Re: biodiesel and converting busses to burn waste veggie oil?
- From: Shava_X <voodopeople@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:50:07 GMT
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:34:23 -0800, Doc wrote:
i want to get involved with family that wants to convert their diesel
busses to burn biodiesel and/ or waste vegie oil. I have been working
in a small shop in Dillard, Oregon but would realy like to convert some
family busses.Willing to donate my time for couch or tent space this
spring and ride to nationals and maybe do conversions there! i'd like
to get a crew up to gather waste veggie oil in town runs as well as
from kitchens lets make enough biodiesel to top off families busses
after the gathering DO I vision a french fry kitchen that makes free
fuel for family?????? please let me know I'd be willing to come visit
and help do conversions for family especially kitchens, I am hoping to
get a spring road trip in soon as holing up for the winter in Southern
sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Most people know me as Doc From rainbow crystal
kitchen, Jah Love kitchen and lots of regionals email me with contact
details and lets do a family biofuel camp together.Peace! not war for
oil!!!!!! I may be free mid march til nationas but want to hit regionas
is it june yet? man i miss my famiy!!
You say "Convert" to run biodiesel, but to the best of my knowledge, no
real conversion is needed, at least not initially. In "From the Fryer to
the Fuel Tank" by Joshua Tickell (ISBN: 0970722702) it indicates that the
only parts the might need to be replaced are the rubber components of the
fuel system, and only if they are natural rubber. And even then, it can
delayed for a fair amount of time. The specific passage i am thinking of
is on page 39 :
"... The alcohol in biodiesel deteriorates rubber. If an engine will be
using 100% Biodiesel for over 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometers), it is
wise to replace rubber fuel hoses and seals with Viton® or another brand
of fluroelastomer hoses and seals. All synthetic hoses and seals
resistant to oxygenated fuels, methanol, and ethanol, are suitable for use
with biodiesel. Synthetic hoses are common on European made diesel
vehicles. ... B20 does not cause deterioration of rubber fuel parts as
rapidly as 100% biodiesel."
What do You mean mean by "converting" an engine to run biodiesel? Are
just talking about replacing the rubber components of the fuel system? Or
are You thinking of something more? Any information You can provide will
be greatly appreciated.
.
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