What tests? you are always asking for tests. I look at a diesel tractor that won't run. No fuel pressure. Fuel pump is frozen. Pump shaft broken. Fuel pump all...
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Tilly
tillyfrompar...
May 25, 2012 4:36 am
Hi Richard, A titration of 1 1/2 cc KOH is a titration of 1.5KOH. I would have thought soap would not have been excessive with this low titration number....
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Johann
lekabydc
May 25, 2012 4:42 am
Thanks for all of the interesting replies. I'm well versed to an extent in all of the washing procedures having used most at some point and currently demeth...
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Richard
harveyking2002
May 25, 2012 12:57 pm
Big surprise for me too. It has been explained to me that because of the different behavior of Palm oil compared with some other veg oils, I probably over...
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ziggycohen@...
ziggycohen...
May 25, 2012 4:02 pm
Hi Stephen Boyd I will explain this for you. With your first point- In biodiesel it is customary to express yield by comparing the weight or volume of the...
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Stephen Boyd
aufbaulabs
May 25, 2012 5:06 pm
Hi, Ziggy - You've made the exact same mistakes and you don't even realize it. Since you don't see it even in your OWN citations, I see commenting on it as ...
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Richard
harveyking2002
May 25, 2012 11:21 pm
I tried my wash tank today. It seems to work well. I tried 100 gal of Palm oil BD that is really high in soap. I posted pics to the photo sec under "Dicks wash...
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Tilly
tillyfrompar...
May 26, 2012 12:46 am
Hi Richard, Over the years there have been a number of biodiesel messiahs appear on the forums who claimed to have the one true insight on making biodiesel....
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Richard
harveyking2002
May 26, 2012 1:29 am
No I am not. I am challenging your constant "testing results". Every time someone brings up an issue you want tests. So I say again, what tests? By the way 100...
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Tilly
tillyfrompar...
May 26, 2012 2:20 am
Hi Richard, I do not recall saying I mind you questioning me. Ask me anything you would like. There is a difference between posting opinion and fact. A lot of...
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Richard
harveyking2002
May 26, 2012 3:11 am
Just consider it my opinion. Do what you want. I am not debating it with you. I will simply stay out of these discussions. Its not my money. Dick...
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Tilly
tillyfrompar...
May 26, 2012 6:37 am
Hi Richard, I am trying to find out what you are actually talking about. You talk about over a hundred IP failures as if these were all the results of using...
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williamc
wmcowart
May 26, 2012 1:52 pm
I am back on track, after all the problems in May. Ouit honestly, the problem was me. Although the results and how they get there may be different for each...
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steven smith
lostyank54751
May 26, 2012 3:05 pm
Sounds good to me. Remember that if your Mercedes, like the one that owned me, is not a TDI & is very forgiving on what you use for fuel & fuel quality. ...
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ziggycohen@...
ziggycohen...
May 28, 2012 6:03 am
Hi Stephen Boyd I realize this information may be too advanced for some people to understand. With thanx to: Non-catalytic biodiesel process with...
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bostonpyramidbuilder
bostonpyrami...
May 28, 2012 6:03 am
The following is not representative of how to correctly make biodiesel, but its an idea I've been kicking around for a while now. I've just made a batch ( 30...
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Richard
harveyking2002
May 28, 2012 6:21 am
As a mechanic the issue would be, how will the caustic still available affect corrosion? I have seen fuel pumps damaged by what appears as corrosion that were...
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Johann
lekabydc
May 28, 2012 10:57 am
The cold process will eventually complete.......how long did you mix for?....just curious as I start cold mix for an hour and leave for a few days (Substantial...
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Stephen Boyd
aufbaulabs
May 28, 2012 3:46 pm
Hi, Ziggy - Taking this grossly out of context (which is what you just did) just makes your position all the more indolent. PLEASE read the whole paper (see ...
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dalton kern
daltonkern
May 28, 2012 4:58 pm
Biodiesel needs three things to convert,,,,,Time, Temperature and Turbulence. If you reduce one you have to increase another. The difference with SVO and...
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Stephen Boyd
aufbaulabs
May 28, 2012 5:27 pm
Dalton is 100% correct. Temperature and turbulence are both forms of energy. Turbulence is kinetics. Time is to allow for complete reactivity. Please...
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Tilly
tillyfrompar...
May 28, 2012 6:20 pm
Hi Stephen, There seems to be a lot of disastrously stupid information being posted to the internet by some very knowledgeable people. Or maybe just one person...
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Stephen Boyd
aufbaulabs
May 28, 2012 6:42 pm
Hi, Tilly - You didn't read the article either, as is evident from your post. Had you read the entire article, as well as my post, you would see your error, ...
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Tilly
tillyfrompar...
May 29, 2012 12:03 am
What is Gelling/jelling. I see most people agree there is no such thing as gelling. According to Jon Van Gerpen "The soaps of saturated fatty acids tend to...
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pupdieselluv
May 29, 2012 10:46 am
Bill, Nice write up, thanks for sharing the experiences. I use an air pump (smog pump) from an 1990 vintage US car as my air washing source. If I understood...
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pupdieselluv
May 29, 2012 10:46 am
Ditto on what Steve said about the alge. One HAS to be careful as the organism LIVES of fuel. It eats it to stay alive. You can buy an additive to kill it off....
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pupdieselluv
May 29, 2012 10:47 am
Ok At the risk of being call a wise guy, In the US the 1970 VW bus didn't have a diesel engine. But nonetheless I agree. Regards, Eric...
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dalton kern
daltonkern
May 31, 2012 3:40 am
I met Dr. Van Gerpen at a conference last year. Had my picture taken with him and he autographed my copy of, "Building a Successful Biodiesel Business." ...
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williamc
wmcowart
May 31, 2012 11:08 am
Eric, I use a vacume pump for brakes off of an old F 350, to chage my sucker tank.It is ran by an old fan motor from a fan that came out of a commercial...
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pupdieselluv
May 31, 2012 12:42 pm
Bill, Sounds like a very neat set up. Thanks for the explanation. Best of luck! Regards, Eric...
