Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Alternate Diesel Fuels

Boyd,

The reason for all the yada, yada:

There are two ways of looking at alternative fuels. Your view of "how do I, personally, save money" is certainly valid.

But, if one posts about an alternative fuel and doesn't mention that there is no enough for everyone, the people looking solely at the total economy picture will object that we did not mention the small available supply.

Bobby

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Boyd Wright <bgthegreat@verizon.net> wrote:

Nate, I hardly believe that having fungus growing in your fuel tank, having to remove a plug and cleaning the tank screen is trouble free. I cannot believe that mixing bio or even finding someone who sells bio, before you run out of diesel trying to get to him, is trouble free.

Do your homework and don't listen to jibber jabber.

Can you believe it? Do we care that there is only enough WVO to replace a fraction of yada, yada, yada? We are just trying to find ways to get our Benz diesel around without costing an arm and a leg. I have taken my veggie Benz on 852 mile, trouble free, round trips and I also use it selling insurance in Maryland. Frankly, I am putting at least $200 in my pocket every month. I have saved so much that I was able to buy an 85 300TD wagon in a little over 2 years. I will be converting that as soon as I can.

This is just the honest opinion of a guy that has the experience of a lot of miles on his 82MB using veggie oil.

Boyd

From: Bobby Yates Emory <liberty1@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:37 AM

Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Alternate Diesel Fuels

Nate,

I agree totally that if someone wants a trouble free car, they should not experiment with unorthodox fuels.

If someone wants to experiment with unorthodox fuels, the best engine to use is our favorite MB.

Sorry I didn't comment on the Ws.

Waste Vegetable Oil must be filtered or centrifuged or allowed to settle or a combination. It can then be used as SVO or used as a feedstock for making biodiesel.

There is only enough WVO available in the USA to replace about 1/8 of current diesel usage, so it could help our energy needs, but not enough to totally solve them.

I have not seen a plan for using Waste Motor Oil that I have confidence in. Some people have attempted to blend it with gasoline and some of those have had disastrous results. I believe if it were well filtered, it could be treated as SVO. but have no proof.

I don't know what volume of WMO is available, but would assume it is similar to WVO - enough to make some difference, but not enough to single handidly solve our energy problems.

Both of these do provide an opportunity to use a waste product for energy. If someone is looking for an extreme cost cutter, they are possibilities.

Nate, you are correct, if someone wants a trouble free MB, he should stick with dino diesel plus a little bio diesel.

Bobby

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanx all for the clarifying comments .

In a nut shell here's is the Veggie , WVO & WMO fuel thing :

It's very time consuming to do right and you really cannot do the normal short hop , drive to work / market use 99% of all people use vehicles for so why bother ? .

Yes , it is great for the Environment and can save you serious $ over time .

But , sooner or later , the pracical realities of life will mandate that you make at least _one_ short cut and then all is lost although not immediately apparent due to the nature of Diesel combustion .

If you have nothing better to do and live far away from everything so every time you start the engine you know it'll run for minimum of 30 minutes then it'll prolly be a win - win for you .

Other (most) folks have busy daily lives and so fail in this effort .

Give it a try but then don't hine nor blame the car when it becomes an expen$ive nightmare and ruins your marriage in the process .

-Nate

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Toward freedom,

Bobby Yates Emory