Part of an exchange forwarded to me from another list - at last, the mythical bad biodiesel. This'll wreck your motor, I reckon. Two cups of leached wood-ash lye and a pint of moonshine, LOL. Still no sign of the mythical wrecked motor though, but hope springs eternal.
First to last, top to bottom: >>>>Okay, try this: >>>> >>>>Find some used drums or other containers, & spend a day running >>>>around seeing how much used cooking grease you can obtain for >>>>free from resatraunts. Once you get home with the stuff, strain >>>>it through a couple thicknesses of old bath towells. Then add 2 >>>>cups LYE (leached from wood ashes), & 1 pint alcohol (moonshine >>>>etc.) to each 5 gallons, stir well. Allow to set over night to >>>>settle, then siphon the liquid off, leaving the thick glycerin in >>>>the bottom of the container. >>>> >>>>This stuff makes a perfect substitute for DEISEL FUEL (I've run >>>>one of my tractors on it for a decade!), & if you'll add some >>>>kerosene deodorizer, it works great in lamps & kerosene heaters >>>>as well! Reply: >>>This formula won't work. Ethyl aclohol has to be water free to >>>work. 200 proof in other words. That is why methyl alcohol is used >>>as it is more reactive and can tolerate some moisture. If anyone >>>is interested in biodiesel or ethanol as home made fuel try >>> >>>www.journeytoforever.org >>> >>>Thorough discussion of the process and pitfalls is available. Also >>>discussed is SVO (straight vegetable oil) as a fuel. >>> >>>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Reply: >>I wish you wouldn't knock it until YOU'VE TRIED IT!!!!! Like I said >>this WORKS GREAT FOR ME, & I"VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS!!! IF, >>you'd take the time to actually TRY it, you'd find it working for >>you as well! >> >>I DO mind someone telling me that something I'ver done all my life >>doesn't work, when I see it working every day! >> >>What are you some disinformation diseminator? Reply: >You are not making biodiesel. You have a mixture of several things. They may >burn mor or less in your tractor but the mishmash may take the seals out of >somone elses system. VERY EXPENSIVE. Do your homework and go to the link I >provided and see how dangerous your recommendation is. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/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/