The BioDiesel I am able to buy now here in Austin is pretty good. We are paying 2.99 for ASTM certified soy BioDiesel in a B99 mix to avoid road taxes.
I blend that 50/50 with dino and some additives. I get a nice smell and a good engine that doesn't eat fuel filters. Took awhile to get the gunk out of the tanks, but it all is running smoothly. We now have 4 vehicles in the family running BioD Enice has her 4WD K5 for camping and BOV, but drives the corolla most of the time. She does drive the K5 once a week to keep it in shape. But it gets 21 mpg. Not bad for a 1983 full size 3/4 ton 4wd that will go about anywhere. I have my 1984 Volvo 240 that really is a gem of a car. Has a VW engine and gets 30 mpg and loves BioDiesel. That's MY commute car. And I have my 1978 K5 for off-road, towing the boats and travel trailer, livestock trailer, utility flatbed etc. And last but not least, my 1993 1 ton Ford Ex-Ambulance with a 7.3 diesel. Use it for Rescue Rangering and SAR stuff and have it setup like a command post in the back for communications and computers. By clearing the work space you can also sleep two people. This was my FIRST BioDiesel vehicle and it runs great, uses a little oil as the engine has 193,000 miles but is strong. I drove it out to Burning Man and back a few years ago. However it's currently LIMPING along as it needs a rebuild on the rear end. And makes horrible noises if you drive more than 25 mph. The driveline repair place said 1500 bucks, but it hasn't been a priority. I keep it out back of the barn and one of these days, I am going to find a used rear end at a junk yard or off ebay and spend a weekend getting it back on the road. Minna's mini-van, though nice and comfy and fairly economical as little as she drives, is getting old. We need to look at replacing it with a newer vehicle as I am the only one allowed to drive junk. I am trying my best to get her to look at a Passat Diesel or Jetta. If I had MY choice in what she drive, it would be one of the new Jeep Liberties with a diesel engine. I was able to drive one of these for a week in Belize last year. They have been making them for 4 years, only THIS year started SELLING them in the US. You could buy them all over central America but they were made in Ohio and shipped through Miami. But ONLY this year could you buy one in the US. mel -----Original Message----- From: Busyditch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:14 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Is this fraud? I dont think this guy realizes how fraudulent his ad is. This is NOT biodiesel, just WVO and dino mixed. http://cgi.ebay.com/Bio-Diesel-Biodiesel-Kit-Fuel-for-15-cents-a-gallon_W0QQitemZ5997737337QQcategoryZ3240QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 9/2/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 9/2/2005
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