I just had my early 2005 Jetta TDI converted to run on straight vegetable oil (Greasecar kit), and three equipment needs have arisen that I was hoping someone...
... vegetable oil (Greasecar kit), and three equipment needs have arisen ... takes FOREVER for the system to warm up enough to switch to SVO, so I would like...
... takes FOREVER for the system to warm up enough to switch to SVO, so I would like to install a block heater that I can plug in to a home electric socket on...
... Get the 1500 Watt version for V-6's if possible. The 750 will just take longer, maybe 2 hours. Which is ok for commutes, but less effective if you forget...
There are guys on another SVO forum using old electric blankets wrapped around the barrel. Bet you could get a used one cheap. Probably not a fast solution,...
I've mounted a replacement hotwater heater element inside my 55 gallon drum. It's connected to a cord with a plug which feeds out a hole a cut in the side of...
It's cold in the north country, but we can't stop that from running our VeggieGen, see what we are up to at http://www.green-trust.org ESSN turns a year old in...
I'm starting a list of wvo sources in CT. There are now 4 places around CT that offer unfiltreed or filtered wvo for sale. Go to http://ctbiodzl.freeshell.org...
... This is a little OT, but I have something on the order of 30 5-gallon cubes of hydrogenated lard-like oil (like I wouldn't use it in my car but I might use...
Several biodiesel advocates from around the country are organizing a conference this summer, to focus specifically on biodiesel co-ops- for example: groups ...
It's capitalism or a habitable planet - you can't have both Our economic system is unsustainable by its very nature. The only response to climate chaos and...
Below is a link to a somewhat amusing article (with only a few inaccuracies) in last week's New Haven Advocate about our experiences in converting our 2005...
Hi Sheldon, Congradulations on your conversion and getting good press. Sounds like you're all set, but for plugging onboard filters. If you're doing your...
Once again Japan is leapfroging us in technology – this time fuel cells With higher cost of energy, limited domestic energy resources, and a huge culture of...
Thanks hawkerforest for informing us an interesting blog. By the way, I'm new to this Yahoo group and noticed that most of the posts here are regarding WVO and...
... Specifically, I've ... (or VO ... true, can ... the dye ... Someone in CT reecently proposed a state fuel tax exemption for biodiesel and blends. go to...
I used to work on PEM fuel cell cars. I think most fuel cell cars under development are PEM technology because they offer the highest power to weight ratio....
Let's not underestimate technology. Check out the link below and you can see what computer scientists (in 1954) thought computers would look 50 years in the...
That is a very hilarious picture of a "concept" personal computer from the 50's. If we can see a similar progress in fuel cell technology in the next 50 years...
I think fuel cells are a fantastic technology and have a great future in many arenas, but I don't see a big future for them in automobiles in the near future....
Hi Bruce, Well, so it turns out to be a creation of some humorous photoshop artist. Regardless of its authenticity I think the message is still the same. I'm...
I don't mean to sound pessemistic. I worked at UTC Fuel Cells (formerly International Fuel Cells) in South Windsor for about 2 years, and then I worked for a...
This week we converted a 2006 GMC Sierra to vegetable oil; a renewable, sustainable homemade fuel. The owner has a vegetable oil press, and grows sunflowers,...
Nice. Just curious -- what's that pasty stuff you used to make the heated filter? On Feb 25, 2006, at 8:18 PM, Steve Spence wrote: This week we converted a...
Can you tell news editors about recharged "non-rechargeable" batteries? There is new information missing in the media: iMac, PowerMac, G3/G4/G5 clock PRAM...
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