Re: [Biofuel] confessions of an economic hit man

2009-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Darryl, Kirk and all Did you see Greg Palast's take on John Perkins? Palast had to deal with him before he discovered whistles and blowing them. John Perkins: Jerk, Con Man, Shill http://www.gregpalast.com/john-perkins-jerk-con-man-shill/ Seems Greg didn't like him much. But... But, as in

Re: [Biofuel] confessions of an economic hit man

2009-07-27 Thread Darryl McMahon
Keith, thanks for the Palast link. I had not seen this before. It appears I need to add 'Secret History' to my (ever lengthening) reading list. I remember the discussions of 'Confessions' on the list; that's how it got onto my reading list. We need more people with business and economic

[Biofuel] Interesting Read

2009-07-27 Thread Kirk McLoren
: /pipermail/attachments/20090727/a40659f8/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html

Re: [Biofuel] effect of biodiesel on injection pump

2009-07-27 Thread fox mulder
Dear All, I used 100% biodiesel in VW passat and jeep cherokee limited for the last few years. Prior to jeep I used it in passat. after three years, I found that the car would cut off and would not start. after waiting for 10 to 15 minutes it would start and go for a few miles, then it would

Re: [Biofuel] effect of biodiesel on injection pump

2009-07-27 Thread James Quaid
Fox, Interesting info. I had a similar problem using a combination of diesel and WVO in an 85 VW TDI Jetta. Where I would start it on diesel and switch to WVO after the engine was up to temp. It died at a red light one day and I had to have it towed. However an hour later it started right up.

Re: [Biofuel] effect of biodiesel on injection pump

2009-07-27 Thread Thompson, Mark L. (Boise IPG)
I had one fail running normal diesel at about 90K. At 90K my VW jetta sensor was reading 20C high, and it would not start well when it was cold. I replaced it fixed the cold start issue. It was about $12 for the part. I have been running B5 and B20 for the past 4 years without problems. I