[Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-13 Thread Ken Richardson
I have a 2002 VW TDI Golf , it is 60% Brazil - assembled there, trans form Poland , Engine from Germany Ken ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

RE: [Biofuel] Methane Digester

2004-10-13 Thread Tim Ferguson
I live in the Southeastern US. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methane Digester Hi Tim, Over in Ireland here we use approx 200head

RE: [Biofuel] Methane Digester

2004-10-13 Thread Tim Ferguson
Hello Keith, Thanks for the info. And please let me know how your experiment goes this winter. Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methane

[Biofuel] U.S. Funds Chat Room Surveillance Study

2004-10-13 Thread knoton
Updated: 08:11 AM EDT U.S. Funds Chat Room Surveillance Study Looking for Patterns That Could Detect Terrorist Messaging By MICHAEL HILL, The Associated Press TROY, N.Y. (Oct. 11) - Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms - flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics

[Biofuel] Hakan, another Swede here

2004-10-13 Thread daniel behr
Hakan, I am coming to Stockholm- Gavle next week. I would like to meet with you. Are you in the area? Email me your phone number please. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This looks like an excellent example on how the American system can be manipulated and

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-13 Thread Walt Patrick
Walt, If I charge an EV from my solar panels, I can go twice as far than If I used that electric to electrolyze hydrogen, compress it, and burn it in a fuel cell. Not to mention the costs involved with the electrolyzer, the compressor, and the fuel cell far outweigh the cost of an EV. Now why

[Biofuel] Cleaning Action of Bio-Diesel

2004-10-13 Thread Daniel
Hi Luc I have 2 friends that have been running on bio for about 3 months now. They have both converted their trucks to have a CAV fuel filter which incorporates a glass bowl for examining sediments and this also has a drain screw for emptying those sediments. They have found that in the first

[Biofuel] Exhaust system lifespans

2004-10-13 Thread Daniel
You poor people - still using imperial measurements! In Australia we went metric over 30 years ago so don't have these type of issues! Anyway regarding exhaust component life spans, probably the least important factor is the distance traveled. More importantly factors such as the ph of the road

Re: [Biofuel] Noble gesture by Bush

2004-10-13 Thread Guag Meister
Hello All ; Congressman Ron Paul, in Ron Pauls' Freedom Report, March 2004 : Since no weapons of mass destruction or link to al Qaeda have been found in Iraq, the explanation given now for having gone there was top bring democracy to the Iraqi people. Yet now we hear that the Iraqis are

[Biofuel] University of California Davis biogas project

2004-10-13 Thread daveshaw
University of California Davis New 'Digester' Converts Garbage to Energy October 4, 2004 More than 14 million tons of high-moisture, organic waste are generated in California each year. Some of it is composted, but too much finds its way into

RE: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread George Page
Could you please elaborate a little Keith? Your message is a little cryptic. I don't know who this guy is, or what exactly he's saying, but are you taking it seriously, or not? Is it a useful philosophy or simply fear-mongering? Thanks much, George George Page www.seabreezefarm.net Vashon

RE: [Biofuel] Cleaning Action of Bio-Diesel

2004-10-13 Thread Mel Riser
Where do you get these filters? Can they be ordered online? From granger? -Original Message- From: Daniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 7:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Cleaning Action of Bio-Diesel Hi Luc I have 2 friends that have been

Re: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread Appal Energy
George, What part of They haven't even really started to think... or ...not nearly enough of the sort of approach you often see from... do you find difficult to understand and cryptic? Surely it's not too terribly difficult to imagine and/orcomprehend what the process of read[ing] through a

Re: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread Kirk McLoren
I suppose I should have read it first. It was a link sent to me by a friend on another list. Haven't been reading much. If I have any energy I put it into walking. Kirk Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: George, What part of They haven't even really started to think... or ...not nearly

Re: [Biofuel] Methane Digester:Composting Vc biodigestion

2004-10-13 Thread pan ruti
Dear Tim Well any size of biogas production is possible from 250 l to 200 M3.Biodigestor of 5 Cubic meter is the minium ECONOMIC size for a small familly cooking gas consumption. Composting lead to considerable loss of material 10 -20 porcent and hence a good

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Funds Chat Room Surveillance Study

2004-10-13 Thread Kirk McLoren
We had pen recorders on the phone system in Iran in the 70's. People dial a phone with their own peculiar rythm. Kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Updated: 08:11 AM EDT U.S. Funds Chat Room Surveillance Study Looking for Patterns That Could Detect Terrorist Messaging By MICHAEL HILL, The

[Biofuel] War resisters

2004-10-13 Thread Ross Cannon
Support War Resisters October 10, 2004 By Doug Ireland The iniquity of the U.S. occupation of Iraq came home to me yet again this week as I watched a BBC report on the aerial bombardment of Samara. There was a helmeted American colonel, smilingly telling the camera that the residents of

RE: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread George Page
Thanks Todd. You've removed about one degree of obfuscation. Not what I would call clarity, but I get the impression that this piece of writing is not being rated too highly. That's what I suspected Keith was saying, it just wasn't terribly clear. Nor was your response for that matter. I

Re: [Biofuel] U.S. Funds Chat Room Surveillance Study

2004-10-13 Thread Keith Addison
We had pen recorders on the phone system in Iran in the 70's. People dial a phone with their own peculiar rythm. Kirk Echelon didn't help much, did it? 9/11 happened anyway, so did a lot of other things. Seems to be quite good at corporate spying on the Europeans though, probably the

RE: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread Keith Addison
What obfuscation? I resent that. Obfuscation indeed. Not what I would call clarity, but I get the impression that this piece of writing is not being rated too highly. That's what I suspected Keith was saying, it just wasn't terribly clear. Nor was your response for that matter. I haven't

Re: [Biofuel] Free book The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread Appal Energy
George, What it sounds more like is tht you have an inkling of an itching to pick a bone (stir up a debate?) with someone. It's not too terribly difficult to catch the drift of another if one hears what one is listening to, or in this case reading. Nothing wrong with a little clarification.

[Biofuel] Methanol from Trees

2004-10-13 Thread MH
University of Washington invents process to converts small trees to methanol 12-October-04 Source:The Spokesman-Review http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage1289.html Millions of scrawny, spindly trees choking Western forests could soon be harnessed as a clean source of renewable energy,

Re: [Biofuel]Israeli commander empties his magazine on a teenage girl

2004-10-13 Thread fox mulder
Source: Independent.co.uk http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=571222 Army chief 'emptied his magazine' at girl in Gaza Two separate official investigations are under way into the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl in Gaza by the Israeli army after soldiers

RE: [Biofuel] Miles driven ( was fuel additives )

2004-10-13 Thread Erik Lane
have you checked your glow plugs? it sounds to me like they're going out. those systems are usually only kept on for about 9-12 seconds or so. if it's really cold then maybe longer, but i don't have any hard numbers. i only keep ours on for 9 to play it safe. in the winter i'll hold it in just a

Re: [Biofuel]Beaten Afgan bride

2004-10-13 Thread fox mulder
Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/06/opinion/06kris.html?oref=login ÊÊÊ Beaten Afghan Brides By Nicholas D. Kristof The New York Times Wednesday 06 October 2004 Kabul - I had an inspiration about where Osama bin Laden might be hiding. But when I

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-13 Thread Erik Lane
oops, i wasn't quite clear enough on a couple things. with only one exception all the vehicles i'm talking about are 10+ years old ranging on up to around 25 years old. maybe they're just good quality? the older ones are all european diesels, which might well be part of the reason why they've

RE: [Biofuel] Rules for biofuels list ( was MAGNETS )

2004-10-13 Thread Johnston, Don
Greg, Many thanks. Accepted gratefully. Unfortunately, after just beginning to come to grips with the rules and Netiquette I'm afraid I'll have to leave the group. I got such great info' about biofuels I know that the time is not right to try to take Portsmouth Council in that direction at the

RE: [Biofuel] Miles driven ( was fuel additives exhaust lifetimes)

2004-10-13 Thread Johnston, Don
Thanks Greg, those annual miles are typical of this country, UK. In my wife's case, trip to work is only 6 miles each way, shops and garage only 1 mile, supermarket = 3miles. Lowest annual miles = 4,924. In that year that car probably hardly ever ran 'hot'.Now more commonly 10=11k miles. In my

Re: [Biofuel] Cleaning Action of Bio-Diesel

2004-10-13 Thread Legal Eagle
it, and the MB has a primary and secondary filter at the engine compartment. The primary is an in-line type and teh secondary a spin-on small can type. Neither seemed to be blocked, although I thought the secondary had blocked and changed it, but the stalling problem returned. The filter that

Re: [Biofuel]Beaten Afgan bride

2004-10-13 Thread Legal Eagle
organisation for you.-please read with extreme sarcasm. The New York Times was one of the leaders in pushing for the illegal and immoral invasion of sovereign Iraq along with The Washington Post, and have, as such, relinquished any semblance of unbiased status. Their subsequent refusal to

RE: Exhaust Vehicle Life , was [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-13 Thread Johnston, Don
The Uk is introducing a Euro directive (ELV ) End of Life Vehicles directive concerning de-pollution and recycling scrap cars. Govt study, prior to adopting this new legislation reports that the average age of an 'end of life ' car in the UK is 16.5 years. We obviously do have cars that last

RE: [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-13 Thread Kim Garth Travis
get used much. I do drive in Houston some of the time, for the occasional shopping trip to pick up what is not available locally, but most of my mileage is hiway. Bright Blessings, Kim At 09:05 AM 10/12/2004, you wrote: Kim,it certainly seems very unusual to me.Also the brake pads.

Re: [Biofuel] Methane Digester

2004-10-13 Thread Kim Garth Travis
it is best to start small. Methane production does not affect the amount of compost you can make. After the effluent has passed through the digester, it goes to the compost pile. JTF has some really fantastic information on Methane digesters. Bright Blessings, Kim At 09:23 AM

RE: [Biofuel] Cleaning Action of Bio-Diesel

2004-10-13 Thread sspence
The racor spin on filters also have these sediment bowls, and drain valves. They also come with heating pads, and are available from many places including www.greasel.com = = = Original message = = = Where do you get these filters? Can they be ordered online? From granger? -Original

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-13 Thread sspence
I'm trying to clarify for others that hydrogen, although a neat science fair experiment, is nowhere near practical for transportation, as your posts would have led the uninformed to believe. Keep experimenting and have fun with it, but please don't recommend it as a viable fuel. = = =

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol from Trees

2004-10-13 Thread Greg Harbican
I really hope this is a technology that can be scaled down for home use. I have several trees ( and bushes ) in my yard that are causing problems, that I would like to turn into Methanol. Greg H. - Original Message - From: MH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Biofuel] The Oil Age is Over

2004-10-13 Thread Ken Provost
on 10/12/04 10:23 PM, Keith Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's news to you that the industrialised countries, and particularly the US, behave like heroin addicts when it comes to fossil fuels? So many people here and elsewhere have said that. Stand between them and their oil and

Re: [Biofuel]Israeli commander empties his magazine on a teenage girl

2004-10-13 Thread Kirk McLoren
The man is obviously consumed with hate. To kill children requires a profound detachment of the spirit. There will be no progress until Sharon is replaced someone more moderate. He is a modern day Stalin. Kirk fox mulder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Source: Independent.co.uk

Re: [Biofuel] Miles driven ( was fuel additives exhaust lifetimes)

2004-10-13 Thread Greg Harbican
I don't know if it is legal for you folks over on the other side of the pond, but, having talked to several people, I have been told that ATF ( Automatic Transmition Fluid ) will burn hotter than standard diesel, perhaps you can add 1/2 - 3/4 liter or so to each tank full of diesel to allow the

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-13 Thread Phillip Wolfe
Dear Spence, Well said, although I heard there is a hydrogen fueling station under construction in Bay Area, Californa. By the way, I am helping http://www.owec.com/ with an Ocean Wave Energy project. I am seeking DOE grants or other seed captial for this man. Does anyone know of special

Re: [Biofuel]Beaten Afgan bride

2004-10-13 Thread Kirk McLoren
It is quite possible the story is true. 500 years ago the story could have been true in continental Europe or England. Our enlightenment is quite recent actually and even now is incomplete. Our willingness to hurt each other transcends reason. We used to burn women alive and think it a good

Re: Exhaust Vehicle Life , was [Biofuel] fuel additives

2004-10-13 Thread Greg Harbican
Hey Don, several times in the past on this list, it has been shown that the energy needed ( and the pollution that goes with it ) to make a new car, is higher that what it takes to keep an older vehicle running ( with proper maintenance ). I saw that article, and couldn't help but think that it

Re: [Biofuel] Short-range hydrogen

2004-10-13 Thread sspence
Yes, there si a hydrogen fueling station being built (with taxpayers money) so Arnold has a place to fill up his hummer. That way he can pretend to be green . It cannot stand on it's own, fiscally. = = = Original message = = = Dear Spence, Well said, although I heard there is a hydrogen

[Biofuel] Hydrogen economy looks out of reach

2004-10-13 Thread MH
Hydrogen economy looks out of reach Mark Peplow 07 October 2004 http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041004/pf/041004-13_pf.html US vehicles would require a million wind turbines, economists claim. Converting every vehicle in the United States to hydrogen power would demand so much

[Biofuel] [Biofuels] Hydrogen or Biofuels?

2004-10-13 Thread MH
Hydrogen or Biofuels? September / October 2004 By Amory Lovins and David Morris Utne magazine http://www.utne.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=utnestory.id=11334 Two experts go head-to-head on the future of energy In our January-February 2004 issue, we reprinted