Re: [VAL] Re:Bio-diesel

[<gillguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is another way to run a more pure bio-fuel and that is to have an 
extra tank for it. Originally John Diesel who invent/designed the diesel 
engine ran the first one on peanut oil. What some people are doing now and 
it works rather well is to install an auxiliary tank which is modified with 
a coil going thru it that has water from the radiator circulating thru it to 
heat used (cleaned) vegetable oil. The reason for two tanks is so the engine 
can be started/ran on one until the engine heats up and the bio-fuel in the 
other/aux tank can be heated until it's thin enough to pump and supply the 
engine, once it's thin/liquefied enough you just switch tanks and run on 
bio-fuel. Of course this requires a little more work/modification than 
simply pulling up to a pump with bio-fuel that's a high percentage of 
regular diesel with a low percentage of bio-fuel. You can also buy your 
unused, clean Crisco oil or cheaper yet get used cooking oil from local fast 
food joints. The later will require that you heat and strain the used oil to 
remove particles before use. It will also solidify when store but the use of 
heat tape wrapped around a drum works pretty well to keep it liquid enough 
to pump into the aux tank.

Bobby