veggie oil cokes after the engine is shut down. that's the reason to shutdown on biod. no deposits are left. the oil must be heated before/during injection to reduce viscosity.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - http://24.190.106.81:8383/2000/humanpower.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Linscott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] WVO/SVO Acreolin > Craig, > > I have been running exclusively on WVO as it is nearly > free. I don't know for sure if diesel or BD will wash > or prevent the coking. And to clarify, I believe that > raising the temp of raw oil only causes it to solidify > or clump together...it still must be filtered > out...this just allows it to be filtered. I am working > from memory and previous posts to this site and > others. > Dana > > --- craig reece <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana, > > > > Thanks. I'm assuming that a two-tank system wherein > > dinodiesel or biodiesel > > would be run at shutdown is not sufficient to wash > > these deposits off the > > injectors - that is,that the deposits are cooked on > > (or coked on) so > > thoroughly that the dino flush doesn't touch them? > > > > And - if heating gets rid of the nasty stuff > > (whatever it's called) I guess > > one could heat SVO prior to throwing it in the tank. > > Of course then you're > > adding greenhouse gases in the form of your methane > > or propane burner, plus > > adding something to the cost of the fuel, so of > > course it would be nice to > > be able to avoid this step. > > > > First time I've ever heard of it, so maybe others > > will chime in that it's > > not a problem. Have you been running mostly or > > exclusively WVO? > > > > Craig > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Break free. Great American Smokeout http://us.click.yahoo.com/3vN8tD/.pSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
