Hello All
I am gathering information on the feasibility of converting a diesel car for using Vegetable Oil. I Just joined the ML, but I have been browsing the archive and searching on specific topics for a couple weeks. I have not always been able to find answers to questions, so I figured I would go ahead and post some of my major questions and see if anyone here wants to tackle them. Most likely someone already has, and can point me to the correct posts. 1) I have read that Biodiesel emissions are a bit higher in NOx than Dinodiesel . How do emissions change for vegetable Oil? I assume it would be similar to Biodiesel, but it is an assumption that someone has probably tested somewhere. How do these emissions compare with emissions from my 1999 Honda Civic (which Uses normal unleaded gasoline)? I have read that european institutiions have accepted the emmisions as reasonable (similar to bideisel), but what are the numbers? 2) How hard is Vegetable Oil on a Diesel engine? Does it reduce the operational life span of the engine? If so, How Much 3) Where can people purchase large multi-gallon quantities of vegetable oil? I am sure that folks running cars on new vegetable oil are not buying quarts from the local Safeway! I live in Eastern Washington State which is very agricultural, so I would expect I should be able to find a place near me, but I have no idea how to go about it! Those are the main questions for now. I intened to keep my eyes open in the coming years for the kind of vehicle I want, and when the opportunity presents itself, I will buy and try a conversion if I can find good sources of fuel. Using Biodiesel might also be an intersting future idea to explore, but I love the idea of using a fuel that does not need any harsh treatment to make it useable. Thanks in advance for any Michael __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ 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/
