Transwho? On 10/21/05, B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don, > > A modest amount of SVO will not harm your car but long > term SVO use can cause severe engine damage due to > combustion deposits and byproducts including epoxies, > corrosives, and carbon compounds. These deposits > affect injector spray patterns, piston rings, and > other mechanical components. Biodiesel does not have > this problem because the glycerines and sugars that > create combustion deposits are removed by > transesterification. > > Bruce > > --- Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dieselers, > > > > > > > > I have been putting B100 in my car at 5 gallon > > intervals topped of with > > #2 Diesel as a tonic for my car. I understand that > > it acts as a solvent > > and cleans out the whole fuel system. I do notice > > that when I get the > > B100 (before I fill up with #2) and I drive around > > with just the B100 > > that my car (90 300D 2.5) puts out dramatically less > > smoke (i.e. > > basically none or very little at wide open > > throttle). I do thing it > > seems to run quieter. > > > > > > > > I feel better about using this alternative fuel and > > doing my part to > > reduce our fossil fuel consumption (if it actually > > does reduce it). > > > > > > > > Here's my question: > > > > > > > > At any rate, I know that biodiesel is simply soy oil > > that has been > > "transestrified" (I am sure that is not the exact > > term or its > > spelling). What has to be done to plain old soy oil > > to use it in my > > car? Can I just buy it at CostCo/Sam's and dump it > > into my tank and the > > rate of about 1 part oil to two parts #2 diesel. Do > > I have to do > > anything else? B100 has had the water removed, > > correct? Do I have to > > do that with food grade soy oil? > > > > > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington, P.A. > > > > 300 West Douglas > > > > P.O. Box 207 > > > > Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207 > > > > Tel. (316) 263-5851 > > > > > > > Bruce > 82 300CD 334kmi 'His' > 85 300CD 236kmi 'Hers' > 75 240D 194kmi 'Donner' > 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
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