Re: [Biofuel] Emulsion fuels (diesel)

2011-06-07 Thread Randy Johnson
It lowered EGTs at the same time. And it only works at WOT and full boost otherwise it tends to put the fire out. Steam content spins the turbo faster, which increases boost and water content (both combined) allow for an increased fueling rate. expanding Steam also increases the volume witho

Re: [Biofuel] Emulsion fuels (diesel)

2011-06-07 Thread Randy Johnson
when I was repairing large diesel engines, a common problem to be fixed was water in the fuel that damaged the injector tips. Granted that was in the days when diesel injectors were built very similar to a syringe where fluid filled a cylinder and was injected by cam action and a plunger. Aft

Re: [Biofuel] A metalworking question

2010-11-07 Thread Randy Johnson
I just looked thru my shop and found a cylinder cover that showed up here on a oxygen tank for cutting and welding. The rounded top would work as an anvil to make two semi circular shapes for the rose. The rounded shapes appear to be about 3 inches across and 1 1/2 inches deep. They appear t

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Working with the Worm Gang

2010-05-17 Thread Randy Johnson
Linseed oil will leave a hard coating on the exterior of the wood. Which is fine until it loosens and leaves the wood unprotected from the moisture. Tung oil will soak into the wood grain and become part of the material instead of a coating on the material. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To:

Re: [Biofuel] Fw: popcorn video - must see

2008-06-21 Thread Randy
CNN Had the people who made this video on their show for a 5 minute interview. They admitted that cell phones had nothing to do with causing the kernel to pop. Hey cited a 'trade secret' as to what is the actual cause. They did the same video using ripened bananas in place of the portable commu

Re: [Biofuel] Algae In Storage Tank?

2008-06-03 Thread Randy
http://www.dieselcraft.com/fuelfacts.html ALGAE DOES NOT grow in diesel fuel. Other biological "bugs" do however grow in diesel fuel under rare and specific conditions. It is a long term storage condition. Diesel fuel degrades over a period of time and forms asphaltene compounds which eventua

Re: [Biofuel] Sweet sorghum, clean miracle crop for feed and fuel

2008-05-16 Thread Randy
Sorghum is a cane crop that also produces a grain called Milo. The grain is also able to be processed in much the same way as corn or oats/barley would. The most visible product from Sorghum is molasses style syrup that is sold in grocery stores. It is the ingredient that makes gingerbread cooki

Re: [Biofuel] ask a bootlegger

2008-05-08 Thread Randy
Yes there is a slight but measurable sugar brix in field corn stalks. Old timers would cork mason jugs with corn cobs and line the bottom of the silage silos with them. As the silage fermented the liquid would collect at the bottom and the jugs would fill with what could best be described as cor

Re: [Biofuel] FW: re Anyone on this list making ethanol?

2008-02-28 Thread Randy
I have never read that book. I just remember the long rocky road that I traveled attempting to find credible how-to information. Starting with that "pipe bomb prototype", prominently listed on the original Biofuel yahoo group during the early days. "Something 201?" After learning that Mike Nixo

[Biofuel] FW: re Anyone on this list making ethanol?

2008-02-27 Thread Randy
it will tend to separate into layers. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:49 PM To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] re Anyone on this list making ethanol? You can also

[Biofuel] re Anyone on this list making ethanol?

2008-02-27 Thread Randy
You can also check out Tony Akland's webpage http://www.homedistiller.org Tony operates an informational webpage about the distillation of ethanol for human consumption. The principals involved aren't any different for fuel ethanol except that you don't need to be as careful with the draw off poin

Re: [Biofuel] Sustainable Subsoiler and Other Questions

2007-12-16 Thread Randy
Just go down the road to one of your neighbors and ask if they have a ripper plow. Then ask to see if a bio diesel blend fuel is commercially available. It takes a large tractor to pull a ripper. The neighbor will either have the equipment or know of somebody locally that does. When you go appro

Re: [Biofuel] The Case for the Electric Tractor

2007-08-27 Thread Randy
A set up similar to what diesel railroad locomotives and large earth moving dump trucks should work well in an AG setting. They use A diesel engine to turn a generator and large electric drive axles to provide locomotion. A PTO shaft will work just fine if powered by a hydraulic motor powered by

Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil

2005-11-11 Thread Randy Brown
Thanks Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:42 PM To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil Hello Randy >I was hoping to see

Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil

2005-11-11 Thread Randy Brown
Yewdall Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:38 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil I don't get why you asked about biodiesel then? On 11/10/05, Randy Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No I don't want to make

Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil

2005-11-10 Thread Randy Brown
I know if the motor oil is pre heated it thins and burns with atomization so it problemly will work as the heated air mixing with the oil will oxidize and explode. if its a complete burn it should not smoke he may have to use a afterburner like a catalytic converter. I have been playing usin

Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil

2005-11-10 Thread Randy Brown
: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:06 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil Randy, Greases, at least non-synthetic, are soaps that are insoluble in water. Take the wash water from a biodiesel rinse sometime and put a tablespoon of Epsom s

Re: [Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil

2005-11-10 Thread Randy Brown
No I'm not looking to dissolve grease but to continue making The Environmentally friendly grease using more Environmentally friendly compounds Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zeke Yewdall Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:26

[Biofuel] How close is Bio diesel and 20 wgt motor oil

2005-11-10 Thread Randy Brown
try the test but have not made a processor for this one test. Thanks Randy ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http

Re: [Biofuel] White LYE

2005-10-14 Thread Randy Brown
At a store nearby there selling 100% per lye but its in liquid I thought lye only was a solid. what would added for it to be liquid? Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bobby Clark Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:14 AM To: Biofuel

[biofuel] New and looking for advice

2004-06-16 Thread Randy
I just found out I can make my own fuel. There alot of ways to make biodiesel and would like to bypass alot of the learning curve. What is the best way for me to make fuel in my back yard and from there go on to making a small plant that can furnish fuel for others. Randy [EMAIL PROTECTED

[biofuel] Re: Homebrew

2004-02-10 Thread CornFed (Randy)
http://www.homedistiller.org/ take a peek at this webpage it should answer most of your questions --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Redler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone. > > Can anyone point me to a "homebrew cookbook"? I would like to run > one of my cars on ethanol and

[biofuel] Re: back to: a bug that'll devour toxic waste

2003-12-05 Thread CornFed (Randy)
http://www.bioremediate.com/oilspill.htm microbes have been used to clean up crude oil spills for a few years now. This is an example of one of the companies that offer them for sale. There are many others --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Greg >

[biofuel] Kucinich on Energy

2003-07-10 Thread Randy Scott
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[biofuel] Biodegradable detergent

2003-07-09 Thread Randy Scott
An Engineer I work with was telling me about a detergent or cleaning agent that he has seen that is not only biodegradable, but also converts the grease, oil, sludge, etc to be biodegradable. He says he's seen this in some truck shops. Anyone know the name of this stuff? Randy Scott Ho

[biofuel] Re: Natural gas crisis

2003-06-25 Thread Randy Scott
l right to install such things as PV cells, my entire life savings was sucked up by the down payment and closing costs (It's always something, ain't it?). Anyhow, if any of you are serious about bartering talents count me in and let me know if there's anything I can do to earn brownie

[biofuel] Re: Dear alles....

2003-06-25 Thread Randy Scott
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Agie Adhitya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > my name is agie, i'm from kudus, indonesia. > i'm still new in this biodiesel / biofuel things. So, > can you all help me on it? > By the way, i just made a home-made biodiesel from > cooking oil. but i d

Re: [biofuels-biz] small scale testing

2003-04-04 Thread Randy Harrison
Chris, If you have good separation on the GC, might I suggest GC/MS that way you can tentatively identify each peak. Should you not be able to use this instrument. I the GC is still your best source. I am not sure whether there is an existing database that references the relative amounts of ea

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: MIT study skeptical about fuel cell vehicles

2003-04-01 Thread Randy Harrison
Hello Everyone, I have been laying dormant, just reading all the information everyone has put out. This latest reading has gotten me to the point that I would request the following information. Given that there is no infrastructure for hydrogen storage or distribution. Has anyone given any tho

[biofuel] Re: PENTAGON THREATENS TO KILL INDEPENDANT REPORTERS INIRAQ-innocent lives will be lost!

2003-03-20 Thread CornFed (Randy)
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greg H., > > If you see any parallels with Northern Ireland, you have managed > with something that I never heard someone do before. Please > read and learn more about both situations and then try to think > again. Or do y

[biofuel] Oh wow...this SO groovy

2003-03-15 Thread Randy Scott
Maybe you guys have already seen this, but I just found out about it. http://www.hempcycle.org/ The HempCycle project seeks to end our national addiction to petroleum by educating the public about the advantages of using renewable, biomass fuels and the latest in hybrid vehicle technology to

Re: [biofuels-biz] New file uploaded

2003-02-27 Thread Randy Harrison
Dave, I encountered the same problem. >From: David Preskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com >To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [biofuels-biz] New file uploaded >Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:08:46 + > >How do you get to the file uploads? I get to the Yah

[biofuel] Re: bursting point of drums?

2003-02-23 Thread CornFed (Randy) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
as far as a I know 55 gallon drums arent expected to contain pressure. That is probably why you cant find a spec for it. I would imagine that the ratings are more orientated to impact resistance and resistance to chemical activity. you could conduct a test on your own I suppose. Install a

[biofuel] Re: help searching archives

2003-02-13 Thread CornFed (Randy) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=distillers first go to this webpage and then choose biofuels from the list on the left hand side. Their archive search routine is far more user friendly than the one at the yahoo group. Then you can search by numerous different methods (boolean ect)

[biofuel] Re: It just the Odds Was: Doing it once is already hard

2003-01-13 Thread CornFed (Randy) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
another side comment: There were over a hundred different video cameras (private and commercial and from numerous different countries) pointed at the twin towers from time of impact to well after the structures collapsed. With the main strength members on the exterior of the building, any d

[biofuel] Re: Marinated Salmon recipe

2003-01-10 Thread CornFed (Randy) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.convert-me.com/en/ this webpage is very useful in figuring out the conversions to many different measurement systems including metric --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan Fullerton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok this is cool but what is dl? its a measurement of some sort I

[biofuel] Re: cold weather starting - No starting fluid!

2002-12-14 Thread CornFed (Randy) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> You used too much. I agree completely. a shot of ether for the count of ONE or TWO is more than plenty to start a 14 liter diesel engine. along the same notes: if you intend to use a starting aid make sure that you use the proper stuff. Until a few years ago WD40 was using propane as

[biofuel] Re: Engine conversion

2002-12-14 Thread CornFed (Randy) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I read thru the page listed here. I have a few comments about the circumstances driving the engine development that the writer of these webpages didnt pick up on. I was working in a family owned gasoline and diesel fuel service station during the 1972 Arab Oil Embargo, as we have been taugh

[biofuel] Re: [renewable-energy] burning corn to heat houses

2002-11-20 Thread CornFed (Randy)
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "motie_d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The folks in the biofuel groups would probably want to read this > story > > and offer their opinions also. > > > > On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:21:41 -0500, you wrote: > >

[biofuel] Re: FFA as contact herbicide

2002-11-05 Thread CornFed (Randy)
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ken, what is Ivory Liquid? A couple of drops emulsified 50/50 > FFA/water? That sounds very effective. Ivory liquid is a brandname of a dish washing liquid soap in the States. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://jou

[biofuel] Re: The yummy corn fails animal tests

2002-10-04 Thread CornFed (Randy)
StarLink corn would also make excellant fermentables for fuel ethanol. If you want to buy some I would make a simple phone call to your local grain cooperative elevator. They will know who is and isnt growing it. They also pay attention to the independant seed wholesalers (private individua

[biofuel] Re: What is the significance of compression ratio in cogeneration context?

2002-09-28 Thread CornFed (Randy)
engines that were specifically designed and manufactured to be turbocharged and supercharged are generally rated at lower 'compression ratios' compared to naturally aspirated engines. This is because the forced introduction of fuel/air into the combustion chamber raises the 'ratio' dramatica