Bio-Diesel

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  1. CK5

    CK5 WhooHoo! Administrator Moderator

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    What exactly is this stuff and how does it work, pros, cons etc..
     
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  2. Jeff427

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    I know! I know!

    Bio diesel is refined vegetable oil that can be run in any diesel straight from the standard tank. It has excellent lubricity (better than sulfur).

    Note: Bio diesel is often confused with straight vegetable oil (SVO), but they are not the same. True bio diesel is refined vegetable oil (has most of the water removed through a simple process).

    Links;
    http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel.html
    http://www.biodiesel.org/
     
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    The Bio diesel that I have tried I was happy with but not happy enough to pay .30/gal more for it.

    It will help to quiet most trucks down and the lubricity is what makes it very attractive.
    I don't know if the truck manu. are wanting bio diesel over B5 or 10 used in the vehicles.
     
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    Biodiesel can be made from soybeans also, that is what we have here and we use it on the farm. I believe it is a 10 percent mix with diesel, but there are different receipes. Because of location it and ethynol are cheaper at the pump than regular. It's good stuff waytogo
     
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    I'm over halfway done with writing an 8-page research paper on biodiesel (which is due in 10 hours :doah: ). Maybe I could paste a link to the paper when I'm done. The positives outweigh the negatives (mainly cost) by an enormous longshot. I won't write any more about it right now though since I need to focus on this damn paper. :eek:
     
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    Paper is done, I'll post it when I get it back from the teacher and make a few changes.
     
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  7. CK5

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    Cool, but only post it if you got an A- or better. :D
     
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    Nice job waytogo No wonder you got an A+. Thanks for sharing.
     
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    Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'm interested in reading your paper, and the link is no longer working, could you update it? Thanks. waytogo
     
    mini_mull, Aug 12, 2005
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    interesting stuff, thanks
     
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