I have been making small batches of biodiesel and feel that I am ready to scale up. However I have encountered a fairly major stumbling block in finding a source for the methanol and the NaOH. I have tried local chemical supply companies and gotten the response that they can only sell to

[Biofuel] Re: Re: A beginners titration question

2005-08-11 Thread Doug Memering
Jan, Thanks for the help. Hello Doug. Keith has made an excellent input to you questions but I felt it necessary to add some aspects of your problem: The rule no1 when taking samples is to make sure - as possible- that the sample is representative for the batch. This sounds simple, but if

Re: [Biofuel] BD disinfo?

2005-09-12 Thread Doug Memering
, if you really want to keep it a long time you can displace the air in the container with nitrogen and then it will keep for a long time, this is something of course that only the military would consider. Hope this helps. Doug Memering Keith Addison wrote: Who is putting about mis- or disinfo