From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Sun Mar 16 2003 - 21:38:59 PST
It's interesting, I see the forum spews pablum, but nonetheless..
I would like to try biodiesel, but I am afraid of what it might do to
the engine in the long term. It is becoming more popular, and I await
some more data.
Michael Goodden wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Does anyone have any experience of Bio-Diesel in a Multi-Fuel engine???
> ....
>
> Also I haven't yet been into the mechanics of a Multi-Fuel engine fully
> yet and wondered what the differences over a standard Diesel engine are,
> and if anyone can see a reason why bio-diesel would not work? ... from
> an overall perspective of it I'd say that it would work extremely well
> and efficiently.
>
> For those of you who mightn't have heard of Bio-Diesel it's a Diesel
> created from new or used vegetable oil and processed with a small amount
> of alcohol catalyst to create the Bio-Diesel and glycerine. The
> Bio-Diesel can then run in any normal Diesel engine without any engine
> mods. Works out to cost about 7p (approx US10c) per litre.
>
> I found this on a bio-diesel forum:...
> What my fuel did today:
> Saved a farm
> Fed some stock
> Cooked 100 meals
> Saved someone from cancer
> Reduced pollution 95%
> Drove my car to work
> And by next year, it'll do it again
> Be glad it's renewable
>
> What did your fuel do?
> Fought a war
> Killed a child
> Helped a dictator
> Raped the wilderness
> Poisoned the ground
> Poisoned the air
> Started a cancer
> Then drove you to work
>
> Be glad it's NOT renewable
>
> Many thanks
> Mike
> ___________________
> Michael Goodden
> The Global Tipi Adventure
> http://TheTipi.com
>
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