Is it still so, that a car only has to have ts first MOT after 10 years in the UK ? Over here, you have to go every year to the MOT centre, where the analyse the exhaust fumes and the are real fascist about that ! I presume that the UK has some more sensible laws on the matter.... Patrick Allen Messer wrote: >Is "exhaust odor" covered by the anti-pollution laws? > >Al Messer >--- Patrick Coppens <sb286643@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>Alan, >>They actually sell that biodiesel stuff here,but is >>even more costly >>then real diesel,but >>it is easy to make at home, >>Some years ago, I ran a salvaged Turbo diesel engine >>from a BMW (that >>couldn't stop,when that wall ran across the road) >>for some time to generate power, and it worked well. >>If you clean it well and siphon it the way it >>should be done, than the >>smell should be minimal.... >>Patrick >> >>alanjstepney wrote: >> >> >> >>>I know a guy here who has run his diesel car on >>> >>> >>waste oil from his local >> >> >>>"chippy" for many years. >>>As he drives up the road it smells mike a mobile >>> >>> >>fish-and-chip shop, but he >> >> >>>has got away with it so far. >>> >>>alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>>www.alanstepney.info >>>Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway >>> >>> >>technical pages. >> >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Patrick Coppens" <develop@xxxxxxxxx> >>>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:23 PM >>>Subject: [modeleng] coocking oil. >>> >>> >>> >>>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 >>> >>>MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >>> >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email >>> >>> >>to, >> >> >>>modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >>> >>> >>"unsubscribe" in the subject line. >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >>To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email >>to, >>modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >>"unsubscribe" in the subject line. >> >> >> > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. >http://messenger.yahoo.com >MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > >To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.