Hello Richard > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Golden > > I just bought a 1998 Dodge Ram Diesel... I would really like to > > set it up to run WVO... I just am a little nervous about it with > > this rather expensive vehicle. > > What are the risks running WVO? Would I be better off just going > > with biodiesel? What happens after 100,000 miles? is there any > > real evidence? > >Matt, you might try a Google (or your favorite search engine) >search for 'Dodge WVO', seems I saw a lot of message boards >about truck WVO. >I found a good site to help with straight WVO questions: >http://www.northwales.org.uk/bio-power/svo.htm
John Nicholson's site. >But I need some help with some terms that are probably common >knowledge in the UK. >what is "Jay cloth"...used for filtering It's a thin, blue-and-white cleaning cloth, dunno wot it's made of but it's woven so as to have a mesh, like a fine net. >jubilee clips Gem clips? Stainless steel clamps with a bolt on the side, used for connecting hoses etc. >"organic solvents" >a natural solvent >Industrial white spirit or turps substitute http://www.inchem.org/documents/hsg/hsg/hsg103.htm White spirit (HSG 103, 1996) >And does anyone have any experience or insight in the use of these >additives. There's been some discussion of it before, here and elsewhere, which I guess could be summed up as scepticism. Eg.: >>Sounds almost to good.... > >Um, yes. It was discussed recently at the veg-oil diesel list, with >general scepticism. Paddy (UK) said: "Personally I reckon it is a >load of baloney", which seemed to sum it up. Whatever white spirit >happens to be anyway, though in the UK it seems to be mineral >turpentine (artificial). There's some info on it here: >http://www.inchem.org/documents/hsg/hsg/hsg103.htm >White spirit (HSG 103, 1996) > >It was thought it wouldn't improve the combustion, but would lower >the viscosity somewhat, though not in such small quantities as shown >(a teaspoonful, I think), you'd need much more - 30-50%. > >I discussed it before offlist with a few other people, we couldn't >see the point. Not much different to mixing the oil with kerosene, >and I don't think there's much point to that: > >Mixing it >http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#1mixing > >If someone finds it works for them, that's great, but recommending >it might be another matter. What you can safely recommend are either >biodiesel or a proper SVO system, that is an engine conversion or a >two-tank system with pre-heating, using biodiesel or petro-diesel >for starts and stops. Maybe Darren has later information? Have you seen Darren Hill's site? I think it's much better than John Nicholson's. http://www.vegburner.co.uk/index.html Vegburner >I get the feeling that straight WVO is not really a topic of favor >here... That's not true at all, all biofuels subjects are "topics of favor" here, there's been a great deal of discussion of WVO and I'm sure there'll be a great deal more. You said this before: >I'm sorry if I'm requesting info that has been recently posted, but >my search for "straight WVO" did not give me satisfaction...let me >know if there is a more productive search title. I wanted to ask you which archives you used, because (as I keep saying) if you used Yahoo's archives you wouldn't have got too far, it's useless. Use the list's independent archives, which is linked at the end of every message you receive: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ... where a search for "straight WVO" (including quotes) yields 1,765 hits. Each of those has a "Click here for more on this subject" button which takes you to the whole thread. Other search strings would give you far more results, and you'd find the right strings to use from reading these messages. Not a "topic of favor"? >if someone can guide me to where there might be more interest >in straight WVO...I will go away, and not bother you...and leave you >all transfixed on your Transesterification. Richard, there's room for everything. Nobody's "transfixed" on anything, and even if they were you (a) don't have to read it, messages have subject lines, and (b) it would in no way prevent any other discussion. Anyway biodiesel and SVO/WVO are pretty much complementary subjects. Keith >Richard U > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Golden > > > > I just bought a 1998 Dodge Ram Diesel... I would really like to > > set it up to run WVO... I just am a little nervous about it with > > this rather expensive vehicle. > > > > What are the risks running WVO? Would I be better off just going > > with biodiesel? What happens after 100,000 miles? is there any > > real evidence? > > > > Thanks all! > > > > Matt ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
