G'day Steven >G'day Keith >As far as solid results....no.
Well, do take some photographs whenever you get the head pulled of. >Yes as per ACREVO report, 9% ethanol >emulsified into the vege oil. I found the fuel excellent and it burned >cleaned at the exhaust. Talking to a couple of other fellas, they also >have tried it and it worked well, but they did caution that some fuel >injector pumps have some components that are susceptible to failure when >exposed long term to ethanol. Um, yes. Wish we had a solid list of which is which. I guess Lucas would be bottom of the list, as usual (aka the Prince of Darkness for their electrical systems)... or do I mean top of the list - worst, anyway. Maybe I misjudge them (but anyone who's owned an old Land Rover will fail to be filled with instant delight and admiration on hearing the name Lucas). Wish also that all of them would build the damn' things a bit more bomb-proof - they shouldn't rot with a bit of eth, nor even meth, let alone biodiesel, and they shouldn't break when you feed them SVO either. It's not as if durable materials aren't available in this day and age. Grumble grumble... >As far as long term study of SVO/PPO I don't think anyone here >(Australia) is really interested in it, and would rather rely on >information coming out of Europe. I keep in touch with Keller & Co as >they are involved with the PPO project and give me some idea of what is >happening. The Germans are doing really excellent stuff. I think they're way ahead, and Europe generally. Thanks Steven. Best wishes Keith >Best regards > >Steven > >Keith Addison wrote: > > >G'day Steven > > > >Did you get any solid results with the ethanol blend - any tests done > >on the motor or emissions? I presume you were using ACREVO's 9% of > >95% ethanol? > > > >Good news that you've been having success with crude canola, > >undegummed. I hope you'll monitor it closely so that the beginnings > >of a benchmark can be established. Unfortunately "the ute is still > >going", while encouraging (maybe it'll encourage others), won't > >persuade any powers-that-be, nor authorities - they'll want proper > >measures that can be nailed to the wall and stay there. A bit like > >the results we've had so far with using biodiesel as 2-stroke oil > >(usually at about double the OEM recommendation srength): promising, > >but no long-term results and no data yet. SVO/WVO is itself in that > >situation, though less and less so. > > > >Best wishes > > > >Keith > > > > > > > > > >>G'day all > >>I thought it was time for me to chip in on this one, as this a real > >>focus of interest, and is one of the few ways you can legally use a > >>renewable fuel in Australia without excise obligations. > >> > >>I am a farmer in Australia who own his own (allbeit small) oil expeller > >>(Keller KEK). I have been growing Canola, extracting & filtering the > >>oil, processing the oil into biodiesel, using it in my machinery and > >>selling the press cake. Because of the implications of the proposed > >>taxation of biodiesel, I will be paying tax on a renewable fuel that I > >>produce myself. Because of the cost of testing and the volume I make, > >>even if the fuel I produce meets the proposed Australian standard, I > >>have been informed I cannot access the manufacturers rebate (because I > >>dont produce 5,000,000 litres pa) and since the cost of testing will add > >>somewhere $1 to $5 per litre, It won't obviously be tested, and I > >>therefore won't be able to claim the energy credits because it dosn't > >>meet the proposed standard! > >> > >>After reading the ACREVO report and the mentioned German report last > >>year, I began using crude canola oil emulsified with ethanol, through a > >>customised dual tank SVO system (parts from Neoteric biofuels). The fuel > >>worked really well, until the ATO(Tax office) informed me that by using > >>an excisable co-solvent, excise was therefore liable to be paid on the > >>entire volume of fuel, simply not on the emulsified volume. Since then, > >>I have been using crude, filtered, canola oil and the ute is still > >>going. To me it seems as long as you do the startup and shut down > >>sequence on biodiesel or fossil fuel, any deposits may be "flushed". > >>By the way, crude canola oil is not classified as a fuel. > >> > >>Best regards > >> > >>Steven <snip> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. 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