Hey Joe, I ran my truck on a blend all winter. Usually 60/40 (Bio/petrol) I did have a couple of filter issues, but I also had a very interesting success story. On Feb the 24th I was in Jasper AB doing sound and had ended up plugging my truck into a dead circuit. The outside temp that night was -35 WITHOUT the windchill. When I discovered that the vehicle had actually NOT been plugged in I figured I was screwed. One of my tanks had straight diesel in it (so called winter diesel at that.)That tank refused to do more than knock and sputter. Out of desperation I switched over to my 80% Bio-Diesel tank as a last resort. The vehicle immediately started to purr. I don't know what the hell I did right with that batch, but I was very happy!I thought at first that I had inadvertently switched the tanks wrong, but the comforting aroma of french fries confirmed that I was indeed running on Bio-Diesel in extreme temps
Any ideas out there on how this could have happened? Seth ________________________________ From: Joe Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Fri, March 25, 2011 8:21:18 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in Canada The government gives a gift to diesel mechanics and fuel filter retailers! Based on my experience running biodiesel in the Canadian winter vehicles will need heated fuel filters in the least. Heavy hauling rigs crossing the nation will need a heated tank and line system and a switchover manifold like you use for SVO in order to be reliable crossing western Canada in winter. I remember my friend the mechanic who looks after the public transit buses when they mandated biodiesel added to the fleet's fuel in Guelph Ontario (which aint that cold folks by Canadian standards) he was bitching about how bad biodiesel was and on and on since they had to change filters so frequently. This is another boon to the service industry like making it illegal to run with snow tires on only the drive wheels. I wonder how many good fuel filters will be tossed out due to gel plugging before they figure out how to solve it? But this is a big country. Plenty of room to bury fuel filters and rubber eh?. I hope they only blend it in summer. Maybe they will. Joe On 21/03/2011 7:59 AM, Keith Addison wrote: > Hi Darryl > > Thankyou. > > Yes, B2, that'll hide a multitude of sins. But if you multiply those > amounts of oil by 50, does it make sense in terms of Canada's > petro-diesel consumption? > > Or maybe he'll be making it for export (but to where?). > > How can CRFA make all those grand claims for B2? At that low level > it's not much more than just a lubricant. > > All best > > Keith > > >> I don't know who the specific potential customer is, but I expect the >> demand is related to this announcement. >> >>http://www.greenfuels.org/uploads/media_centre/2011%20news%20releases/021011-en2percentregsannouncement.pdf >>f >> >> (or http://tinyurl.com/5smcn4e) >> >> From Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) >> >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2011 >> >> BIODIESEL BLENDS NOW A REALITY IN CANADA >> >> New Federal Regulations Will Benefit Farmers and the Environment >> Ottawa: The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) today lauded the >> announcement of a >> national 2% biodiesel mandate in Canada as good news for consumers, >> farmers and energy diversity >> in Canada. >> >> "This is a milestone day for homegrown renewable biodiesel in Canada. >> Biodiesel is a better way to >> drive and an innovative way to fuel our economy," said Gordon >> Quaiattini, CRFA president in reacting >> to the federal government's announcement of a 2 per cent Renewable Fuels >> Standard for biodiesel. >> "Biodiesel is a cleaner alternative to conventional diesel. It will help >> moderate price by adding to our >> fuel supply, create new jobs, and benefit farmers and drivers alike." >> >> Biodiesel contains no petroleum and can be made from a variety of >> renewable raw materials, or >> feedstocks, including pure seed oils, animal fats and recycled cooking >> oils. It performs comparably to >> petroleum diesel in terms of fuel economy, horsepower and torque. >> Biodiesel is safe to use in all >> diesel vehicles, and also can be used as heating oil and in a variety of >> other applications, including >> marine transportation, electrical generation, farming equipment and >> mining operations. >> >> Biodiesel is 10 times less toxic than table salt and is as biodegradable >> as sugar. Independent studies >> have shown that Canadian produced biodiesel generates between 85 to 99 >> per cent less greenhouse >> gases, depending on feedstock, compared to conventional diesel fuel. >> >> From an economic perspective, renewable fuels such as ethanol and >> biodiesel in Canada are a >> substantial source of economic and financial benefit to rural Canada. >> Construction of biofuels >> facilities has generated roughly $3 billion in economic activity and >> ongoing operations represent a >> $2 billion annual economic contribution. >> >> For Canadian farmers, higher incomes that flow from the sale of surplus >> feedstock bring additional >> security and lessen reliance on income and safety net programs. >> >> "Today's announcement sets the stage for Canada to become a world leader >> in advanced biofuels," >> added Mr. Quaiattini. "The production and the commercialization of next >> generation advanced >> biofuels using state-of-the-art technologies and a wide variety of >> feedstocks is underway. Thanks to >> the entrepreneurial spirit of our biofuel pioneers and a stable policy >> environment the future is now >> for advanced biofuels in Canada." >> >> >> >> On 20/03/2011 10:19 AM, Keith Addison wrote: >>> Hello all >>> >>> I got this enquiry - not very unusual, people often try to buy bulk >>> oil from me, but this one's more bulky than most. Who could be >>> planning to make so much biodiesel in Canada? Must be for biodiesel, >>> I suppose. >>> >>>> Good evening >>>> >>>> My name is xxx. I am a trade agent and I am writing because I have a >>>> client that needs the following types of oil fuels: >>>> >>>> 1. Rapeseed Oil (fuel) - 150,000 metric tons/month; >>>> 2. Palm Oil fuel - 50,000 MT/month; and >>>> 3. Sunflower Oil Fuel - 50,000 MT/month. >>>> >>>> Packaging: Bulk >>>> >>>> Could you please tell me IF you could sell him these types of oil fuels? >>>> >>>> My client is in Canada. >>>> >>>> Thank you >>> All best >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> >> -- >> Darryl McMahon >> Prez, Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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