[biofuel] M. Dewolf

No it is not, it is a serious problem where ever large amounts of termites exist. They have been mentioned in national geographic, science journal, and many studies. Your problem, You would not be able to raise enough to do anything. Collectivly there are trillions of termites in billions of mound

[biofuel] vehicles

If you use diesel fuel for start up, I do not think a "small" amount of glycerine would hurt, in warm weather. The diesel fuel would act as a solvent. But in cold weather I have doubts. If only fuel injectors were at stake, I would'nt worry. They are very easy to take apart and/or rebuild, and onl

[biofuel] crude

We ran sweet crude from the well to diesel gensets, in S. Arabia. Very little filtering. stephen Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[biofuel] scam?

Scam or no, they have been in operation in the Tehachapi wind farms for over ten years producing electricity. They also can be seen in operation at the huge palm springs wind farm. They are used on pleasure boats were space is a premium. Small 300 to 1,500 kw units mounted on a mast. stephen B

[biofuel] Fw: windturbines

- Original Message - From: Paul Gipe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: stephen lakios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 6:34 AM Subject: Re: windturbines yes, some are available. call for info paul At 11:26 AM 4/21/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Are any of the non-operati

[biofuel] more windpower

I found more sites on wind power and one which is selling reconditioned wind turbines. Some interesting info too. There are over 28,000 producing wind turbines on wind farms worldwide, most are in california, 14,500 of them, and growing. Wind farms are producing 7,800,000,000 kwh a year. Over 30 n

[biofuel] Carl, and anyone interested.

Here are some windpower and genset sites I found. I do not know if they will work or come up. baywinds.com, bergey.com, northernpower.com, windmillpower.com, windlite.com, worldpowertech.com, windsun.com, oasis.com, eventhorizons.net, altenergystore.com, reconcepts.com, calinet.com, ecoworld.com,

[biofuel] Jerry

What can go wrong? Thats a loaded question, no one could honestly answer. Remember murphy's law. If you can throw together a pump,a heater and a filter pack, you could heat the oil, and pump it through the filter pack under pressure. I would prefer brass and cloth or parchment. Whatever you can co

[biofuel] vehicles

A diesel will run on darn near any liquid which can burn. The problem is the feeding systems. #1. Problem is the fuel injection pump. It works with tolerances of 10,000ths of an inch. Foreign particles,air and water are its bane. #2. Fuel injecters, they too work at close tolerances and high pres

[biofuel] batteries

I worked for a battery shop years ago. We were able to restore about 30% of them. Most of the acid is weak and to contaminated to reuse. The lead will mostly be in the form of a sulphate and contaminated. In those days the cases were trashed, and the wood or cork separaters were also trashed. The

[biofuel] Tim

I do not know who you saw or overheard, but I and almost everyone I knew were/ are midwest farmers. Millions of hardworking farmers never leave thier farms. They could not afford too. There are dead beats in every trade and culture, don't cast them with the millions of good and excellent farmers w

[biofuel] gensets

Lookup, www.gensets.com they have diesel,gas,propane-natural gas, gensets. Also parts to build your own. New and rebuilt. In bakersfield,ca. They can be modified for biodiesel, alcohol, and biogas. I found a site for used rebuilt commercial wind gens, but they are not cheap. The tehacapi,ca wind

[biofuel] keith

Howdy, I read the entire Hynol site, all 62 pages. It was interesting, but not your ordinary backyard project. They had a lot of shoddy engineering-design,and shoddy fabrication. It states there is not much gain above 10 atm, yet they went with 30 atm's. They would have saved a lot if they s

[biofuel] lonny

Howdy, What you are doing is copying nature. It is very ineficient but it will work. Pond culture is as old as life. The first manmade digesters were trench and pond culture, both methods are still in use worldwide. It is a slow process and will shut down in cold climes, in warm weather it will pr

[biofuel] odin

If you have lots of rain you dont need a river. Dig a pond, build a dam, channel the water to a high head, install a water turbine. A body of water with a nil to very slow movement will work if you have enough head,(drop or fall). Coconut husks and shells are biomass, burn them as direct heat, ga

[biofuel] Lonny

Are you shutting off a valve before you remove the gas filled bag? Air should not be allowed into the digester. Anareobic means without air. If air is allowed in via the tear,or during bag change,you are stopping/ retarding the process. Plastic bags breathe to much to be used as a gas collecter.

[biofuel] cornelius

Thankyou, I am aware of most of the uses of biomass. And have been trying for years on my small scale to convert other people. I was thinking more towards the millions of pellet stoves sold which could use pellets made of dryed grasses. And smaller boilers which could burn cubes of grasses. There

[biofuel] grass fuel

I like this idea very much, I was wondering when someone would start making grass pellets and cubes. Why not tall fescue in cooler climes? We would get 7+ tons of mostly fescue hay per acre, per cutting. And three to four cuttings per season depending on the weather. Then there are the straws, whe

[biofuel] David T

Vacuum is great sometimes, When I drove big rigs crosscountry we would drive in a line of rigs. Sometimes twenty or more. It did help save fuel and the lead truck would switch every hundred or so miles. In a head wind,or front quartering wind or no wind.Plus for company,chat on the cb's, and prote

[biofuel] Correction

I talked with one of my two remaining uncles who is dying of cancer and we started talking about the farm.He told me the broiler operation was contracted out,and they built the slaughter house. Which became ours after ten years. Also we had 100,000 chickens but not all laying. He said about one th

[biofuel] Thankyou

Thankyou,David and Robert. I set the characters at 64. I do not know if it is working. You will have to let me know,as this message is completely across my screen. Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofue

[biofuel] shavings?

If you have shavings something is very wrong. Small little specks of metal would be more the norm. stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your

[biofuel] Bryan Fullerton

Have your timing checked,and your injection pump and inectors.If you have a constant pressure rail system have your computors and relays checked.Most glow plugs last years,have your electrical system checked also,there may be to much amperage to them. The switch may be defective,they may be on

[biofuel] Troy

The wankel was a good idea but in practice failed,mostly due to unprepared or uneducated mechanics and owners. Sealing was a problem in older engines,maintenance was lax. I still like the idea,and it would be well suited for alcohol.stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been remove

[biofuel] text

Hi, were do you set the text width? I am still trying to figure out these dang things. I spend a lot of time trying to reboot this #%&[EMAIL PROTECTED] computor. I type with one finger.I flunked typing three times,just cant make my fingers and these little keys meet to well. stephen [Non-text

[biofuel] cold engines

Glow plugs are decent for quicker starts in most any weather,except really cold weather. I know people who live in palmsprings,ca who use glow plugs.They are not fireballs in the prechamber so to speak,they only assist the cold engine to start.You have to get fuel to the cylinders,if the fuel i

[biofuel] warming

This orb has been going through cycles for billions of years,and most likely will continue to do so.stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You

[biofuel] chickens

I kept typing boiler when it should have been broiler. Maybe gaw can use old newspaper instead of sawdust.Put it through a shedder or wood chipper. Or 50% paper-50%sawdust. We did not know of digesters when we had the farm,the chicken manure would sit in piles for three to four months and we wo

[biofuel] chickens

Keith,David and Gawcicken. I think I mentioned awhile ago,on our 1,800 acre dairy farm we had a side line of 400,000 boilers and 200,000 laying chickens.We had a huge incubator and raised our own chicks and experimented with our own crossbreeds. For many years we sold our boilers to a slaughter

[biofuel] Chickens

I cannot figure anyone spending What? $232,000 on propane to heat chicken housing? Chicken manure is the second best choice for producing methane.Lots of methane.With an operation that size they must be using lagoons to dump it in.They can put domes over the lagoons and capture some of the meth

[biofuel] gm polteria

David & keith, Ha,Ha. stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[biofuel] things

I made a mistake,the swamp coolers are 6500 cu ft a min each. Wow! there is a bacteria for everything,neat little critters. ADM and such already control farm prices and have been at it for many years.A farmer gets what the mill operator or grain elevator pays. Say a farmer brings in a load of c

[biofuel] fuel cells

I guess ceramics are old hat,but they did look hopeful at one time.One of the most comfortable houses I lived in had baseboard hot water heat.Since ic engines are primarily heat engines,it would make sense to use an ic engine to heat boiler water to heat your home and supply hot water,as a by p

[biofuel] GM bacteria

Why dont these scientists poke around the Asian jungles. Cotten,wool, and cotten-wool blends of socks lasted two to three days at most, in "some areas" of nam and cam.Uniforms,canvas tents ect, were eaten? or rotted in days.Finally rayon-polyester tents and clothes were distributed.Find and clo

[biofuel] bi-metallics

Bi-metallics have been around for some time. Not only for electrical but heating and cooling also. stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your

[biofuel] ammonia

The best concentrated ammonia is chicken manure.If you spread it fresh it will kill dang near everything.stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] fuel cells

I know I am not upto date on fuel cells,so I would like to hear what any of you have learned.One of my brothers worked with fuel cell technology with N.A.S.A. in the satellite programs. Several years ago he wanted me to go into business with him to build steam autos powered with ceramic fuel ce

[biofuel] Andrew

Don't strap a fuel line onto an exhaust pipe. You would have liquid-high pressure vapor-liquid,along the line.The fuel in the section of line strapped to the exhaust would turn to high pressure vapor,which would push the liquid fuel out of the line,towards the engine and back into the tank. If

[biofuel] Ricky Foong

I tried sending an e-mail direct but it came back. Thankyou for your comment,and stick with your principles. Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-~> eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for mor

[biofuel] Paranoid

Who's paranoid? Accusations come from the guilty. The reason for the biofuels group is to effect change.At least I thought it was.If I were paranoid it would not be over anything I have said or written.The facts are there,read and be enlightened.All forms of pollution are dangerous,I do not wan

[biofuel] chuck

If you want to fine,but I choose to stick around as long as my heart holds out.As I said we must be adapting to the situation,the facts are out there. Life span is increaseing in some countrys,but not all.But even in those country's life span has leveled out and has started to decrease in some.

[biofuel] Hybrids

One of the reasons hybrids are a popular alternative,is the fact the goverment dropped smog requirements for engines under 50 cu. inches for many years.But that is changing or has changed on the state level.It was a huge boost for the grass roots hybrid movement in the 70's. Stephen [Non-text

[biofuel] PL chan

Very difficult indeed.You would be surprised at the number of deformed babies aborted and born even in so called civilized society.Asthma cases have increased over 300% in the last ten years. The AMA has attibuted the increase to pollution.Lung cancers are well documented as being caused by pol

[biofuel] METALS

I poured over the U.S.G.S. maps, Anyone who lives within 300' on either side of most roads of the world are at risk.There are maps available showing the spead of cadmium,lead,arsenic,and asbestos amoung others. These poisons cover everything within 300',and gradually dissipate after a mile or s

[biofuel] livestock

When we farmed we let our livestock feed in the pastures,with only some added grain and molasses in the winter months, besides the hay baled from the pastures. Our pastures had a mix of tall fescue,clover,alfalfa,and in later years sudan grass.A bovine has four stomaches for a reason.They eat g

[biofuel] rendered fat

Even without bse,millions of cattle-horses die every year on farms. A milk cow can be bred only so many times to keep milk flowing and is sold to pet food company's,or as packer- canner meat.And many just wear out and die.Not many farmers or ranchers want dead animals laying around,which can sp

[biofuel] refuge

The oil is there,The refuge has known reserves.It's mostly a question of when will all the heavy equipment be allowed in. Also exploration for more pools and how deep.In some places oil oozes from the ground. But it is a very fragile place,any life has a tough time of it there. stephen [Non-t

[biofuel] fat

I think I am low in my rough guess on the amount of fat in an animal carcass.I purchased a 10.23 lb beef roast,additional fat was trimmed in the grocery.After cooking I collected .56 lbs of fat from the pan and the roast was still very well marbled with fat.It may be that a 600 lb carcass could

[biofuel] honda's

In a previous list it mentioned if we all drove honda's ect. To each his own. I would never fit into a honda. I'm 6'2" and 260 lbs.My big brother is 6''7" 320 lbs and wears size 17, 5e shoes.He drives a modified 300td.I drive an areostar now. I was interested in this group as a way of learning

[biofuel] manganese

I never gave it much thought, I had a spectrum analysis done on my land two years ago,so I searched for the results. I live in the desert so before I planted my cherry and peach orchard,I had it done from six surface and three samples at three feet down.The results were surprising,the soil is a

[biofuel] bse

I heard part of a news story on tv,talking about a possible first case of bse in the states. I was in the kitchen and did not catch it all. When I tried other channels there was nothing said about it. Have any of you heard anything? stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed

[biofuel] Keith

I was thinking,If you can purify the glycerin or get someone to do it,and get as many of the people on the list who are making bio to ship it to the person purifying it,you can make and sell your own lotions and creams. You have a great name,perfect for a cosmetic line. Journey to forever, is m

[biofuel] methane

I have the book, Producing your own power,by rodale press,inc 1974. The New Alchemy institute. Do you want me to send the chapter about methane power? Or do you have it? The contents,Wind power,Water power,Wood power,Methane power,and Solar power.Stephen [Non-text portions of this message h

[biofuel] air

You can make an arguement either way,pushed in or drawn in.Or using logic, argue there is no air.Whatever,stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-~> eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for more det

[biofuel] air

I tried to make it simple. There is a lot more involved,the piston on the downstroke creates vacuum,the exhaust manifolds are tuned to create a vacuum to help each suceeding fired cly gases to be drawn out. In the presense of a vacuum atmospheric pressure can push air in,to a point.When an engi

[biofuel] skaar

Renderers have been buying fat and bone from butchers for well over a hundred years.I tried to get some recently from two shops for an experiment. They wanted me to buy it. In our area we have three feline centers,lions,tigers,mountain lions,leopards ect.They get all the trimmings and over rip

[biofuel] bio-cows

When we butchered our steers and older dry milk cows,we would get 50 to 70 lbs of soft and hard fat from each,and this was only easily trimmed fat.I suspect if a whole animal was rendered,the fat content could be 150lbs or more.Times millions,thats a lot of biodiesel. stephen [Non-text portio

[biofuel] waste fat

What a shame,why don't they make biodiesel? It would seem the perfect solution. And pure glycerine is a prime ingredient of body lotions and cosmetics.Most glycerine now comes from rendered pork fat.Cosmetics,lotions,medicines, are a huge market for glycerine.And they probably have a fuel probl

[biofuel] bulls

Many transactions to buy bulls are for two to three year olds.They are bought from farms with a track record for conformation, milk production, body build,lean meat production,new breeds for cross breeding ect ect.It depends on many things to the cattle rancher or dairy farmer.Farmers and ranch

[biofuel] anton

I thought I answerd your question. Converters are never really "cleaned" once clogged.The cleaners or treatments you buy in the auto parts stores,which you add to the fuel, help the fuel to burn hotter.Some I have seen are methanol based. Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been r

[biofuel] Dick

Air is not pushed into an engine by atmospheric pressure.Air is drawn in by vacuum,created by valve timing.An engine would starve if it relied on atmospheric pressure.As the combustion takes place creating high pressure in the cly, pushing the piston down, the exhaust valve starts to open befo

[biofuel] John

You think you have problems with your machine? Mine messes up so often,I sometimes get the urge to shoot it. Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECT

[biofuel] Thankyou

Thankyou,Keith and Derek. I learned from you,I like that.Excellent information, a bit scary too.Will the human race poison itself out of existance? stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubsc

[biofuel] skaar

I was talking about breeding bulls. Every herd needs new genetic material to prevent inbreeding.No one I know of is going to spend $40,000 to over $100,000 for a champion blood line bull, to eat.I grew up on a dairy farm,we had 400 milk cows,50 heifers and four registerd bulls, which in the fif

[biofuel] madcow

One thing which worries me about madcow,is the fact that American farmers regularly buy bulls and bull semen from european countries.(also,Australia,Canada,south America,Africa,ect.)I have read nothing about this in all the "reports".Our government tells us there is no threat of M.C. in this c

[biofuel] anton

Where did you install the converter? It needs high temperature to function.An air injector may help,in the exhaust manifold.As close to the exhaust ports as possible.A clogged converter will put out a sulpher-rotten egg smell even with gasoline.Install a converter as close to the exhaust manifo

[biofuel] rapeseed oil

Did they burn the rapeseed oil under the same pressure of most diesel engines? Pressure and high heat are a different animal then high heat alone. Also mentioned is "superior grade of diesel fuel"? Most people are buying #2,a heavier and dirtier fuel.If they would tell us more, to compare apple

[biofuel] water and alcohol

Many years ago when I was into racing,we used water and/or alcohol injection. It was very popular in the forties and fifties. It provided a good kick,a nice increase in power and a smoother running engine.We used to clean our engines out by pouring a quart of water slowly into the carburetor wh

[biofuel] Tek S

Thanks, it is rated at 2600 rpm. So I need to run it at 2600 rpm? I'm not to good with electrical.stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] musings

A smog pump is an air pump.A very simple system,which injects air into the hot exhaust gas as an afterburner.Helping to burn the unburned gasoline.Something like this could be rigged on a diesel,along with a scubber to burn and filter the carbons,reducing emissions and smoke.The air pump,a.s.s.

[biofuel] oil burner

If a boiler can burn nasty,filthy,heavy bunker oil. It should be able to burn any oil. stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] gastrobot

Great, it made my day. stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] #1 diesel

Kerosene is lighter than #1 diesel.Also more volatile.Iv'e seen diesel engines wrecked by people who thought they could use kerosene. Kerosene can be used to thin heavier bunker oil.But bunker is so full of sulfer and heavy carbons,I would not touch it. When ships first switched from steam to d

[biofuel] toilet paper filter

The J.C. Whitney catalog has it or did have it for years. If it clogs up it will bypass though.You will need a prefilter. Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [

[biofuel] david t

Better to use your exhaust to run some small assessories. Don't add more gearing. Most of the power lost, is lost in the drive train. Transmission(s),differential(s) and overcoming inertia.Once in motion it does not take much power to stay in motion on a level surface. It takes a lot of power

[biofuel] water

You must remember our earth is not a solid globe, ask any caver.The earth is honey combed with caves,passageways,underground rivers,huge domes,volcanic tubes,underground lakes,huge spaces,ect.If you have access to the U.S. geological survey maps of the world,mineral and oil deposits.ect they sh

[biofuel] refuge

To those who asked. I mentioned high fracture explosives,because if not shot at the exact level the water tables can be affected.Oil and water send back the same signals. We could not tell if we got an oil deposit or water.Many times the water % was so high the well had to be abandoned.The high

[biofuel] refuge

I fear for the refuge. I was involved with oil exploration,and have never seen or experienced a "clean" operation.We also worked over, operating wells.When a well slowed in production, we sent down high fracture explosives.Every land production well I have ever seen was filthy,with pollution ev

[biofuel] fuel-less

If it does not need fuel,why do you need an engine? stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] christmas

We had a good Christmas. I made a sheet of baklava,and greek cookies. We had enough sweets to make a couple gallons of ethanol.And scraps to produce four or five cubic ft of biogas. And leftover oil to power the oil burner for a couple of hours.stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel

[biofuel] fuels

Each fuel has its good and bad points.At least with methane,you dont need to worry about using up the food supply,except for flys and dung beetles.Manures and weeds work just fine. I belive methane digesters are best used with stationary heat engines, and direct use for the home.As in heatin

[biofuel] Happy holidays

I hope all have a good holiday.stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] B.r.david

We were not paid to "not" grow crops.We grew the crops and a government agent would come at harvest time and watch us plow it under or checked the plowed ground to certify the crop was plowed under.It mainly benifitted the large corp. farms. We had a choice to sign up or not to sign up for t

[biofuel] Skaar-leaves

Compost them or chop them up for a digester.What size plot do you have? Cane is a modified grass,Most of the sugar is in the stalk,a litte is in the leaves.Not enough to bother with.If you have access to bagasse,the crushed stalks after milling,you might be able to chop them and soak them in

[biofuel] Keith

Thankyou,  I do know a little about ADM. two of my uncles worked for them,one was a top ex. You don't know the inside stories I heard,and from a top ex too.He took his knowledge to the grave,he always wanted an investigation,but did not have the nerve. He needed his pension.And in the past,p

[biofuel] Sam

Thanks Sam. You explained it much better. There are so many products and byproducts which can be made from corn,there really is no comparison with sugarcane.Corn is so much more valuable. And we know corn.And sugar beets,I would get 20 to 25 tons of sugar beets an acre,80 to 120 Bu. of corn

[biofuel] Seaweed

A methane digester.Mix the seaweed with some manure into a cream consistency. There is lots of info on this site. stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] john

True, I was thinking if you use a thin tube,and there is a slight difference in temp between the ends,the tube could collapse from a small vacuum.Let me know the results you get.Thankyou stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofu

[biofuel] corn-sugarcane

Corn is labor intensive? Sugarcane is easy? If you have any farm,you already have most of the equipment needed to grow corn.An old two row corn harvester can be bought cheaply.Even a four row picker at auctions. Whomever said that sugarcane harvesting is easy, never did it.  I did,and it is

[biofuel] lazers & water cutters

There are wood cutting lazers for $30,000 and up. Lazers are wonderful close up,but as you draw away,power and size must be increased. Which increases costs,ect to a point.Then it changes from a cutting-burning tool to a concentrated light beam, for guidance,measurement,reading ect.There was

[biofuel] seaweed

I harvested seaweed off the oxnard coast,first by hand, then a sort of under water mower and conveyor.Very hard work by hand.The boat owner had a contract to suppy a land based sea urchin farm. They were grown in tanks.The "caviar" was shipped to japan. I know that seaweed works very well in

[biofuel] Big auto makers

Hybrids,alternative fuels? I will belive when I see them. But I won't hold my breath waiting for the big auto makers to do so. Something everyone can afford.They have been kicking this around for decades.Something is announced,there is a flurry of news,then? nothing.stephen eGroups Spo

[biofuel] cores

Why not spend the time cutting 1/4" or 3/8" type "M" copper tube into 3/8" or 1/2" lengths? Radiator cores are thin when new, and thinner,corroded, and full of scale and crude,when used.You would probably spend the same amount of time.stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journe

[biofuel] sugarcane

We don't drive a whole lot of rabbits here anyways,and with the cost of land here in the states,sugarcane will not cut it.ADM convinced the big soda producers to sweeten with corn syrup years ago. Many of the cane producing areas cut back or quit,and now grow other crops.Or have been converte

[biofuel] david

The 1/2 H.P. diesel I saw was one cylinder,air cooled,cast Iron,and very slow,it drove an irrigation pump.It was tall.There was a 15 or so gallon drum on a stand next to it,with one old faucet valve in the fuel line.A very simple setup.The newer engines are faster and built to closer toleran

[biofuel] Jerry

Thats the same thing the trans shops told me,when they were trying to charge me $1,100 to $3,500 for a rebuilt tranny. We are only talking about a cup of brake fluid in five to eight quarts of trans fluid.Since I put that cup of brake fluid in my tranny, I have driven the van 85,687 miles. I

[biofuel] flywheel and aircraft

    Thanks guys,good reading and educational.stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] skarr

If you can build one in a small package.A two cycle design would be lighter.Something which would have a wider use than just ultralights.Mini generators,small pumps,low amp welders ect, for remote locations, and fit in a backpack.With the new steels available today and composites,try it. Inv

[biofuel] diesel aircraft

The Germans also had the junkers, a diesel aircraft used before and during worldwar two,if i remember correctly.It was used for freight and troop transport.stephen eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an

[biofuel] diesel fuel

Years ago,truck stops and farm suppliers used to sell # 1 diesel fuel. I cannot find anyone selling it now.I used it in a mercedes to clean it out once in a while.There was #1 and #2, #1 was about .15 to .20cents a gallon more than #2 and that was the problem.Very few people bought it.It was

  1   2   >