Steve, I'm also member of the VW Tdi Yahoo Group (and someday would love to own one) and just posted to the Group asking if the VW Tdi has a cat, and was told it does. I've replied asking if anyone has had premature cat failure - and I'll let the Biofuels Group know what I hear.
Are you aware that the EPA mandated reduction in sulfur in about '92 (with the result that lots of injection pumps had o-ring failures due to loss of lubricity?) Craig steve spence wrote: > US diesel has a high enough sulfur content to ruin a cat converter. do not > use dinodiesel with a cat, ever. > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ > Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - > http://24.190.106.81:8383/2000/humanpower.htm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "craig reece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 12:21 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] catalytic converter question > > > I plan on running SVO or WVO when ever I'm in town, biodiesel on the road > if I > > can find it (and I'm confident that it will become increasingly available > > throughout the country and Latin America and Canada eventually) and only > plan > > to run dinodiesel when absolutely necessary. I'm in Berkeley, and my > > understanding is that all diesel sold in California, and probably the US, > is > > no low-sulfur. > > > > Craig > > > > steve spence wrote: > > > > > us diesel has a sulfur content that poisons a cat converter quite > > > efficiently. do you have low sulfur diesel where you are? > > > > > > Steve Spence > > > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > > > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > > > > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ > > > Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - > > > http://24.190.106.81:8383/2000/humanpower.htm > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "craig reece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 9:28 PM > > > Subject: Re: [biofuel] catalytic converter question > > > > > > > According to my Land Rover 300 Tdi workshop manual, I've got a cat, > with > > > > platinum-coated ceramic medium. > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > steve spence wrote: > > > > > > > > > cats can't be used with dino diesel. they can be used with > biodiesel, > > > and > > > > > are recommended. > > > > > > > > > > Steve Spence > > > > > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > > > > > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > > > > > > > > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ > > > > > Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - > > > > > http://24.190.106.81:8383/2000/humanpower.htm > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "craig reece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "Biofuel" <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:25 PM > > > > > Subject: [biofuel] catalytic converter question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just read the post by Keith Addison about the particles emitted by > > > > > > catalytic converters. 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