Yes, that was my first response too.... usually, converting a vehicle (especially an old mercedes) to biodiesel consists of changing the fuel filter a few times as the biodiesel cleans out years of crude in the fuel system, and that's about it :)
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 5:15 AM, Thomas Kelly <ontheh...@fairpoint.net>wrote: > > Some Boise taxis to be converted to run on biodiesel > > What conversion? > I got my '82 Mercedes 300SD back in 2005 and > "converted" it to biodiesel by pouring my homebrew into > the tank. > > Conversions are necessary to run diesel engines on > vegetable oil. Biodiesel is made from veg oil (or > animal fat). The oil is "converted" to biodiesel, the > vehicle doesn't have to be. > Tom > > > > http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/04/some_boise_taxis_to_be_convert.html > > > > Some Boise taxis to be converted to run on biodiesel > > > > By The Associated Press > > > > on April 29, 2013 at 9:56 AM > > > > BOISE — A Boise taxi company is converting older > > Mercedes-Benz models to > > run on biodiesel. > > > > ReCab co-owner James Orr tells KBOI-TV he got the idea > > from his love of > > vintage cars and the environment. > > > > He says the cars are reliable and the concept was spawned > > when he > > realized they could be used in such an environmentally > > friendly way. > > > > Biodiesel cars use fuel from vegetable oil and they emit > > less carbon > > dioxide than regular vehicles > > > > The taxis won't be on the road until at least mid-May. > > _______________________________________________ > > Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list > > Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org > > > http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list > Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org > http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > _______________________________________________ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
