Re: [biofuel] Fuelmeister commercial Biodeisel processor

2004-05-17 Thread jean paul galea galea
Dear iain I am a chap in malta and the diesel here is costly and i bought a diesel van, there is only one problem here that a gallon of methanol here costs about half the tank of the diesel can you please tell me which web site you found best because mike pelley`s recipie was great i

Re: [biofuel] Antibiotic Completeness (was: US poll...)

2004-05-17 Thread Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema
Hello, It is a proven effect of antibiotics, that the average life of humans nearly doubled. I'd like to take a moment to clarify a small detail. Studies that show antibiotic use correlates to a longer average human lifespan are incomplete in their scope. There was a correspondent increase

[biofuel] Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Ryan Morgan
Hi All, It's almost summertime, and for those of us in the Arizona desert that means high energy bills for cooling. I am looking for a good list on how to save energy (mainly to enquire on proper AC control.) If any of you can shed light on my problem, it would be much appreciated: I have a

[biofuel] importing a diesel car

2004-05-17 Thread Eva Pierce
Has anyone ever imported a (used) diesel car into the USA? What are the costs involved, and are the engines/exhaust systems different enough in different countries to mess up emissions testing in the USA? Eva Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Yahoo!

Re: [biofuel] SVO and Vehicle Navigation Systems

2004-05-17 Thread Van Blarcom for Whitsunday
Ahoy Large ships use one fuel to maneuver and another (cheaper) to cruise at sea. The change-over takes a couple of minutes depending on the engine. If you stall the engine without changing over it can't be restarted without bleeding and changing the fuel. Many diesels with a turbocharger

[biofuel] Biofuel mailing list for Washington state

2004-05-17 Thread Eva Pierce
Hi, I'm trying to get a mailing list started for biofuels in western Washington state, USA, targeting biodiesel homebrewers, producers, and enthusiasts, to share info about geographically specific suppliers, co-ops, events, etc. If you're in this geographic area, or heck, anywhere in the Pacific

RE: [biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread Ryan Morgan
OK, enough already. I won't make the same mistake again and post MHOs on this list. How any of you can sit there and say you have not directly benefited from the colonization of the land that now makes up the USA is beyond me, but OK. Now, shall we get back to biofuels? Thank you, Ryan

[biofuel] Biodiesel moving into Northern CA

2004-05-17 Thread Ryan Morgan
http://www.redding.com/redd/nw_local/article/0,2232,REDD_17533_2890112,00.ht ml Biodiesel offers renewable fuel alternative By Alex Breitler, Record Searchlight May 16, 2004 Right now, you'd have to drive to Ukiah, Berkeley or Medford, Ore., to fill up on biodiesel. But if one group of

Re: [biofuel] Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Art Krenzel
Ryan, Have you looked into an evaporative cooling tower to supplement your electric air conditioning. It costs much less to operate and can handle the heat loads which are off peak for your electric company. Art Krenzel, P.E. PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES 10505 NE 285TH Street Battle Ground, WA 98604

[biofuel] Re: Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
yes go to yahoo groups and search for living off the grid and living off the grid2 youll find lots of links there. Marc --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Art Krenzel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ryan, Have you looked into an evaporative cooling tower to supplement your electric air

RE: [biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread Hakan Falk
Ryan, The majority of the list members are not from US, so I do not really think that you would want an answer on this question. LOL Hakan At 00:19 17/05/2004, you wrote: OK, enough already. I won't make the same mistake again and post MHOs on this list. How any of you can sit there and

[biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread craig reece
Hakan, You wrote: What's interesting in Ryan's post is the assumption that colonizing what is now the United States is seen as being the only way anyone (other than the former inhabitants, that is) could've possibly directly benefitted. That is, there is apparently no way to share the

Re: [biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread Appal Energy
Ryan, I don't know if I should laugh or cry. You say that you won't make the same mistake again. But you just did. Your idea of benefit appears to be completely void of the other side of the equation..., you know..., the side that begins with oppression, murder and theft..., the side of the

Re: [biofuel] SVO and Vehicle Navigation Systems

2004-05-17 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
Hi - Or, a buzzer can be used which sounds when the ignition is turned off, and the fuel valve switch is left in the SVO position. If that happens, then the user simply restarts and purges for few minutes - as a backup warning system, not the primary strategy! It is simple and

Re: [biofuel] Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
This is a good list for saving energy in the home. Have you discovered the archives yet? Not the one at Yahoo, that's virtually useless - the one linked from the end of every message you get: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Check it out, lots about saving energy in the home. Keith

Marc Cardoso: Re: some saturday fun for us.. madeour first B20

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Marc Orion Cardoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Beleive me ,I would love nothing better than to have evry vehicle in the country running on either highly filtered WVO or B100.. that is my hearts desire, BUT (theres always a but) the powers that be in my county want

Hakan: Re: [biofuel] Antibiotic Completeness (was: US poll...)

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hedi, I think that you only have to read medical history about WWII, to understand the enormous value the availability of antibiotics had. Not exactly a sterile kind of environment. It was an enormous different between those

Todd: Re: [biofuel] Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ryan, 1) Check your insulation type and level in the attic. While you may think that it is super insulated, it may in fact not be. Fiberglass insulation is inaccurately rated for both high and low temps (tested at 75*F),

Hakan: Re: [biofuel] Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ryan, Todd is giving you a range of good advices, I would be nit picking, if I commented some of them. It can however be interesting to see where it can lead you and I did some simulation comparisons a few years ago, Energy

Re: [biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread Hakan Falk
Craig, I do not really think I wrote that, it was a part of what I responded to. The history is full of colonizing and ruff or less ruff colonizers, I wish it should however not be a modern event. It is a lot of wars today, mostly civil ones, a few that occupy and those should not be

MM: Re: [biofuel] Anyone know of a good list for saving energy in the home?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In addition to the points I made in response to Todd, I want to add the feedback I got on the costs of installing solar panels. In this area, near Nogales, nobody else has really pushed the envelope yet, so I'm not yet certain that

jkolling: Re: [biofuel] importing a diesel car

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, jkolling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should be about the same price, total, as if you were to buy it from a used car salesman. I know that here in the Netherlands there are cars especially bought up for export, and then mainly to eastern europe. These cars for

kline: Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried some of my test batch in teh oil reservior on my chainsaw today, and so far noproblems. I read on the JTF site that it is a good non-toxic household and garden lube. Now for those not familiar with what good bar and chain lube has

CH: Re: [biofuel] some saturday fun for us.. madeour first B20

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, CH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marc, just wondering why you're blending, making B20 instead of just straight B100? Chris Marc Orion Cardoso wrote: What a nice way to pass a Saturday! today, here at Ecogenics, we splash blended our first B20.. this is what most

[biofuel] Re: Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
-hi,J.D Ive been pondering the same thing, applications for bd as lubricants. I wonder what the overall effects will be on all the plastic parts such as the tanks and fuel lines .. how many hours have you run that chainsaw ? Marc -- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [biofuel] Fuelmeister commercial Biodeisel processor

2004-05-17 Thread Peggyru32
you can build a way better system for 300.00 us. even cheeper if you hunt around for recycled or used parts!!! 3000.00 for some plastic barrel and a pump... no way!! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo!

Re: [biofuel] Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
Hallo J.D., Monday, 17 May, 2004, 01:51:19, you wrote: kmgn I tried some of my test batch in teh oil reservior on my chainsaw today, kmgn and so far noproblems. I read on the JTF site that it is a good non-toxic kmgn household and garden lube. Now for those not familiar with what good bar

[biofuel] Re: Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
- well ,we know that fish oil is used to lubricate precision erquipment and castor oil was a component of aircraft fuel in the early days so why not other veggie oils?? Marc -- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Gustl Steiner-Zehender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hallo J.D., Monday, 17 May,

[biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
Well now Ryan... OK, enough already. Nope. I won't make the same mistake again and post MHOs on this list. If you can't take the heat (and you can't) then keep out of the kitchen. But having yourself raised the temperature, you're now going to have to raise some sweat too, having caused

[biofuel] Re: some saturday fun for us.. madeour first B20

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Marc Comment below... --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Marc Orion Cardoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Beleive me ,I would love nothing better than to have evry vehicle in the country running on either highly filtered WVO or B100.. that is my hearts desire, BUT (theres always a but) the

[biofuel] biodiesel in S. Florida

2004-05-17 Thread yogayak
hello. I'm new to the group and am currently based in southern Palm Beach co. I'm seriously considering buying a diesel vehicle, but only want to if I can find a local source for biodiesel fuel. anyone have any suggestions or interest in putting something together?

[biofuel] Fwd: Re: Veg oil question

2004-05-17 Thread Pat McCotter
After looking at the list of filling stations at http://www.rerorust.de (click the British flag and select List of filing stations) I sent an e-mail to one of the people running the site. Below is a piece of it showing fuel prices in Germany. This is the summarized list from Steffen: Regular

[biofuel] Re: [Biodiesel] Fwd: Re: Veg oil question

2004-05-17 Thread craig reece
Thanks for this. Any idea what this means: Vegetable oil one gets in addition, starting from 1,703 US$/Gallon Craig On May 17, 2004, at 6:27 AM, Pat McCotter wrote: After looking at the list of filling stations at http://www.rerorust.de (click the British flag and select List of

RE: [biofuel] importing a diesel car

2004-05-17 Thread Bryan Brah
I looked at importing a vehicle from Europe to the US about two years ago, but decided that it was too much trouble. First you must locate a vehicle, then you must transport it here, next you must get it federalized (that is bring it up to US DoT standards, and then you have to register it.

Re: [biofuel] Re: alternatives for methanol

2004-05-17 Thread Martin Klingensmith
'diesel' model airplane engines are diesels in the sense that they operate in the same principal, but they run on a much lighter fuel so that it will ignite. They cannot run on 'dino' diesel, biodiesel, or SVO. -- -- Martin Klingensmith http://infoarchive.net/ http://nnytech.net/ Bruce

[biofuel] Book: Sunshine To Dollars

2004-05-17 Thread Alan Petrillo
Some of what this guys claims in his ad sounds too good to be true. Any comments? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=378item=4211105711rd=1 AP Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70

Re: [biofuel] Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Gustl, J.D. Hallo J.D., Monday, 17 May, 2004, 01:51:19, you wrote: kmgn I tried some of my test batch in teh oil reservior on my chainsaw today, kmgn and so far noproblems. I read on the JTF site that it is a good non-toxic kmgn household and garden lube. Now for those not familiar

[biofuel] Emissions relative to speed

2004-05-17 Thread Tim Castleman
Emissions Emissions at 55 mph at 65 mph Pollutant (g/mi) (g/mi) % change VOC 0.59 0.92+ 55.9 CO7.60 19.24 + 153.0 NOx 2.19 2.40 +9.6 Read more:

[biofuel] Re: Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
- I believe its a value added product that should be considered even if it blended with regular lube oil... I just blended K1 kerosen in a small amount ( the equivalent of b20 only its k20 so I can test its burning efficiency- heater fuel is a vast arena to explore for biofuels. Marc

[biofuel] Proper Safe mixer for mixing biodiesel?

2004-05-17 Thread TJ Ferreira
I have found that US Plastics Company sells nice conical tanks and stands and all the other goodies to create my own biodiesel fuel setup. They also sell pumps and mixers. I used their online tech support today asking what mixer they recommended and their tech support said they do not offer

[biofuel] another day another blend

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
well we just blended b100 with K1 kerosene creating what we call K2 it was perfectly miscible.. now ,if only it will burn well..? ahh that is the next step marc Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo!

RE: [biofuel] importing a diesel car

2004-05-17 Thread Richard U
We all know that there are things that we need that just aren't made in the US (like certain diesel cars). America is in big trouble, perhaps we should do what we can to try to keep money circulating within the country by doing things like buying used cars and giving jobs to Americans (well at

Re: [biofuel] Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread kline
Keith, Gustl, The saw is a Stihl 025 with an 18 bar and a replaceable floating rim sprocket so that replacement isn't much. Some components are near the end of their anticipated useful life so I'm not running that big of a risk. I am not a professional logger, but I do cut a fair bit of

Marc Carduso: converting the distillery and making astm biodiesel.

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Marc Orion Cardoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: actually our capacity to produce biodiesel is possible because of the tankage and equipments already in place which totals nine thousand gallons total... seven thousand gallons of which are jacketed tanks, in

Pat McCotter: Re: [Burnveggies] Re: [Biodiesel] Fwd: Re: Veg oil question

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Pat McCotter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They can get it delivered as we (US NE) get home heating oil delivered. That is the price for delivery. See www.rerorust.de and click the Tank cars link. Here is a direct link that might work:

Re: [biofuel] Book: Sunshine To Dollars

2004-05-17 Thread murdoch
I wonder why he doesn't seem to talk about biofuels. I wish some folks would at least half-address that biofuels are arguably a product of harvesting solar energy and using it. He does mention biomass as an area he's into, in discussing his general areas of expertise. On Mon, 17 May 2004

[biofuel] Re: Proper Safe mixer for mixing biodiesel?

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
Hi, we are using a submersible 3 '' sewer pump which is the same one we used to make our mash, it and 3others like it are our mainstay and last even at the 212 temperatures we need to make mash for distillation ... since they are submerged and totally sealed they will not be exposed to

Re: [biofuel] another day another blend

2004-05-17 Thread Michael Lendzian
Try burning your K2 in a kerosene heater or lamp. -Michael Michael Patrick Lendzian Information Technology Manager Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Savannah, GA 31411 912.598.2330 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives:

[biofuel] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread Steve Murphy
Message: 22 Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 01:21:48 -0700 From: Ryan Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war One

Re: [biofuel] Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Appal Energy
I believe that you will find the viscosity of biodiesel to be less compatible with the oil feed system of the lube resevoir than you think. Chances are very good that it will flow too readily unless modified. Also, you will probably find that the lower viscosity will mean that biodiesel will

Re: [biofuel] Emissions relative to speed

2004-05-17 Thread Appal Energy
H, Not exactly linear increases, eh? Damn that drag coefficient Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: Tim Castleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:39 AM Subject: [biofuel] Emissions relative to speed Emissions

Re: [biofuel] another day another blend

2004-05-17 Thread Appal Energy
Marc, You can save yourself some effort. Biodiesel is perfectly miscible in every ratio with all distillate fuel oils. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: Marc Orion Cardoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: [biofuel]

[biofuel] Re: Proper Safe mixer for mixing biodiesel?

2004-05-17 Thread TJ Ferreira
Thanks for the great information. The thing that worries me is I checked out these pumps and they state they are for water, not chemicals. Is it dangerous to use these water pumps for highly flamable chemicals? Is their a chemical grade that is more $$ but safer? Any words of wisdom on this

Re: [biofuel] Book: Sunshine To Dollars

2004-05-17 Thread Appal Energy
Alan, The representations are probably entirely accurate, all-be-they slightly simplified - which is not necessarly a bad thing. Personal opinion? While you can find all of this info on the internet, including Icy Balls, aka gas absorption refrigeration, it would be a great primer for probably

Re: [biofuel] Proper Safe mixer for mixing biodiesel?

2004-05-17 Thread Appal Energy
TJ, Seek out TEFC (Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled) motors on your pumps and mixers. This will only eliminate spark sources from rotors and brushes. It will not eliminate spark sources from switches and certainly doesn't eliminate sparks generated from pulling plugs from outlets as many people do

Re: [biofuel] Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hi J.D. Keith, Gustl, The saw is a Stihl 025 with an 18 bar and a replaceable floating rim sprocket so that replacement isn't much. Same as ours, but yours is bigger. I'm not sure about the floating rim sprocket. Trouble is, it's in bits and pieces. It came with the, um, house, and it was

[biofuel] Re: another day another blend

2004-05-17 Thread Marc Orion Cardoso
I know it is but i must familiarise myself with evry aspect of biodiesel applications its part of my due dillegence and offering a kerosene blend is something im very interested since i used to heat exclusively with kerosene then experimented with ethanol and now with biodiesel. casll me a

[biofuel] Any Northern, CA. sellers of conical chemical tanks?

2004-05-17 Thread TJ Ferreira
I have found US Plastics but they are in Ohio. Shipping of a 70 gallon plastic conical shapped mixing tank and stand cost an arm and a leg. Is there any companies on California that sell similar tanks? I live in Grass Valley, about an hour from Sacramento. Thanks Thomas

Re: [biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war

2004-05-17 Thread balaji
Hello Craig, - Original Message - From: craig reece [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:38 AM Subject: [biofuel] RE: [biofuels] Re: US poll about Iraq war Hakan, You wrote: What's interesting in Ryan's post is the assumption that colonizing what

RE: [biofuel] Bio-D as a chainsaw barchain lube?

2004-05-17 Thread George Page
Any thoughts on alternative fuels for chainsaws? George George Page www.seabreezefarm.net Vashon Island, WA USA -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:57 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Bio-D as a

[biofuel] Fwd: Re: [Biodiesel] Advise for creating my 1st Biodiesel setup

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
Fwd from the [Biodiesel] list. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:26:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [Biodiesel] Advise for creating my 1st Biodiesel setup TJ, HDPE tanks can be used. They may tend to warp if you use temps above 120*F in anything less

[biofuel] Re: Proper Safe mixer for mixing biodiesel?

2004-05-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Thomas Thanks for the great information. You're welcome, hope it helps. The thing that worries me is I checked out these pumps and they state they are for water, not chemicals. Not for oils either, but that doesn't stop them. Is it dangerous to use these water pumps for highly flamable