RE: [Biofuel] washing?

2005-08-08 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi all im a newcomber to making biodiesel and will be making my first batch soon but need some help in washing the diesel the rest i got from a friend thanx Kobus S.A. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Weaver Sent: Monday, August 08,

RE: [Biofuel] Check out Diesel Won't Solve Our Gasoline Woes

2005-08-10 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi all, i own a landrover disco tdi and get 980km on a tank 85l but on the motorbike which use petrol 19km/l my question,where are the tdi motorbikes,diesel cars are lighter than petrol cars,so diesel bikes will also be,is 40km/l reachable? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[Biofuel] TDI BIKES

2005-08-11 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
THANX CHRIS AND KEITH,I will take a look at the sites. To all ,do u think a old washing machine will make out a nice big blender for procesing larger batches , or will it turn the mix too fast,just a thought for later experiments thanx Kobus S.A . Baie dankie aan julle almal.

RE: [Biofuel] Biofuel College Courses

2005-08-15 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
HI PABLO,AND EVERYONE My friend has a v8 3.9l land rover disco and he beats the 2.4 l nissan bakkie that weighs less hows this possible ? remember that the v8 does not have to work hard at all to go 120km/hour were the nissan is working its ass off so check your torque and power before u buy a

RE: [Biofuel] Diesel Price

2005-08-15 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi all, diesel in South Africa is now selling for R5.75 per litre but i think we should take in account minimum wadge per hour in your country, R5.75 may be cheap for u but for a bloke that owns minimum wadge can just buy 1 litre per hour and nothing els. Thanx Kobus South Africa

[Biofuel] methanol availability

2005-08-17 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi all,and Duncan, maybe u can help me with a suplier of methanol,in S.A. preferebly close to the vaal triangle and the price of it thanx Kobus ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

RE: [Biofuel] methanol availability - South Africa

2005-08-17 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
, Duncan 082 853 8356 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rademan, Jacobus Sent: 17 August 2005 07:52 To: Biofuel (E-mail) Subject: [Biofuel] methanol availability Hi all,and Duncan, maybe u can help me with a suplier of methanol,in S.A

[Biofuel] (no subject)

2005-08-18 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
HI ALL,IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE FLASH POINT OF METHANOL DOWN TO THE SAME AS NORMAL PETROL SO THAT I CAN USE IT AS FEUL FOR MY CAR THANX KOBUS S.A. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

[Biofuel] First test batch

2005-08-18 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi,Duncan,Jurie and all thanx for all your help, here in the vaal triangle it is hard to find the chemicals but with your help i managed to get it all together. last night i made my first batch the methoxside reacted immediately with the heated new oil,and i mixed it for obout 45 min it tured

Re: [Biofuel] B.P. methanol m100?

2005-08-19 Thread Rademan, Jacobus
Hi Felipe,and all,according to me to run your car on methanol you will need about double the volume thus bigger injectors which is expensive and like i said methanol burns to +-6/1 were petrol burns 14 / 1 so u will need more feul to go the same distance in South Africa methanol costs r 2.37/l