Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread B. Nostrand
lets get specific! i don't accelerate to a stop. i try and accelerate as gently and gradually as the vehicle allows (given its' propensity to lunge, due to the lack of sensitivity in the sender.) i leave plenty of space between myself and vehicles in front of me. it's absolutely true about

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread Chris
Chris Kueny My only excuse is that I must have had a brain burp ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread MH
Anyone know of a after market dew hickey I can install that will give me a real-time running tally of my fuel economy? My GeMe (Geo Metro) uses E10 gasoline and its worst winter month was 40 mpg, best summer month 55 mpg thou' EPA claims adjusted cty/hwy 44/49 mpg. brain burp I had

[Biofuel] First batch wvo

2005-03-05 Thread Chris
Tonight I made my first batch of wvo biodiesel. Last night I titrated the oil the better way (twice). As many times as I had read that, I had looked over the divide by 4 part and got worried. Titrated out at 12 ml or 3 grams plus 3.5 for 6.5 grams lye/litre. I used a drill and a 5 gal

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread Appal Energy
i drive a 'safe' speed as determined by the speed limits and the flow of traffic at the time. safety trumps gas mileage for me and i've seen plenty of old folks in buicks driving slow (and i'm sure getting great gas mileage) and ultimately being the cause of accidents they so determinedly

Re: [Biofuel] RE: Re: biodiesel business plan

2005-03-05 Thread sukumar puhan
Heloo Gady, Here sukumar from india. It is good to know that you are working in biodiesel. I was doing research in biodiesel last 3 years in India. I compared nearly 8 oil like Mahua, Karanja, Sal, Jatropha, Neem,Kussum, Lineseed and cooten seed. For any help you are wel come any time. Now

[Biofuel] our low tech bubble washing technique

2005-03-05 Thread Anibal Silva
long time no hear from me heheheh well.. maybe some of you might have done this but... i was exited as my friend devised cheap way to get air bubbles through the biod very simply , get a inflated tire.. and adjust the valve so that very little air escapes... stick a hose in there... and

[Biofuel] Latest Consumer Reports

2005-03-05 Thread Anthony Austin
If you want to know on good reason for the problems in this country look at the gas mileages for the 2005 vehicles in the latest Consumer Reports. Damned few vehicles are rated over 20 mpg and Detroit and the European manufacturers just keep pumping them out. Until fuel reaches about

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Thank you for the wonderful explanation of what I grew up calling: The art of smooth motoring. My brothers would set a glass of water on the dash of the car and then let me drive. I was allowed to drive until I spilled the water. I have been grateful all my life for their teachings. It is

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread John Hayes
absolute sense. However, nor am I willing to concede that slower is always safer as the 'speed kills' lobby would have us believe. First, I'd like to suggest that you're ignoring the effect of speed differentials on safety; someone that is driving 20 mph faster *or* slower than everyone

Re: [Biofuel] First batch wvo

2005-03-05 Thread Keith Addison
titrated the oil the better way (twice). As many times as I had read that, I had looked over the divide by 4 part and got worried. Titrated out at 12 ml or 3 grams plus 3.5 for 6.5 grams lye/litre. I used a drill and a 5 gal translucent container to process 15 ltrs. I allowed it to run

[Biofuel] A problem with WVO

2005-03-05 Thread droptop
Hello brothers and sisters. I have been making my own bio for about three years and have been very successful with it. I HAVE had some great failures such as filter clogging raw fat in the fuel, gertting it in the tank while some Glycerine was still separating - MORE clogged filters, but have

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread Appal Energy
First, I'd like to suggest that you're ignoring the effect of speed differentials on safety; someone that is driving 20 mph faster *or* slower than everyone else disrupts traffic and is a threat to safety. You can suggest that, as indeed you've done. But you'd be completely in error.

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread Darryl McMahon
Just to support Todd's statement. We conducted this experiment in real-life for several years in my household. I learned my energy-conserving driving techniques while driving an electric car. There is nothing like the real-time feedback of the ammeter (power consumption) to teach you how

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread B. Nostrand
good luck with this. i'm done. rbury - Original Message - From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act I believe this pretty well sums a lot up... i drive a 'safe'

Re: [Biofuel] US Fuel Efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act

2005-03-05 Thread Darryl McMahon
Here are some possibilities. A Fuel Consumption Gauge for your GM Car http://www.circuitcellar.com/avr2004/wabstracts/A3805abstract.pdf CruzPro FU30 Digital Fuel Gauge http://www.cruzpro.com/fu30.html Fuel Flow Meters (more for boats than cars I suspect) http://www.engines1.com/floscan.html

Re: [Biofuel] our low tech bubble washing technique

2005-03-05 Thread Quimica Nova SA
if you did the air bubbling from the inflated tires maybe some carbon black and or rubber got into your BD, and this is causing the darkness.. Tires loose carbon and rubber very easily. (Even the smelling is telling that). Also maybe some sulfur from the vulcanization process maybe reacting