Re: [DML] Re: Convert To Biodiesel

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conundrum1984 wrote:

>I know a guy locally that has an old 1970's model Volvo wagon with a
>diesel engine.  He works at a pizza shop and uses their old cooking oil
>from the fryers when they are done with it.  He just strains it, mixes
>a little kerosene (which I'm sure isn't legal) and off he goes.  When
>he drives by, you smell French fries.  I'm not kidding!
>
>Can't regular diesel engines run on bio-diesel?  My mom's Jeep came
>with a little bio-diesel in it from factory.  It is something Jeep is
>doing to help the environment.  All Liberty CRD's come with a little
>bio-diesel.
>
>Matt
>VIN: 2953
>Frostburg, MD
>
>
>
>
Actually, kerosene is more refined than diesel, so you'd actually have
less emissions. The only legalities would be that kerosene doesn't have
all the federal 'wheel taxes' that automotive gas and diesel has, but
that would be the only thing. But i'm not sure why you'd want to.
Kerosene is even more expensive than diesel, at least around here.
According to my dad, you used to be able to buy two grades of automotive
diesel, the lower is the grade that's common now, the better grade
which  was basicly was just kerosene.  Diesels are really nifty engines
that can run on just about anything combustable so long as the a/f
mixture is proper.

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Chris
VIN# 03209
http://badger.brazi.net/index.pl/delorean



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