Hi Jim, I used the kit from greasecar.com, but now that I have done the conversion, I would probably do my next one from parts.
I'm collecting the oil into 5 gallon oil jugs using a 12 volt pump. I pull the jugs from restaraunt dumpsters. I then leave it in the jugs for a week or two to let the water and large chunks settle out before filtering. I believe the mileage is comparable to what my car gets on diesel, which is 46-50 MPG. Since it is a dual fuel system it is hard to gauge how much I am actually using. A great resource on Biodiesel/alt. fuels is Piedmont Biofuels Cooperative (http://biofuels.coop). The three founders all teach alternative energy courses at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro (http://www.ccc.edu). In fact, starting in January they will be teaching a Diesel Mechanics course which they hope to focus on veggie oil conversions. Tobias On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:23:48 -0500, Jim Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tobias, > I'd love to see it, but have family commitments on Thursday...on the > subject though... > > Did you use one of the prepackaged kits for your conversion, or is it a > custom job? > What kind of setup do you have for storing the oil you get from > restaurants? > What kind of mileage is it getting? > Are there any local clubs dedicated to biodiesel/svo/alternative fuels? > > Thanks, > jim > -- Tobias O. Crawley / [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Arrogance is quoting yourself." - Tobias O. Crawley "Ignorance is quoting others." - Aaron T. Dixon -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
