tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post115214348075282275..comments2024-01-31T12:18:33.526-06:00Comments on The Saga of Runolfr: Better than Biodiesel?Lord Runolfrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05037511493835631150noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-67248190250333524842007-12-29T20:06:00.000-06:002007-12-29T20:06:00.000-06:00Going to try this BioFuel. SVO + a thinning agent...Going to try this BioFuel. SVO + a thinning agent sounds like a good idea to me. Lots of folks using it and down here in the South, with moderate temperatures, will not have the headache with viscosity issues like those in cooler climates.<BR/><BR/>JP Saleeby, MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-62937039802265805212007-05-09T07:30:00.000-05:002007-05-09T07:30:00.000-05:00I ran the DSE formulated waste vegetable oil fuel ...I ran the DSE formulated waste vegetable oil fuel for 6 months in a 1995 Mercedes with 385,000 miles on it as an experiment. My goal was to avoid applying heat in an enclosed space to chemicals like methanol and lye, as well as vegetable oil. My results verify the obvious. The thinned WVO will burn in the diesel engine when mixed up to 60% with pump diesel (petroleum). But only when the outside temperatures are above 70 degrees F. Any cooler and the oil started getting to thick for the engine to run smoothly at start up. The optimum mix was about 20% DSE WVO at temperatures above 80 degrees F. After analyzing the three alternative fuel methods: Biodiesel, WVO heated tanks, and DSE, my vote would be to bite the bullet, set up appropriate safety measures, and produce biodiesel. I've found one biodiesel machine online where all you do is add the VO, methanol, lye, etc into the machine and it produces up to 50 gallons of Biodiesel in about 46 hours. The downside to BD remains the waste glycerin, 20% of every batch.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741406979926971488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-22859466256487033912007-05-06T17:04:00.000-05:002007-05-06T17:04:00.000-05:00THE DSE fuel only works with specific oils, when u...THE DSE fuel only works with specific oils, when used with hydrogenated oils it will gum up everything....just like your atrteries.....get it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-1158108107082818412006-09-12T19:41:00.000-05:002006-09-12T19:41:00.000-05:00My husband and I make biodiesel in our backyard. ...My husband and I make biodiesel in our backyard. We have never had any issues with our "hazardous" chemicals, and our fuel averages .70/gallon. <BR/><BR/>As mentioned, it is true that you can run your car off straight vegetable oil (most commonly waste vegetable oil) but it's best to convert your car to have two fuel tanks. Then start your car on regular diesel, switch to veggie oil, and flush with regular diesel for the last five minutes of your drive. Not much help for in town driving and you increase your chances of have a mechanical problem with two fuel lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-1152213061187440802006-07-06T14:11:00.000-05:002006-07-06T14:11:00.000-05:00Naphthalene?These guys use naphthalene and warn ab...Naphthalene?<BR/><BR/>These guys use naphthalene and warn about the safety hazards of biodiesel?<BR/><BR/>Well, that shows they have (moth) balls, anyways!Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716639373048900646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-1152145272186100562006-07-05T19:21:00.000-05:002006-07-05T19:21:00.000-05:00I used to wonder about this myself, until I saw an...I used to wonder about this myself, until I saw an episode of Myth Busters where they ran a diesel engine on unfiltered vegetable oil. Their results were fairly positive, however they only ran their test engine for a few liters worth. When I was young, my dad used to make popcorn with vegetable oil in the same pot over and over. Even when washed frequently, it developed a thick gummy residue of oil. It was so bad that the pot couldn't be used for anything else. I can imagine that over time, the same thing would happen to an engine, rendering it useless.LBBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489069649700724120noreply@blogger.com