Re: Diesel economics

[Russell Levine <cowtown@JPS.NET>]

: For those of you who wonder, it's vegetable oil treated
: with methanol and lye to remove the glycerin. Burns MUCH cleaner than
: petrodiesel, without modifications to diesel engines, and of course it's
: a renewable fuel.

 <and>

: And now, the final part of this project. I have directions for turning
: waste vegetable oil into biodiesel. Fast food places throw it away. With
: a little treatment to remove the gum (a process called
: transesterification)  you have a totally renewable diesel fuel that
: doesn't come from OPEC.  How about that for self-sufficiency?

The Elsbett diesel engine runs on straight vegetable oil, and other
unmodified, indirect injection diesels can, too. According to the China
Diesel people, their engines are often run on untreated sunflower oil in
China. If you buy one from them, see if they have any advice on this kind
of use.

Re: Diesel economics