>Thanks for the reply. It seems that the clogging would be unlikely >if you get a good reaction and the gravity comes out in spec. I just >wanted to get a first hand account from someone running unwashed bd. >I plan to run the finished product through a 5-10 micron filter, does >that matter? What about using a mixture with regular diesel (mostly >bd.)?
Hello Ed Most of the information I've read on the subject says that washing is highly necessary. It's not just a small amount of glyc, it's soaps and gunk you don't want in your motor. As far as I know only Josh Tickell in "From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank" says, with lots of provisos, that it's probably not worth the trouble, but nearly everyone disagrees with him (otherwise an excellent book). There've been quite a lot of posts on this in the past (the question regularly gets asked), why not do a search in the message archives at the list website? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/messages Best Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am planning to buy a newer VW TDI and would like to start > producing > > biodiesel. Most of the info I have read on the subject says that > > water washing is unnecessary. What is the possible result if the > > fuel is not washed and the sp. gravity is .86-.90. If diesels can > > run on heated vegtable oil why would a small glycerin content be > > harmful? > > > > Regards, > > > > Ed E. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
