[biofuel] High Fuel Costs Put Focus on Renewable Energy *#

2004-05-31 Thread YankeeTrader
[Image] IE.M High Fuel Costs Put Focus on Renewable Energy http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=570u=/nm/20040527/sc_nm/energy_renewables_dcprinter=1 --- U.S. Business News, May 30, 2004, Bedminster, New Jersey. 1,000 persons an hour die of hunger

[biofuel] Is using a metal propane tank for bio OK?

2004-05-31 Thread TJ Ferreira
Own a VW Westfalia which has a propane tank on drivers side. If I were to buy a used westie propane tank and mount under passengers side (there is a perfect spot where it will fit and has same bolt fittings as drivers side does), drill proper hole for filling the tank and finding some stopper

[biofuel] In the Tank :)

2004-05-31 Thread biobenz
Well, the first small batches of BD have made their way into the fuel tank of the Benz after being filtered, and hopefully many many more are to follow. Tomorow I go at it one more time, only this time comparing the results of the electronic PH meter with strips and then also with

Re[2]: [biofuel] Cold Turkey

2004-05-31 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
Hallo Keith, Sunday, 30 May, 2004, 18:00:47, you wrote: ...snip... Ah, Kurt Vonnegut! I've always loved the old coot. KA Yes! It's hard not to. He's 81 and still smoking, cursing the stuff KA for not killing him. A fire on one end and a fool on the other, LOL! KA Did he turn you into a

[biofuel] Whence The Fuel For The Indy 500, NASCAR, Etc?

2004-05-31 Thread murdoch
As we watch today's famous Indy 500 race, I had cause to revisit a question I've had many years, which is to get straight where the fuel comes from. Last I checked, Indy 500 cars were using Methanol, though over recent years there has been some upheaval in Indy Technology. In Nascar, I believe

Re: Re[2]: [biofuel] Cold Turkey

2004-05-31 Thread Lyle Estill
Grand Funk, as in Grand Funk Railroad? Whoa, Gustl, if I only had a stylus I could drop the LP on the turntable and work on the blog. On May 30, 2004, at 9:12 PM, Gustl Steiner-Zehender wrote: Hallo Keith, Sunday, 30 May, 2004, 18:00:47, you wrote: ...snip... Ah, Kurt Vonnegut! I've

Re: [biofuel] Re: Oil and Israel - Hakan

2004-05-31 Thread Appal Energy
There are many Jewish people who are active in bringing justice and fairness to our existence. Why Luc didn't bother to write about them? Probably for reasons similar to why you don't fix what ain't broke. - Original Message - From: alex [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [biofuel] building your own diesel motorcycle

2004-05-31 Thread kline
Has anyone out there built a diesel powered motorcycle? If so, let me know, I believe it would be a good project. It would be cool and unique, but what engine would you use that would perform well in that application? J.D. Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [biofuel] Biomass Could Reduce CO2 Emissions, Report Says

2004-05-31 Thread Keith Addison
Another way to reduce carbon dioxide by almost 50% is to use the Abdilmalik patent (attacheched). I am a retired aerospace environmental engineer who became interested in the Boudouart Reaction because it provided a method for conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon. If you require additional

Re: [biofuel] PVC

2004-05-31 Thread Keith Addison
Can PVC pipe be used in processing biodiesel, more specifically in Girl Mark's fumeless processor? Hi Steven That's the waterpipes, right? Grey stuff. I use it with biodiesel, for instance as standpipes in the processor and settling tank, where it's exposed to the biodiesel, by-product,

Re: [biofuel] Is using a metal propane tank for bio OK?

2004-05-31 Thread Chris Eyring
PLEASE use extreme caution when drilling into any propane tank. Drilling creates heat, sparks, and a possible explosion hazard with even a very small amount of propane. My experience with propane tanks is limited but I understand they should handle nything that is oil based, I would

Re: [biofuel] building your own diesel motorcycle

2004-05-31 Thread Doug Foskey
There was a Dutch motorcycle that used a 2L Peugeot motor. I cannot remember what Gearbox he used, or the orientation. There is an Indian manufactured Enfield m/c using a Hatz 350cc diesel, but they are pedestrian. I recently have seen another one using a V-twin diesel, but cannot remember the

[biofuel] Re: Whence The Fuel For The Indy 500, NASCAR, Etc?

2004-05-31 Thread Brian
Indy cars are still running on Methanol. I think NASCAR still uses leaded gas, actually. I'm not a racing fan, but just picked these thngs up when doing web searches in racing fuel searching for inexpensive methanol sources. Brian --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] Re: Cold Turkey

2004-05-31 Thread Brian
Mark Farnar is your cousin? Cool. They put out some great music back then. Brian --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Gustl Steiner-Zehender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hallo Keith, Sunday, 30 May, 2004, 18:00:47, you wrote: ...snip... Ah, Kurt Vonnegut! I've always loved the old coot. KA

[biofuel] Re: Biodiesel Usage in NC

2004-05-31 Thread Brian
Whoops. This was supposed to be a reply to Keith to a response he left in the oil an dIsrael thread. How I managed to respond to the wrong reply, I don't know. Brian --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, As always, it seems that the solutions lie more in

Re: [biofuel] Is using a metal propane tank for bio OK?

2004-05-31 Thread David Visman
New to the group. Say I sure would like to know how someone is going to get 40 miles to the gallon out of a full size truck if that is so then I should be able to make my Mercedes 300SD get 60 MPG? I am right in the middle of rebuilding this car and any input towards better mileage would help.

[biofuel] Biomass Could Reduce CO2 Emissions, Report Says *#

2004-05-31 Thread YankeeTrader
[Image] IE.M Biomass Could Reduce CO2 Emissions, Report Says http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=570u=/nm/20040527/sc_nm/environment_biomass_dcprinter=1 --- U.S. Business News, May 30, 2004, Bedminster, New Jersey. 1,000 persons an hour die of hunger

[biofuel] Re: Oil and Israel - Keith

2004-05-31 Thread biobenz
And where do you stand Luc? Are you bashing Jews or bashing Zionists? My position is foremost that of critism of the Zionist oligarchy as an aberation and a criminal enterprise, and that there exists a clear division between judaism and Zionism is somewhat clear in the links I provided to

Re: [biofuel] building your own diesel motorcycle

2004-05-31 Thread kline
There was a Dutch motorcycle that used a 2L Peugeot motor. I cannot remember what Gearbox he used, or the orientation. There is an Indian manufactured Enfield m/c using a Hatz 350cc diesel, but they are pedestrian. I recently have seen another one using a V-twin diesel, but cannot remember

[biofuel] Re: [evworld] Whence The Fuel For The Indy 500, NASCAR, Etc?

2004-05-31 Thread murdoch
Race cars could also run on biodiesel or on Vegetable Oil (Fatty Mehtyl Esthers or Trigliceryides? dunno the chemistry). Biodiesel has a much higher net energy ratio than ethanol. But I agree completely on E85 and ethanol. As to changing the cars to run the fuels, at these speeds, I think

[biofuel] You must pay more

2004-05-31 Thread Busyditch
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[biofuel] Where to buy chemicals?test engine too?

2004-05-31 Thread waterdreamer36
anyone know if you cAn online order the required chemicals to do the fool proof method for making biodiesel?also where could i find a cheap test diesel engine?or any ideas on a cheap test engine? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Domains - Claim

Re: [biofuel] building your own diesel motorcycle

2004-05-31 Thread Busyditch
HA I have had this very idea for years. Not too many engines out there with the proper requirements, most of the small engines I looked at are industrial and do not have the capacity. It may be posible to use one of the new .8 liter Benz engines used in the SmartCar. It is a fun project I hope to

[biofuel] Nukes and Government Lies

2004-05-31 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.populist.com/04.11.krebs.html 6/15/04 CALAMITY HOWLER/A.V. Krebs Nukes and Government Lies Outrage is admittedly the most common emotion one feels after reading the 280-page The Ambushed Grand Jury [Apex Press]. However, one also experiences practically every other human emotion

Re[4]: [biofuel] Cold Turkey

2004-05-31 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
Hallo Lyle, Ja, GFR had a problem with their name and dropped the Railroad portion. They still play together at oldies concerts. The drummer, Donnie Brewer, played with Bob Seeger for a while but they finally got back together for the oldie stuff. I am afraid I am not as smart as I

[biofuel] Cooking Outside, Energy Use, and the Human Enjoyment aspect

2004-05-31 Thread murdoch
Wendell: It took me a little while to understand what you were saying (my fault), but one thing was you were just trying to take into account the energy and resources lost to opening and closing the door. Also you have emphasized that we not forget the human enjoyment element, something I think

[biofuel] Re: [evworld] Whence The Fuel For The Indy 500, NASCAR, Etc?

2004-05-31 Thread MH
murdoch wrote: Both Methanol and Ethanol are somewhere around 70 or 80% energy density of gasoline. Close enough, I think. Battery electric fuel is not as energy dense as any of these liquid fuel, though I haven't checked figures. Pasted below are some comparisons of energy density to