[biofuel] Why is my Diesel Overspeeding?

2004-03-17 Thread fred M
x-charset ISO-8859-1I have a 1982 Datsun(Nissan) SD22 engine in a 720 truck that I have run for 7500 miles on B-100 here in Florida. Recently the engine is trying to overspeed and won't rev down. Does this engine have seals that can be hurt by B-100? The only way to slow down the engine is to

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Brian C.
Keith, What you read was my first post here, I apologize for my lack of tech-saavy-ness. I was not familiar with the system, hence my confusion on the author. Let me try to restatewith some questions, since you guys are obviously more knowledgeable than I in these topics. What I

Re: [biofuel] Electricity storage solutions.

2004-03-17 Thread Hakan Falk
MM, Before we get too exited about savings by using DC instead of AC, we might look at where and why we have this large differences in the energy use by appliances. Let us first establish the fact that a conversion as such, will cost us between 3 to 10%, depending on method, size and

RE: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread George Page
I'd take that a bit further. I believe a 5-10 acre farm is capable of providing most of the nutritional needs of 50-100 families, or about 10 families/acre. (Sorry for the US measures). George George Page www.seabreezefarm.net Vashon Island, WA USA -Original Message- From: alex

RE: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread George Page
IMO the best system is ley farming, but it seems to be virtually unknown in the US. This is from our website: The classic text on intensive pasture management is Andre Voisin's Grass Productivity. He refers to ley farming as well. I'm a huge fan of Steve Solomon also, and love his

Re: [biofuel] Nitromethane fuel question

2004-03-17 Thread Dave Williams
Alan Petrillo wrote: Nitromethane is an explosive. It can also be used as monopropellant rocket fuel. As one guy put it You can put your cigarette out in it, but if you hit it with a hammer it'll explode. Top fuelers mix it with methanol to dilute it down to their desired power level

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread robert luis rabello
Keith Addison wrote: Um, please excuse me Robert... Kirk, Alan, somebody told Robert that Weston A. Price was a crank who promoted eugenics. I tried to disabuse him of this baseless slander of a great scientist and a great human, but it seems apparent he hasn't read Nutrition and Physical

Re: [biofuel] Re: homebrew education tour in Tucson?

2004-03-17 Thread hyderan
x-charset ISO-8859-1Mark, just set the dates and we will get the word out.Would you also be up for a class in Bio equipment building too? Thanks Randy Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread robert luis rabello
Kirk McLoren wrote: Robert, Price was not a racist. Good grief! Am I so poor at communicating that I hinted at such a thing??? The racism to which I refer stems from (generally white skinned) North Americans who earnestly believe that our system of agriculture MUST be superior to

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Alan Petrillo
Keith Addison wrote: Hello Greg [snip] Anyway, let them eat what they want and arrange that for them, and, sure, they'll eat seeds. Feeding them no choice but grain concentrates is another matter entirely. It does do bad things to the consumable item, which happens to be the cow - that's

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Alan Petrillo
alex wrote: Hi! Brian C. wrote: Mish, (or Keith?) True perhaps, as far as sustainability and efficiency are concerned, small farms are the best solution. However, we have overpopulated this planet to such a degree that there would never be enough land to support our populations with

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Alan Petrillo
robert luis rabello wrote: Keith Addison wrote: [snip. Weston A. Price and all that] I've been following Price's dietary principles for about 3 or 4 years now, and the change in my health has been remarkable. Keith, you pointed me at Price, do you remember when that was? I've gone from a

Re: [biofuel] Why is my Diesel Overspeeding?

2004-03-17 Thread Dave Donnelly
fred M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a 1982 Datsun(Nissan) SD22 engine in a 720 truck that I have run for 7500 miles on B-100 here in Florida. Recently the engine is trying to overspeed and won't rev down. Does this engine have seals that can be hurt by B-100? The only way to slow down the

Re: [biofuel] Why is my Diesel Overspeeding?

2004-03-17 Thread Stanley Baer
I have heard that if the conditions of the rings are bad enough, the blowby which is vented to the intake can bring in enough oil vapours from the engine oil to cause the engine to race even though no fuel is being delivered by the injectors. stan Dave Donnelly wrote: fred M [EMAIL

Re[2]: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hallo Robert, Keith, Tuesday, 16 March, 2004, 23:25:00, you wrote: rlr You have read my rantings on the demise of market gardens here in rlr North America, and the necessity of increased fuel usage that their rlr decline has wrought. Personally, I would like the whole

Re: Re[2]: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread murdoch
Being able to read these posts and this type of information is a great benefit of participating in this group. I'm in southeastern Michigan (USA) and farmers, being the independent and often bullheaded lot they are, just don't want to believe that you can do it any other way. I have a 5 acre

Re: [biofuel] Re: The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
You need to differentiate between Canola and rapeseed on this. Canola is not traditional rapeseed, and it is not originally a GMO either. It can be fed at a lot higher rate than rapeseed. Edward Beggs On Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at 08:16 AM, kirkmcloren wrote: The isoflavones in soy make

[biofuel] EERE Network News -- 03/17/04

2004-03-17 Thread EERE Network News
A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) http://www.eere.energy.gov/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). March 17, 2004 #newsNews and Events #6719DOE Launches Energy Hog Energy Efficiency Campaign #6732DOE Offers $6 Million to Advance Solid-State

RE: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hello George IMO the best system is ley farming, but it seems to be virtually unknown in the US. This is from our website: The classic text on intensive pasture management is Andre Voisin's Grass Productivity. One of them. He refers to ley farming as well. Rather in passing, as with his

Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Brian Keith, What you read was my first post here, Oops! Sorry - I wasn't very gentle, was I? Should have noticed, but we have a few Brians. Anyway, belatedly, welcome! I apologize for my lack of tech-saavy-ness. I was not familiar with the system, hence my confusion on the author. Let

RE: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hi George, Alex I'd take that a bit further. I believe a 5-10 acre farm is capable of providing most of the nutritional needs of 50-100 families, or about 10 families/acre. (Sorry for the US measures). I'd agree with that. Chinese farmers were doing nearly that a hundred years ago, and we've

[biofuel] Romblon Pioneers in Coco-Methyl Ester Production for Fuel

2004-03-17 Thread moonmen944
Romblon is an island/province in the Philippines - Romblon Pioneers in Coco-Methyl Ester Production for Fuel Date: Wednesday, November 20 @ 14:41:05 PHT Topic: Regional News Now it can be told! Romblon䴜s main export is coconut not marble. However, since copra is just the

[biofuel] Sunoil better than biodiesel

2004-03-17 Thread kirkmcloren
from http://www.sciencegroups.com/viewtopic.php? t=23536sid=8c39c538abf24d72e52d2d4f452871fb Biodiesel is the name applied to vegetable oils that have been reacted with a small amount of alcahole (methanol or ethanol) catalysed by a hydroxide (such as NaOH or KOH) in a backyard tech

[biofuel] New Processors ?

2004-03-17 Thread lovemydiesel2003
Did I read it correctly? Is Journey to Forever planning on offering ready-built processors sometime this summer ?? That sounds mucho interesting. Any additional information available yet ? Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives:

RE: [biofuel] Why is my Diesel Overspeeding?

2004-03-17 Thread Richmond, Peter
Yes there is a very good chance that those seals in there will be affected by BD. Think pre '94 would cause a problem. My 91 1HD-T Powered 80 Series Landcruiser's Fuel Pump seals went using Low Sulphur Fuel within a couple thou km's with LSD. But wouldn't thought leaking seals would cause your

[biofuel] Re: New Processors ?

2004-03-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hello - I'm glad you love your diesel. Did I read it correctly? Is Journey to Forever planning on offering ready-built processors sometime this summer ?? That sounds mucho interesting. Any additional information available yet ? Nope, you read it wrong, whatever it might have been - this maybe?

Re: [biofuel] Sunoil better than biodiesel

2004-03-17 Thread Keith Addison
Yeah, well, I guess the reason they prefer that is because, unlike biodiesel, you need heavy-duty industrialised financial backing for it, so it can't slip out of the hands of your proper corporateers and fall into the clutches of a bunch of hairy savages like us who'll go and upset

RE: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Harpsong
Okay, for an absolute newbie... please define your terms. What are the characteristics of Chinese farms / farming? Thanks, Rebecca --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi George, Alex I'd take that a bit further. I believe a 5-10 acre farm is capable of providing most of the

Chinese farms - was RE: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)

2004-03-17 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Rebecca, welcome Okay, for an absolute newbie... please define your terms. What are the characteristics of Chinese farms / farming? It's a farming system. It's been proposed and is indeed used as a much better foundation for rural development in Southeast Asia and throughout the 3rd