[modeleng] Re: coocking oil.
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:53:48 +1000
I'd appreciate that Patrick. Don't want to run an engine on it - just
burners for the forge & furnaces, but going that way could certainly make
life a bit easier getting things working.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Coppens" <sb286643@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:11 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: coocking oil.
> Terry,
> Well I used to make the stuff, (I used it some years ago for that BMW
> stationary engine) and it is
> nothing more than warming the mixture up so it becomes more liquid.
> Then you pour in meths,until the clycerin starts so seprate.You the need
> to syphon of the thick,sticky stuff, What is left is biodiesel.
> The amount of meths,depends on the quality and the composition of the
> oil,and needs to be tried out first (in a jar or testtube or the like...)
> You also need to make a modification in the fuel line; the ordinary
> rubber (or whatever they use) disolves from the biodiesel,so you need to
> put in a different kind of fuel line.
> It is also not wise to mix regular diesel with this type of biostuff,
> as the two ,when mixed, make a sort of gummy sludge that blocks the fuel
> line...
> It can be colored with food dies,(here commercial biodiesel is green I
> think)as to keep the cash in your pocket,instead of the wallet of the
> Beloved Tony....
> I have never tried it on a road vehicle, but I was told, that the
> biostuff is gentle for the engine(it made the Beemer motor purr like a
> kitten),and the usage is a bit higher...
> It is true, that if you do not filter all the bits and much out before
> you start, that your motor will stink like a BBQ on heat...
> but if one works carefully and do things the correct way, the smell is
> not bad.
>
> I have a booklet somewhere, with the exact procedure (in German) wich I
> will try to find over the weekend and translate the essentials....
>
> Patrick
> Terry Lane wrote:
>
> >Interesting Patrick - tell us more
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>If you have a supply of coocking oil, it is not difficult to make that
> >>into 'bio-diesel'
> >>This removes the glycerin, and makes it into a fuel that burns cleaner
> >>(less smoke etc..)
> >>and you can even run a car on it !!!
> >>
> >>Patrick
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