[Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines in Washington State (DB)

2005-12-04 Thread Andy Karpay
It seems the worst thing mentioned in the article was changing fuel filters. Probably gunk from the dino fuel. BTW- the article mentions that we don't have enough acreage to grow enough vegetable oil to replace just the diesel being currently consumed in this country. Anyone know if that is a

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines in Washington State (DB)

2005-12-04 Thread Keith Addison
It seems the worst thing mentioned in the article was changing fuel filters. Probably gunk from the dino fuel. BTW- the article mentions that we don't have enough acreage to grow enough vegetable oil to replace just the diesel being currently consumed in this country. Anyone know if that is a

[Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines in Washington State

2005-12-03 Thread DB
I heard this report on NPR last week. They were interviewing some govt person about biodiesel in the ferryboat engines. All they said was that it gunked up the engines. Anybody there in Washington state have any more info on this matter? DB Fr To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines in Washington State

2005-12-03 Thread Mike Weaver
Follow up http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/249964_gbio28.html DB wrote: I heard this report on NPR last week. They were interviewing some govt person about biodiesel in the ferryboat engines. All they said was that it gunked up the engines. Anybody there in Washington state have any more

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines in Washington State

2005-12-03 Thread Mike Weaver
From the PI article: The relative simplicity of making biodiesel fuel has raised concerns that amateur refiners may undermine the industry's reputation by producing fuel that's unreliable. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $70,000 grant to a project called Bio-49 Degrees that

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines in Washington State

2005-12-03 Thread DB
Thanks Mike I kinda figured it was a temperature problem. It's nice to know for sure,DB - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel gunks up engines