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

2005-10-18 Thread Doug Foskey
Brian, most of the CD mans are pdfs. Just print the relevant pages for the job in hand. regards Doug On Monday 10 October 2005 10:59, Brian Rodgers wrote: Very good idea thanks Doug. On 10/9/05, Doug Foskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Search on the web: you may be lucky. The Haynes

[Biofuel] BD and Oil Burners

2005-10-18 Thread Thomas Kelly
Good Day to All, Does BD clean the nozzle of oil burners? It is time to service my oil burner. I noticed a familiar smell when it came on that, in the past, was corrected with a nozzle replacement. I added another 30 gallons of BD to the heating oil tank bringing BD up to about 20 -25%.

[Biofuel] Kia Carnival an Biodiesel

2005-10-18 Thread Dietmar
Hi, I would like to run a Kia Carnival on biodiesel. Does anybody know what problems I might face? Do I risk to ruin the engine? Cheers Dietmar ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Anyone find a source for used centrifuges?

2005-10-18 Thread fresheggs141
dairys use a centrifuge to seperate the cream from the milk. small, home use ones are numerous on ebay. Dear All- I'm helping to set up a small scale (about 5-8 thousand gallons per year) processing unit at Rice University. This is a completely student run project, and we've got

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread mark manchester
Hi Robert, Darryl, Keith, We've just finished pressing pink insulation into the headers in the basement., sealed the basement door, which leaked water in a storm anyway, and plastic'd the basement windows. Clearly these were the areas we had not addressed before. Let there be no more $500/month

Re: [Biofuel] Kia Carnival an Biodiesel

2005-10-18 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Well, it should be the same as any other newer direct injection diesel. Typically these don't have any trouble on high quaility biodiesel, but often have problems with lower quaility biodiesel (unwashed fuel, glycerin in the fuel, or incompletely reacted fuel). I don't have any specific experience

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread robert luis rabello
mark manchester wrote: Hi Robert, Darryl, Keith, We've just finished pressing pink insulation into the headers in the basement., sealed the basement door, which leaked water in a storm anyway, and plastic'd the basement windows. Clearly these were the areas we had not addressed before. Let

[Biofuel] The latest investor in green energy - the CIA

2005-10-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
from the October 18, 2005 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1018/p02s01-sten.html The latest investor in green energy - the CIA*Within hours, solar and wind energy units can be up and running in war or disaster zones.**By John Dillin* | Correspondent of The Christian Science

Re: [Biofuel] Kia Carnival an Biodiesel

2005-10-18 Thread Paul S Cantrell
I found the following forum for Kia owners that has threads on the engine and at least one thread on biodiesel: http://www.kia-forums.com/f16-kia-carnival-sedona-forum.htm I believe that the engine is built by Kia and was based on a Mazda engine? Can anyone confirm? If Kia sold diesels in the

Re: [Biofuel] Kia Carnival an Biodiesel

2005-10-18 Thread Zeke Yewdall
If Kia sold diesels in the US, I would probably consider one...What I've found is that just about anything sold in the US with a gas engine and automatic transmission, is available in europe or asia with a diesel and a manual transmission. Sort of blows holes in the arguement that they use here

Re: [Biofuel] Kia Carnival an Biodiesel

2005-10-18 Thread Mike Weaver
Shoot - I drove all over Africa in a stick Diesel Mitsubishi Pajero and got 40average mpg even in 4 wheel drive much of the time. Paul S Cantrell wrote: I found the following forum for Kia owners that has threads on the engine and at least one thread on biodiesel:

Re: [Biofuel] Kia Carnival an Biodiesel

2005-10-18 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Exactly. I still want the toyota made VW Taro that we had in Africa. Way better (fuel consumption, as well as off road handling and load capacity) than the toyota tacoma available here in the US.On 10/18/05, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shoot - I drove all over Africa in a stick

Re: [Biofuel] Anyone find a source for used centrifuges?

2005-10-18 Thread garutek
I just found this also http://www.bestlabdeals.com/Centrifuges_s/8297.htm I was looking for a set of beakers for my first batch not a centrifuge. Good luck, Gary - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:22 PM Subject:

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

2005-10-18 Thread Brian Rodgers
Thanks for the reply I only ever found the peugeot 505 S in the vintage CD of Michell's I got the few pages we found printed out. thanks Brian Rodgers On 10/18/05, Doug Foskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian, most of the CD mans are pdfs. Just print the relevant pages for the job in hand.

Re: [Biofuel] methoxide solution - missing scale

2005-10-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hello again Brian snip Now Keith, please don't take this the wrong way (negative being wrong) has it occurred to you that maybe the flow of the JTF web site gets a little interrupted here and there? When was the last time you sat down with a newbie and watched as each step is absorbed and asked

Re: [Biofuel] methoxide solution - missing scale

2005-10-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Brian I'm sorry I spelled your name wrong, people are always doing that to me so I should know better. (But it was late...) Hello Keith Thank you for the thoughtful and considerate review of my weekend's fun in setting up our first mixer and solution of methoxide. I didn't want it to be

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread Michael Luich
I live in an old summer home in new england and my wife got the window quilt fabric which includes a foil layer at the local fabric store. We end up with them up all the time on some windows such as the bedroom where we don't really need daylight. As winter gets on and there's less light anyway's

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread Terry Dyck
Terasen was bought by a Texas company. My speculation is that having control of Natural Gas gives control of the Alberta tar sands oil production. It takes almost as much Natural Gas to melt the tar sands oil rock, to make it a liquid, as they get back in oil. Terry Dyck From: robert luis

[Biofuel] Newbie Question

2005-10-18 Thread allan
Hi All, Great information from the archives, I hope to be producing BD soon. Can anyone tell me if they have worked with a 3.0 Isuzu trooper engine and BD. Also is there anyone in Scotland that is doing their own home production? If there is that would help with the learning curve.

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread ROY Washbish
Mike If I amy ask do you have single or double pain windows the you are covering? I live in New England also and am wondering. Thanks Roy Washbish Michael Luich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in an old summer home in new england and my wife got the window quilt fabric which includes a foil layer

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread robert luis rabello
Terry Dyck wrote: Terasen was bought by a Texas company. My speculation is that having control of Natural Gas gives control of the Alberta tar sands oil production. It takes almost as much Natural Gas to melt the tar sands oil rock, to make it a liquid, as they get back in oil. Terry

Re: [Biofuel] methoxide solution - missing scale

2005-10-18 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Dang, and all along I thought it was the Hokey Pokey...On 10/18/05, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This just isn't what it's all about.What is it all about? Couple of things beyond the immediately obvious. I think the mainpoint is the context. Depends how broad you want to make it, it

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread Darryl McMahon
Jesse (mark manchester [EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi Robert, Darryl, Keith, We've just finished pressing pink insulation into the headers in the basement., sealed the basement door, which leaked water in a storm anyway, and plastic'd the basement windows. Clearly these were the areas we had

[Biofuel] Kyoto City's biodiesel plant

2005-10-18 Thread Keith Addison
Some pictures here of Kyoto City's biodiesel plant: http://www.e-revo.jp/new/sisetu-sinnsetu.html Technology provided by Revo International (Japanese company), plant built by Hitachi Shipping company (official English name not known). The plant can make 5,000 litres of biodiesel a day. The

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread Michael Luich
double paned.On 10/18/05, ROY Washbish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike If I amy ask do you have single or double pain windows the you are covering? I live in New England also and am wondering. Thanks Roy Washbish Michael Luich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in an old summer home in new england and

[Biofuel] hydrogen

2005-10-18 Thread john owens
Has anyone used hydrogen generators in there cars. They are sabose to reduce Emissions Including Nox. john ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at

[Biofuel] best oil to make BD

2005-10-18 Thread Juan B
Hello Everyone, I Would like to know what is the best vegetable oil that can be use to get the most biodiesel ? or it would be better to get animal fat? I looked at the tables in the website but I did not completely understand . thanks Juan ___

Re: [Biofuel] methoxide solution - missing scale

2005-10-18 Thread Brian Rodgers
I knew I should have kept my mouth shut. Hehe Sorry I am being silly again. Keith you do have a great web site and now that you have explained the layered information technique I will go back again and read it all again. I actually knew there was a great depth to the JTF site because every time I

[Biofuel] Lye - Metric to Imperial Unit Conversions

2005-10-18 Thread Hunter McCormack
I am trying to understand the conversion of lye quantities from metric to imperial and I have stumped myself in the process. I understand from given data that lye is used in the amount 1.0% of the virgin vegetable oil weight. It's given that this is approximately 3.5 grams/liter. This

Re: [Biofuel] Lye - Metric to Imperial Unit Conversions

2005-10-18 Thread Joe Street
Hunter McCormack wrote: I am trying to understand the conversion of lye quantities from metric to imperial and I have stumped myself in the process. I understand from given data that lye is used in the amount 1.0% of the virgin vegetable oil weight. It's given that this is

Re: [Biofuel] Lye - Metric to Imperial Unit Conversions

2005-10-18 Thread Paul S Cantrell
www.onlineconversion.com is very helpful! What kind of oil? http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_yield.html Where does the 1% come from? Are you confusing the amounts of lye with titration? NaOH for virgin oil is 3.5 grams/liter 0.1% w/v lye solution About Lye:

Re: [Biofuel] try linux

2005-10-18 Thread Doug Foskey
Another good Live CD is Mepis. I have been using Mepis for about 2 years it is great: easy to set up, will run on old(er) hardware, is Debian based, so good support for updating, etc. Also loads easily on the Harddisc when you decide you like it. regards Doug On Saturday 15 October 2005

Re: [Biofuel] Lye - Metric to Imperial Unit Conversions

2005-10-18 Thread dwoodard
Remember that water weighs 1 kilogram per litre, by the original definition of the litre. If Joe's specific gravity for the oil of 0.92 is exact, then the oil weighs 920 grams per litre. Is the 1.0% supposed to be the amount of lye *solution* per litre of oil (which would raise the question of

Re: [Biofuel] E10 experience here in Manila

2005-10-18 Thread Ramon
Hi Guys Check out this web site - this is something like what I'd like to set up in the Philippines - a coop of course. Best regards, Mon --- http://www.biofuels.coop/coop.shtml -- Piedmont Biofuels CO-OP Piedmont Biofuels is a worker and member owned cooperative. Our

[Biofuel] Piedmont Biofuels

2005-10-18 Thread Lyle Estill
We need to add a line to our website which says, "Be Careful What You Wish For."On Oct 18, 2005, at 6:48 PM, Ramon wrote:Hi GuysCheck out this web site - this is something like what I'd like to setup in the Philippines - a coop of course.Best

Re: [Biofuel] Piedmont Biofuels

2005-10-18 Thread Mike Weaver
I had a good time in Pittsboro! Lyle Estill wrote: We need to add a line to our website which says, "Be Careful What You Wish For." On Oct 18, 2005, at 6:48 PM, Ramon wrote: Hi Guys Check out this web site - this is something like what I'd like to set

Re: [Biofuel] best oil to make BD

2005-10-18 Thread Mike Weaver
Free is the best oil to use ;-) Juan B wrote: Hello Everyone, I Would like to know what is the best vegetable oil that can be use to get the most biodiesel ? or it would be better to get animal fat? I looked at the tables in the website but I did not completely understand . thanks

[Biofuel] Pelly's Model A

2005-10-18 Thread Juan B
Hello everyone, I have been looking to all the reactors and model that exists in the JFC website. I finally manage to get high quality BD. So the next step is to make BD in big quantities. I have a farm that uses about 5000 Gallons of petro diesel a week so I want to change that. I want to

Re: [Biofuel] Lye - Metric to Imperial Unit Conversions

2005-10-18 Thread michael skinner
wow 3.5 g/liter is 0.0035kg/liter 0.35kg is 350 grams Original Message Follows From: Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Lye - Metric to Imperial Unit Conversions Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:48:15

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread Terry Dyck
What the real problem is: the tar sands requires the burning of a lot of fossil fuels just to get the rock solid material into a usuable form (liquid form). This is before it goes to the refinery. Green House gases are being produced before we ever burn the gasoline in our vehicles. Terry

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread robert luis rabello
Terry Dyck wrote: What the real problem is: the tar sands requires the burning of a lot of fossil fuels just to get the rock solid material into a usuable form (liquid form). This is before it goes to the refinery. Green House gases are being produced before we ever burn the gasoline in

[Biofuel] Malaysia To Make Biofuel Mandatory By 2008

2005-10-18 Thread Olivier Morf
Malaysia To Make Biofuel Mandatory By 2008 Source: Reuters, Kuala Lumpur, 7 October 2005 Malaysia, the world's top palm oil producer, will make a palm oil-based fuel a mandatory additive at petrol pumps by 2008, a newspaper said on Thursday, part of government efforts to cut its diesel subsidy

[Biofuel] AU Car makers approve ethanol blend fuel

2005-10-18 Thread MH
Car makers approve ethanol blend fuel October 19, 2005 Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1485570.htm In a breakthrough for the ethanol industry, Australia's four car makers have reached agreement to label all cars made in Australia as E10

[Biofuel] smart car

2005-10-18 Thread MH
Mitsubishi to Supply 700cc Engine for DaimlerChrysler's smart car 17 October 2005 http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/10/mitsubishi_to_s.html Mitsubishi Motors will begin supplying fuel-efficient 700cc gasoline engines to DaimlerChrysler AG for use in the smart car starting as early as

Re: [Biofuel] Prep for winter

2005-10-18 Thread MH
Window quilts, why not? Only at night, though, right? Otherwise, always wear a miner's helmet with the light on the forehead. I like window quilts but I'll stick to the foam panels (R10) I've used for the past several years. I remove the sun facing ones during the day if someones home.