Re: [Biofuel] Peugeot 505 four cylinder turbo chargeddiesel vehicle!?

2005-10-10 Thread Brian Rodgers
Thanks Derick On 10/9/05, Derick Giorchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for the compression 18 to 24 2/1 that is old school #s as for the head gasket there used to be a product out there called copper seal I thought about this and I can't imagine it will work. With the high compression of the

Re: [Biofuel] Peugeot 505 Cooling System Problems...

2005-10-10 Thread Brian Rodgers
Hey that's pretty cool thanks These Haynes manuals really blow, to steal a phrase from my son. However they are better than nothing, right? Unfortunately here is an excerpt from this page: Peugeot 2.0, 2.1, 2.3 2.5 Litre Diesel Engines ('74 to '90) (Service and Repair Manuals) (Hardcover) by Ian

Re: [Biofuel] Peugeot 505 four cylinder turbo charged diesel

2005-10-10 Thread Brian Rodgers
Very good idea thanks Doug. On 10/9/05, Doug Foskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Search on the web: you may be lucky. The Haynes manualwould be available from book suppliers (but there are some inaccuracies in Haynes manuals: but they are better than nothing!) See the other similar threads for my

Re: [Biofuel] Pumping WVO from tanks

2005-10-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Most restaurants also have things like pickle barrels around - WVO goes into those well and they seal. Jason and Katie wrote: I read a snip or website (cant remember for sure) where the homebrewer had an agreement with the restaurant and would leave his own barrels at the business and just swap

Re: [Biofuel] atkins=no McDougall=yes

2005-10-10 Thread Mike Weaver
I've tied them both - they both workied in that I lost weight. I found MacDougall easier to stay on and I felt better. With Atkins I lost weight but finally couldn't live with the side-effects. -Mike Paul S Cantrell wrote: Sorry, John, but I don't have any negative results to share. I

Re: [Biofuel] atkins=no McDougall=yes

2005-10-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Paul S Cantrell wrote: Mike W., you never cease to entertain me... Now I can die a happy man! Anyway, I just wanted to add another Doctor to the conversation. Dr. John McDougall is a non-quack. He and his wife have been at this for over 30 years and there is no 'hype' I followed this for

Re: [Biofuel] Alright, I'm stumped.

2005-10-10 Thread Thomas Kelly
Kurt, You wrote: " ... Emulsed like crap when I tried to wash it, to the point of a full 50% of the test wash ending up a crappy mayonnaise consistency. To date, after 36+ hours of settling, I barely have 100mL of clear upper level separated out of a 300mL test wash." (my

Re: [Biofuel] Sen. Lieberman: Biofuel + Plug-In Hybrids on threshold of commercialization

2005-10-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Oh, he probably gets it. But saying and being drummed out of office is something else again. Jimmy Cartet "got it" and look what happened to him. It's the vast majority of US citizens that "don't get it" and won't, until they have to. People in the US are mad about gas prices, but they are

Re: [Biofuel] Pumping WVO from tanks

2005-10-10 Thread Richard U
You can get those nice white 5 gallon buckets, with nice tight lids, free from super-markets with bakeries or deli's...ask them or dive into their dumpster. Just leave a few with the restaurant...maybe they can even leave them inside where they stay warm. This way the oil doesn't get mixed up with

Re: [Biofuel] Pumping WVO from tanks

2005-10-10 Thread John Wilson
Collecting WVO I collect with barrels but they are heavy, you have to have a crane to load them. The better way is to get the reataurant to filter the waste into their collecting pail and then when the WVO is cool, pour it back into the original container. Much easier to handle. JW I read a snip

[Biofuel] UTEK Corporation Completes Technology Transfer with Kwikpower International for Mobile Bio-Diesel Refineries

2005-10-10 Thread tony
Just got this in today's news alert. seem to remember someone posting regarding oscillatory flow reactor recently http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051010/105151.html?.v=1printer=1 Press ReleaseSource: UTEK Corporation UTEK Corporation Completes Technology Transfer with Kwikpower International for

Re: [Biofuel] Alright, I'm stumped.

2005-10-10 Thread Kurt Nolte
On 10/10/05, Thomas Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The crappy mayonnaise sounds like soap. That's my ultimate thought, too. Added a very carefully measured amount of my methoxide, 100mL, to the reprocessing candidate in the blender. ... Anyway, five hours after reprocessing the first-run

Re: [Biofuel] Sen. Lieberman: Biofuel + Plug-In Hybrids on threshold of commercialization

2005-10-10 Thread Appal Energy
You're correct Mike, Jimmy Carter got it. But it wasn't what he got that sent the economy into a tailspin. Yes, it was partly his fault for failing to pay strict attention to some of the economic indicators soon enough. But the market took a dive largely due to the shakeup from the Arab oil

Re: [Biofuel] Sen. Lieberman: Biofuel + Plug-In Hybrids on threshold of commercialization

2005-10-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Nah, we'll take magical thinking and chaos over reality and reasonably orderly energy planning every time. You watch. Mike Weaver for President Magical Thinking Party 2 SUVs and a Monster house for every American! Appal Energy wrote: You're correct Mike, Jimmy Carter "got it." But it

Re: [Biofuel] Pumping WVO from tanks

2005-10-10 Thread Ian Theresa Sims
Try this site it is somewhat like JtF but has a plan for a retrieval pump in it somewhere Cheers Ian http://www.biodieselcommunity.org/appleorchard/ - Original Message - From: Richard U [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:56 AM Subject:

Re: [Biofuel] emulsion help thanks Ian

2005-10-10 Thread Ian Theresa Sims
No problems, the biggest batch I can make is 40L which is more than enough for my family. Just as a matter of interest do you have much trouble getting methanol and if you don't mind how much do you pay for it. I am paying NZ$1.60 L. Cheers Ian - Original Message - From:

Re: [Biofuel] Alright, I'm stumped.

2005-10-10 Thread JJJN
Sounds like my first run and I'm no expert now but I had to eliminate the variables one by one.. So I got Virgin oil, Got better at titration, got a better lye (and how to measure it!) - and Bingo there it was perfect Bio.. Make sure you measure your Lye very carefully, I found I

Re: [Biofuel] 55 Gallon Drum Seals

2005-10-10 Thread b rawlins
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Re: [Biofuel] Alright, I'm stumped.

2005-10-10 Thread Derick Giorchino
Sad to say but I think most of us have screwed up at one point or another. My big mistake was the very first thing doing the titration with the better titration method but I for got 1 minor thing so from that point all was up hill. When checking my process one thing at a time checking and

[Biofuel] Grey water heat recovery and low tech Solar collectors????

2005-10-10 Thread JJJN
Hi folks, I was looking for some ways to help save some energy this winter. I found two places that may help, but I know nothing about either and wonder if it is worth the investment or not. They are: 1) Solar collectors 2) Grey water heat going down the drain Can anyone give me some

Re: [Biofuel] Alright, I'm stumped.

2005-10-10 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Kurt Did you manage to get past this little hurdle in your previous message? Right, mixed up batch one last night. Unfortunately it was pretty improvised; One I need to get a better scale (This one only measures down to the nearest two grams, how screwy is that?), and two I need to get

Re: [Biofuel] Pumping WVO from tanks

2005-10-10 Thread Keith Addison
I have found a Chinese restaurant that will let me have all the WVO I want and it tests good. How do I get the WVO out of the tank? It is sitting on the ground and I need to pump it into a barrel on the back of my truck. See how Chuck Ranum does it: Chuck Ranum's biodiesel processor

Re: [Biofuel] Alright, I'm stumped.

2005-10-10 Thread Kurt Nolte
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html#whatdo What should you do if your fuel doesn't pass the wash-test? Well, for one thing I'm certainly not giving up. Just stumped. I've licked carburetor problems, idling issues, helped rebuild transmissions, and above all I'm paying my own way