HOME-BREW BIODIESEL After over 160,000 mile’s worth of driving during the last four years, I’ve saved thousands of dollars on fuel costs by making and using my own biodiesel – all without seeing any damage to my VW Jetta TDI’s engine or fuel system. My other stories on controversial biodiesel fuel include some coverage on ...
BIODIESEL INTRO I’ve written a couple articles already about my experiences with biodiesel, and you can read them here and here and (most of all) here. I write this article to possibly debunk the idea (misconception?) that you absolutely have to convert you car for biodiesel, and thus possibly save you thousands of hard-earned dollars ...
No, You Don’t Need To Convert I make my own biodiesel. So I get folks coming up to me to talk about it. Usually about once a week, I get into a “healthy discussion” that has something to do with biodiesel. This week, once again the fave topic was about biodiesel engine conversion – whether ...
It is easy to make your own fuel at home. You need a few simple supplies, all of which are readily available at your hardware stores . Gather up 1 liter of vegetable oil, antifreeze, and lye. The equipment you need to make this clean burning fuel is a blender, scales, a few plastic containers ...
Biodiesel fuel and petroleum-based diesel fuel have similar histories. The transesterficiation of oil – or the use of chemicals to alter oils that are organically based, such as peanut oil – is a process that can be traced to the latter end of the 19th century. Initially, the process was used to make glycerin-based soaps, ...
Beloved Friends, Heard about biodiesel but think it’s a bunch of hogwash? Heard about folks making this stuff at home and wondering whether it was for real? Take some time to read this. This is a real-life Big Johnny story about free fuel for your (diesel) car or truck. FIRST… MAKE THE JUMP TO A ...
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