Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-10-01 Thread francisco j burgos
sea level, which would be a reasonable gasoline-BD blend?. Thanks. F. - Original Message - From: Gregg Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines Hi Jonathan, A straightforward

RE: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-10-01 Thread Mel Riser
- From: Gregg Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 9/30/2004 4:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines Hi Jonathan, A straightforward question deserves

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-30 Thread Jonathan Schearer
Gregg, I have a question to ask you about your FFV TC minivan. I have read that these are designed to run any blend of gasoline and ethanol, up to 85% ethanol. Why are you running biodiesel and not ethanol? Personal preference? Ethanol not available in your area? Just curious, that's all.

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-30 Thread Gregg Davidson
Hi Jonathan, A straightforward question deserves, will get, a straightforward answer: Personal preference due to E-85 fuel is not available (that I know of) in Georgia. I've also read in my Chrysler Owner's manual that you have to use a special type of motor oil if you use E-85 fuel. If you

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread Keith Addison
Sometime ago someone was talking about doing there own testing of mixing 10% biodeisel in gas, and running there lawnmower on it. I think that in that same email, there was talk about trying the same test on a minivan. As fas as I know there was never an email about the result of running

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread NignMoi
Hi guys, What brilliant posts! I wonder if anyone has added Straight (or waste) VO and if so what the results were? Would it be miscible with gas? Regards, Nigel --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Sometime ago someone was talking about doing there own testing of mixing 10%

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread Gregg Davidson
Hello Al, I'm the one that posted a while back about mixing a percentage of BD, about 10 - 15%, with my gas using it in my lawnmower, as well as my mini van Jeeps. It was sucessful. So far, I add BD to my gas frequently. This cleans the build-up out. I noticed my mileage drops a bit, but

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread dwoodard
I would be wary of this because of the detonation (knocking) risk. Certainly accelerate gently. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Gregg Davidson wrote: Hello Al, I'm the one that posted a while back about mixing a percentage of BD, about 10 - 15%, with my

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread Greg Harbican
: Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines I would be wary of this because of the detonation (knocking) risk. Certainly accelerate gently. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread Keith Addison
Thanks for this, that takes it all forward a whole lot. Unfortunately, Franklin's email account has been non-functional for a while. I hope he'll rejoin us and give us further news of his work with biodiesel, in both 2-strokes and gasoline engines. Hello Al, I'm the one that posted a

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread dwoodard
( knocking ) would be less, would it not? Greg H. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 08:58 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines I would be wary of this because of the detonation (knocking) risk

Re: [Biofuel] running biodiesel in gas engines

2004-09-29 Thread Gregg Davidson
Hi Keith, Glad I could be of help to folks that have questions. I haven't had much time to make any more BD than the 5 or 6 gallons I made recently. I added about 2.2 gallons (a bit over 10%) to the fuel in my Chrysler TC mini van earlier this month. The 3.3 L V-6 Flex Fuel engine seemed to