From: mil-veh@ziptar.com
Date: Sun Apr 25 2004 - 09:14:07 PDT
It's not difficult at all, especially if you go the biodiesel route. My only
issue with bio-diesel is it usually costs more than diesel. If you buy it
it's generally ~$.20-$.30 more than diesel at the pump which makes no sense
to me.. It is cheap to make though assuming you have access to free oil. I
haven't had the problems you guys have had getting used oil. If you can get
the free oil you might as well run it straight without mucking about making
bio-diesel. After all Rudolph Diesel originally designed his engine to run
on peanut oil.
On the surface it seems only a total earthy crunchy tree hugging
environmentalist crack pot would want to do it... Screw the environment... I
am a wallet hugger!
I have followed both Biodiesel and SVO for a couple of years now. After
seeing hundreds of people rack up thousands of miles with it I am convinced
it is a practical way to go. I have logged about 10,000 miles on 100%
Bio-Diesel when it was ~$.40 cheaper than diesel last year. I am currently
converting my car that I use to commute 1000 miles a week to run on SVO. I
figure what I spend setting up the car to run it, it will pay for itself in
4-5 months.
If you need a precedent of using veg oil in an MV, I have heard that during
the Africa Campaign that Rommel used Veg oil in his tanks when he was unable
to get re-supplied with diesel.
Anyway it's worth a look...
-----Original Message-----
From: rertman@ix.netcom.com [mailto:rertman@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:28 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] Biodiesel
Hi, gang:
After seeing the biodiesel thread messages here for a while, I found a
mountain of info on it. I did a Google search and just typed "biodiesel"
into the search box and clicked on Google Search.
WOW!!! You can get a Ph.D. in biodiesel, including lots of articles on
where/how to get the raw stuff FREE and ways to make a cheap processor in
your garage to provide all the biodiesel you can use.
For the most part, no engine mods are required.
OK, folks, time to get your exhaust smelling like french fries. :)
Regards,
Dick
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