Re: Grannies and $5.00 a gallon was Re: [biofuel] $5.00 a gallon.......

2001-06-27 Thread John Wayne

 Well, John Wayne..the reason that I joined this group is to be a bit

The John Wayne signature was a quip in response to someone on list who
implied the Poppycock posting(s) to be John Wayne against the world. Or
so I inferred.

Was curious if he was reading posts all the way through

[snip]

 IF the masses pulled together, we MIGHT be able to
 accomplish something, but have you ever tried to get a number of people
 to agree on the same thing?

Yup. That's why most of my best work now is started alone or semi so. Then
let others
jump in and keep the ball rolling. Most folks either don't like the dirty
work or want proof before they commit.

 The average soul is so busy trying to make a living, and keep
 his family out of the red, that he doesn't look up long enough to see the
 big picture.  Government, in general, encourages this-if we are kept in
 servitude, we are not being a thorn in the side of them, something which
 slows their ongoing process of putting us deeper in debt, and further in
 servitude.

Yup.

[snip]

 We need to simplify,

Yup

[snip]

 I'm quite sure that, in my village, I would be in
 violation of a number of laws, if I attempted to produce biodiesel.

You said you're in the US, yes? It's not illegal to manufacture on a small
scale in one's garage, for the most part. Once you get past 25 - 50 gallons
at
a time and a few times a week, that might be another matter. Even then, the
switch to
industrial setting should be more out of deference to the safety of others
and perhaps self.

[snip]

 Personally, my selfish viewpoint is that we should keep biodiesel to
 ourselves, and not make it popular.  That way, the blood-sucking oil
 companies won't take it away from us, with the help of their friend,
 the government.

Too late. The cat is out of the bag. It will be interesting to see how this
industry grows and what agents screw it up.

[snip]

 We, as citizens, have allowed corporations to make the market God.  We,
 as citizens, need to take it back.

We as consumers feed the corporations that program us to believe that the
market is God. But you are right. It is time to put the monster(s) on a
short leash and restricted diet.

Todd
Appal Energy



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[biofuel] Mercedes 300D Mili Truck was Re: Grannies and $5.00.....

2001-06-27 Thread John Wayne

EJ,

Conservative penchant understood. You may wish to contact HempCar.org as to
what results they are having with biodiesel in their Merc. They are running
hemp biodiesel though.

Your mili-truck will run on Campbells soup if there is enough oil in it -
almost. Biodiesel will work fine. It might even thank you for it.

Biodiesel really is not a risk for either vehicles. Ask the list and see
who's got some bio-d mileage on a Merc.

Gargantuan fuel pump in the mili's fuel tank is probably for the thicker
fuels you mentioned, as well as to compensate for thickened fuels in cold
environs.

Pat yourself on the back for stepping out to the edge. You're gonna' have
some fun.

I just wonder what you're going to do with such a workhorse when you're
finished.

Luck

Todd
Appal Energy

 I also wanted to tell you that I'd rather not use my Mercedes 300D as the
 guinea pig for the biodiesel experiments-I have purchased an
 ex-military truck, with a giant 6 cyl multi-fuel diesel.  I don't think
 that they had biodiesel in mind, when they built this.  MilSpecs say it
 will run on any grade of diesel, or heating oil, any grade of gasoline
 (although I wonder what lubricates the injection pump, a function usually
 done by the fuel running through it), turbine, or jet fuel, and a few
 other things that must be heated to make them flow.  And, I wondered what
 the huge electric pump in the tank was for.If I ruin the engine in
 this, I can replace it for less money than an injection pump on the Benz.

 Wish me luck-E.J.



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