Bret Ludwig

Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol but that's not what is used.
Methanol, which is wood alcohol or "wood spirit" or "methylated
spirit", is. Methanol is toxic which is why it is not used for rubbing
alcohol.

You have been told this before and you don't pay attention.

Making biodiesel is well documented but you insist on blowing *** and
printing crap rather than reading the precise, simple instructions.

I saw two vehicles running on homemade biodiesel this weekend-a VW
Rabbit and a sixties short bed Chevy truck with a 4-53 Detroit. They
ran just fine.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

If it's so well documented, give me a site with the exact formula
and costs. IGNORANT FOOL!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol but that's not what is used.
> Methanol, which is wood alcohol or "wood spirit" or "methylated
> spirit", is. Methanol is toxic which is why it is not used for rubbing
> alcohol.
>
> You have been told this before and you don't pay attention.
>
> Making biodiesel is well documented but you insist on blowing *** and
> printing crap rather than reading the precise, simple instructions.
>
> I saw two vehicles running on homemade biodiesel this weekend-a VW
> Rabbit and a sixties short bed Chevy truck with a 4-53 Detroit. They
> ran just fine.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

If it's so well documented, give me a site with the exact formula
and costs. IGNORANT FOOL!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol but that's not what is used.
> Methanol, which is wood alcohol or "wood spirit" or "methylated
> spirit", is. Methanol is toxic which is why it is not used for rubbing
> alcohol.
>
> You have been told this before and you don't pay attention.
>
> Making biodiesel is well documented but you insist on blowing *** and
> printing crap rather than reading the precise, simple instructions.
>
> I saw two vehicles running on homemade biodiesel this weekend-a VW
> Rabbit and a sixties short bed Chevy truck with a 4-53 Detroit. They
> ran just fine.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

If it's so well documented, give me a site with the exact formula
and costs. IGNORANT FOOL!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol but that's not what is used.
> Methanol, which is wood alcohol or "wood spirit" or "methylated
> spirit", is. Methanol is toxic which is why it is not used for rubbing
> alcohol.
>
> You have been told this before and you don't pay attention.
>
> Making biodiesel is well documented but you insist on blowing *** and
> printing crap rather than reading the precise, simple instructions.
>
> I saw two vehicles running on homemade biodiesel this weekend-a VW
> Rabbit and a sixties short bed Chevy truck with a 4-53 Detroit. They
> ran just fine.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

If it's so well documented, give me a site with the exact formula
and costs. IGNORANT FOOL!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol but that's not what is used.
> Methanol, which is wood alcohol or "wood spirit" or "methylated
> spirit", is. Methanol is toxic which is why it is not used for rubbing
> alcohol.
>
> You have been told this before and you don't pay attention.
>
> Making biodiesel is well documented but you insist on blowing *** and
> printing crap rather than reading the precise, simple instructions.
>
> I saw two vehicles running on homemade biodiesel this weekend-a VW
> Rabbit and a sixties short bed Chevy truck with a 4-53 Detroit. They
> ran just fine.

Bret Ludwig

From:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/faq/


and:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/bios...id=7,0,0,1,0,0


Biodiesel runs in any unmodified diesel engine. There is no "engine
conversion" typical of other alternative fuels. The diesel engine can
run on biodiesel because it operates on the principle of compression
ignition whereby air is compressed and then fuel is sprayed into the
ultra-hot, ultra-pressured combustion chamber. Unlike gasoline engines,
which use a spark to ignite the fuel/air mixture, diesel engines
actually use fuel to ignite hot air. This simple process allows the
diesel engine to run on thick fuels. Since biodiesel is chemically
similar to petroleum diesel fuel, you can pour biodiesel right into the
fuel tank of any diesel vehicle. Biodiesel has many advantages as a
transport fuel. Biodiesel has lower emissions, it is made domestically
(which increases national security), it does not affect engine
performance and biodiesel is produced from plants. Since plants are a
product of solar energy, biodiesel is "liquid solar fuel."
1) Biodiesel runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine. No
engine modifications are necessary to use biodiesel and there is no
"engine conversion." In other words, "you just pour it into the
fuel tank."

2) Biodiesel can be stored anywhere that petroleum diesel fuel is
stored. All diesel fueling infrastructure including pumps, tanks and
transport trucks can use biodiesel without modifications.

3) Biodiesel reduces Carbon Dioxide emissions, the primary cause of the
Greenhouse Effect, by up to 100%. Since biodiesel comes from plants and
plants breathe carbon dioxide, there is no net gain in carbon dioxide
from using biodiesel.

4) Biodiesel can be used alone or mixed in any amount with petroleum
diesel fuel. A 20% blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel is called
"B20," a 5% blend is called "B5" and so on.

5) Biodiesel is more lubricating than diesel fuel, it increases the
engine life and it can be used to replace sulfur, a lubricating agent
that, when burned, produces sulfur dioxide - the primary component in
acid rain. Instead of sulfur, all diesel fuel sold in France contains
5% biodiesel.

6) Biodiesel is safe to handle because it is biodegradable and
non-toxic. According to the National Biodiesel Board, "neat biodiesel
is as biodegradable as sugar and less toxic than salt."

7) Biodiesel is safe to transport. Biodiesel has a high flash point, or
ignition temperature, of about 300 deg. F compared to petroleum diesel
fuel, which has a flash point of 125 deg. F.

8) Engines running on biodiesel run normally and have similar fuel
mileage to engines running on diesel fuel. Auto ignition, fuel
consumption, power output, and engine torque are relatively unaffected
by biodiesel.

9) Biodiesel has a pleasant aroma similar to popcorn popping in
comparison to the all-too-familiar stench of petroleum diesel fuel.Make
Biodiesel

The process of converting vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel is called
transesterification and is luckily less complex than it sounds.
Chemically, transesterification means taking a triglyceride molecule,
or a complex fatty acid, neutralizing the free fatty acids, removing
the glycerin, and creating an alcohol ester. This is accomplished by
mixing methanol (wood alcohol) with lye (sodium hydroxide) to make
sodium methoxide. This dangerous liquid is then mixed into vegetable
oil. The entire mixture then settles. Glycerin is left on the bottom
and methyl esters, or biodiesel, is left on top. The glycerin can be
used to make soap (or any one of 1,600 other products) and the methyl
esters is washed and filtered. The resulting biodiesel fuel when used
directly in a Diesel engine will burn up to 75% cleaner than petroleum
diesel fuel.

Transesterification was conducted as early as 1853. One of the first
uses of biodiesel (transesterified vegetable oil) was powering heavy
vehicles in South Africa before World War II.

Why make biodiesel? Vegetable is a much more dense substance than
diesel but biodiesel is very similar to diesel fuel. Biodiesel benefits
from a viscosity that is twice that of diesel fuel and a molecular
weight is roughly 1/3 of vegetable oil. Most Diesel engines were
designed to use highly lubricating, high sulfur content fuel. Recent
environmental legislature has forced diesel fuel to contain only a
minimum amount of sulfur for lubricating purposes. Thus, the high
viscosity of biodiesel makes it a perfect fuel of choice for diesel
engines.



To learn more about making biodiesel read:

Joshua Tickell's book, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank (Now available
as a 15meg, downloadable, printable and transferable PDF).

Q

What type of alcohol is used to produce biodiesel, where you get the
alcohol, and what is the cost of the alcohol?

A

? Methanol alcohol is typically used but ethanol alcohol can also be
used.
Methanol costs between $1.50 and $2.00 a gallons in 55 gallon drums in
the United States. Methanol sells for about US $0.60 per gallon on the
open market. It is an alcohol used for racing cars. We buy it at race
tracks and transport it in plastic, red, 5-gallon fuel containers. We
do not
recommend storing it. More information on methanol can be found in
>From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank.

Q
How much does a gallon of home-made biodiesel fuel cost?


A

About 50 cents.

Bret Ludwig

From:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/faq/


and:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/bios...id=7,0,0,1,0,0


Biodiesel runs in any unmodified diesel engine. There is no "engine
conversion" typical of other alternative fuels. The diesel engine can
run on biodiesel because it operates on the principle of compression
ignition whereby air is compressed and then fuel is sprayed into the
ultra-hot, ultra-pressured combustion chamber. Unlike gasoline engines,
which use a spark to ignite the fuel/air mixture, diesel engines
actually use fuel to ignite hot air. This simple process allows the
diesel engine to run on thick fuels. Since biodiesel is chemically
similar to petroleum diesel fuel, you can pour biodiesel right into the
fuel tank of any diesel vehicle. Biodiesel has many advantages as a
transport fuel. Biodiesel has lower emissions, it is made domestically
(which increases national security), it does not affect engine
performance and biodiesel is produced from plants. Since plants are a
product of solar energy, biodiesel is "liquid solar fuel."
1) Biodiesel runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine. No
engine modifications are necessary to use biodiesel and there is no
"engine conversion." In other words, "you just pour it into the
fuel tank."

2) Biodiesel can be stored anywhere that petroleum diesel fuel is
stored. All diesel fueling infrastructure including pumps, tanks and
transport trucks can use biodiesel without modifications.

3) Biodiesel reduces Carbon Dioxide emissions, the primary cause of the
Greenhouse Effect, by up to 100%. Since biodiesel comes from plants and
plants breathe carbon dioxide, there is no net gain in carbon dioxide
from using biodiesel.

4) Biodiesel can be used alone or mixed in any amount with petroleum
diesel fuel. A 20% blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel is called
"B20," a 5% blend is called "B5" and so on.

5) Biodiesel is more lubricating than diesel fuel, it increases the
engine life and it can be used to replace sulfur, a lubricating agent
that, when burned, produces sulfur dioxide - the primary component in
acid rain. Instead of sulfur, all diesel fuel sold in France contains
5% biodiesel.

6) Biodiesel is safe to handle because it is biodegradable and
non-toxic. According to the National Biodiesel Board, "neat biodiesel
is as biodegradable as sugar and less toxic than salt."

7) Biodiesel is safe to transport. Biodiesel has a high flash point, or
ignition temperature, of about 300 deg. F compared to petroleum diesel
fuel, which has a flash point of 125 deg. F.

8) Engines running on biodiesel run normally and have similar fuel
mileage to engines running on diesel fuel. Auto ignition, fuel
consumption, power output, and engine torque are relatively unaffected
by biodiesel.

9) Biodiesel has a pleasant aroma similar to popcorn popping in
comparison to the all-too-familiar stench of petroleum diesel fuel.Make
Biodiesel

The process of converting vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel is called
transesterification and is luckily less complex than it sounds.
Chemically, transesterification means taking a triglyceride molecule,
or a complex fatty acid, neutralizing the free fatty acids, removing
the glycerin, and creating an alcohol ester. This is accomplished by
mixing methanol (wood alcohol) with lye (sodium hydroxide) to make
sodium methoxide. This dangerous liquid is then mixed into vegetable
oil. The entire mixture then settles. Glycerin is left on the bottom
and methyl esters, or biodiesel, is left on top. The glycerin can be
used to make soap (or any one of 1,600 other products) and the methyl
esters is washed and filtered. The resulting biodiesel fuel when used
directly in a Diesel engine will burn up to 75% cleaner than petroleum
diesel fuel.

Transesterification was conducted as early as 1853. One of the first
uses of biodiesel (transesterified vegetable oil) was powering heavy
vehicles in South Africa before World War II.

Why make biodiesel? Vegetable is a much more dense substance than
diesel but biodiesel is very similar to diesel fuel. Biodiesel benefits
from a viscosity that is twice that of diesel fuel and a molecular
weight is roughly 1/3 of vegetable oil. Most Diesel engines were
designed to use highly lubricating, high sulfur content fuel. Recent
environmental legislature has forced diesel fuel to contain only a
minimum amount of sulfur for lubricating purposes. Thus, the high
viscosity of biodiesel makes it a perfect fuel of choice for diesel
engines.



To learn more about making biodiesel read:

Joshua Tickell's book, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank (Now available
as a 15meg, downloadable, printable and transferable PDF).

Q

What type of alcohol is used to produce biodiesel, where you get the
alcohol, and what is the cost of the alcohol?

A

? Methanol alcohol is typically used but ethanol alcohol can also be
used.
Methanol costs between $1.50 and $2.00 a gallons in 55 gallon drums in
the United States. Methanol sells for about US $0.60 per gallon on the
open market. It is an alcohol used for racing cars. We buy it at race
tracks and transport it in plastic, red, 5-gallon fuel containers. We
do not
recommend storing it. More information on methanol can be found in
>From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank.

Q
How much does a gallon of home-made biodiesel fuel cost?


A

About 50 cents.

Bret Ludwig

From:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/faq/


and:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/bios...id=7,0,0,1,0,0


Biodiesel runs in any unmodified diesel engine. There is no "engine
conversion" typical of other alternative fuels. The diesel engine can
run on biodiesel because it operates on the principle of compression
ignition whereby air is compressed and then fuel is sprayed into the
ultra-hot, ultra-pressured combustion chamber. Unlike gasoline engines,
which use a spark to ignite the fuel/air mixture, diesel engines
actually use fuel to ignite hot air. This simple process allows the
diesel engine to run on thick fuels. Since biodiesel is chemically
similar to petroleum diesel fuel, you can pour biodiesel right into the
fuel tank of any diesel vehicle. Biodiesel has many advantages as a
transport fuel. Biodiesel has lower emissions, it is made domestically
(which increases national security), it does not affect engine
performance and biodiesel is produced from plants. Since plants are a
product of solar energy, biodiesel is "liquid solar fuel."
1) Biodiesel runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine. No
engine modifications are necessary to use biodiesel and there is no
"engine conversion." In other words, "you just pour it into the
fuel tank."

2) Biodiesel can be stored anywhere that petroleum diesel fuel is
stored. All diesel fueling infrastructure including pumps, tanks and
transport trucks can use biodiesel without modifications.

3) Biodiesel reduces Carbon Dioxide emissions, the primary cause of the
Greenhouse Effect, by up to 100%. Since biodiesel comes from plants and
plants breathe carbon dioxide, there is no net gain in carbon dioxide
from using biodiesel.

4) Biodiesel can be used alone or mixed in any amount with petroleum
diesel fuel. A 20% blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel is called
"B20," a 5% blend is called "B5" and so on.

5) Biodiesel is more lubricating than diesel fuel, it increases the
engine life and it can be used to replace sulfur, a lubricating agent
that, when burned, produces sulfur dioxide - the primary component in
acid rain. Instead of sulfur, all diesel fuel sold in France contains
5% biodiesel.

6) Biodiesel is safe to handle because it is biodegradable and
non-toxic. According to the National Biodiesel Board, "neat biodiesel
is as biodegradable as sugar and less toxic than salt."

7) Biodiesel is safe to transport. Biodiesel has a high flash point, or
ignition temperature, of about 300 deg. F compared to petroleum diesel
fuel, which has a flash point of 125 deg. F.

8) Engines running on biodiesel run normally and have similar fuel
mileage to engines running on diesel fuel. Auto ignition, fuel
consumption, power output, and engine torque are relatively unaffected
by biodiesel.

9) Biodiesel has a pleasant aroma similar to popcorn popping in
comparison to the all-too-familiar stench of petroleum diesel fuel.Make
Biodiesel

The process of converting vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel is called
transesterification and is luckily less complex than it sounds.
Chemically, transesterification means taking a triglyceride molecule,
or a complex fatty acid, neutralizing the free fatty acids, removing
the glycerin, and creating an alcohol ester. This is accomplished by
mixing methanol (wood alcohol) with lye (sodium hydroxide) to make
sodium methoxide. This dangerous liquid is then mixed into vegetable
oil. The entire mixture then settles. Glycerin is left on the bottom
and methyl esters, or biodiesel, is left on top. The glycerin can be
used to make soap (or any one of 1,600 other products) and the methyl
esters is washed and filtered. The resulting biodiesel fuel when used
directly in a Diesel engine will burn up to 75% cleaner than petroleum
diesel fuel.

Transesterification was conducted as early as 1853. One of the first
uses of biodiesel (transesterified vegetable oil) was powering heavy
vehicles in South Africa before World War II.

Why make biodiesel? Vegetable is a much more dense substance than
diesel but biodiesel is very similar to diesel fuel. Biodiesel benefits
from a viscosity that is twice that of diesel fuel and a molecular
weight is roughly 1/3 of vegetable oil. Most Diesel engines were
designed to use highly lubricating, high sulfur content fuel. Recent
environmental legislature has forced diesel fuel to contain only a
minimum amount of sulfur for lubricating purposes. Thus, the high
viscosity of biodiesel makes it a perfect fuel of choice for diesel
engines.



To learn more about making biodiesel read:

Joshua Tickell's book, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank (Now available
as a 15meg, downloadable, printable and transferable PDF).

Q

What type of alcohol is used to produce biodiesel, where you get the
alcohol, and what is the cost of the alcohol?

A

? Methanol alcohol is typically used but ethanol alcohol can also be
used.
Methanol costs between $1.50 and $2.00 a gallons in 55 gallon drums in
the United States. Methanol sells for about US $0.60 per gallon on the
open market. It is an alcohol used for racing cars. We buy it at race
tracks and transport it in plastic, red, 5-gallon fuel containers. We
do not
recommend storing it. More information on methanol can be found in
>From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank.

Q
How much does a gallon of home-made biodiesel fuel cost?


A

About 50 cents.

Bret Ludwig

From:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/faq/


and:

http://www.biodieselamerica.org/bios...id=7,0,0,1,0,0


Biodiesel runs in any unmodified diesel engine. There is no "engine
conversion" typical of other alternative fuels. The diesel engine can
run on biodiesel because it operates on the principle of compression
ignition whereby air is compressed and then fuel is sprayed into the
ultra-hot, ultra-pressured combustion chamber. Unlike gasoline engines,
which use a spark to ignite the fuel/air mixture, diesel engines
actually use fuel to ignite hot air. This simple process allows the
diesel engine to run on thick fuels. Since biodiesel is chemically
similar to petroleum diesel fuel, you can pour biodiesel right into the
fuel tank of any diesel vehicle. Biodiesel has many advantages as a
transport fuel. Biodiesel has lower emissions, it is made domestically
(which increases national security), it does not affect engine
performance and biodiesel is produced from plants. Since plants are a
product of solar energy, biodiesel is "liquid solar fuel."
1) Biodiesel runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine. No
engine modifications are necessary to use biodiesel and there is no
"engine conversion." In other words, "you just pour it into the
fuel tank."

2) Biodiesel can be stored anywhere that petroleum diesel fuel is
stored. All diesel fueling infrastructure including pumps, tanks and
transport trucks can use biodiesel without modifications.

3) Biodiesel reduces Carbon Dioxide emissions, the primary cause of the
Greenhouse Effect, by up to 100%. Since biodiesel comes from plants and
plants breathe carbon dioxide, there is no net gain in carbon dioxide
from using biodiesel.

4) Biodiesel can be used alone or mixed in any amount with petroleum
diesel fuel. A 20% blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel is called
"B20," a 5% blend is called "B5" and so on.

5) Biodiesel is more lubricating than diesel fuel, it increases the
engine life and it can be used to replace sulfur, a lubricating agent
that, when burned, produces sulfur dioxide - the primary component in
acid rain. Instead of sulfur, all diesel fuel sold in France contains
5% biodiesel.

6) Biodiesel is safe to handle because it is biodegradable and
non-toxic. According to the National Biodiesel Board, "neat biodiesel
is as biodegradable as sugar and less toxic than salt."

7) Biodiesel is safe to transport. Biodiesel has a high flash point, or
ignition temperature, of about 300 deg. F compared to petroleum diesel
fuel, which has a flash point of 125 deg. F.

8) Engines running on biodiesel run normally and have similar fuel
mileage to engines running on diesel fuel. Auto ignition, fuel
consumption, power output, and engine torque are relatively unaffected
by biodiesel.

9) Biodiesel has a pleasant aroma similar to popcorn popping in
comparison to the all-too-familiar stench of petroleum diesel fuel.Make
Biodiesel

The process of converting vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel is called
transesterification and is luckily less complex than it sounds.
Chemically, transesterification means taking a triglyceride molecule,
or a complex fatty acid, neutralizing the free fatty acids, removing
the glycerin, and creating an alcohol ester. This is accomplished by
mixing methanol (wood alcohol) with lye (sodium hydroxide) to make
sodium methoxide. This dangerous liquid is then mixed into vegetable
oil. The entire mixture then settles. Glycerin is left on the bottom
and methyl esters, or biodiesel, is left on top. The glycerin can be
used to make soap (or any one of 1,600 other products) and the methyl
esters is washed and filtered. The resulting biodiesel fuel when used
directly in a Diesel engine will burn up to 75% cleaner than petroleum
diesel fuel.

Transesterification was conducted as early as 1853. One of the first
uses of biodiesel (transesterified vegetable oil) was powering heavy
vehicles in South Africa before World War II.

Why make biodiesel? Vegetable is a much more dense substance than
diesel but biodiesel is very similar to diesel fuel. Biodiesel benefits
from a viscosity that is twice that of diesel fuel and a molecular
weight is roughly 1/3 of vegetable oil. Most Diesel engines were
designed to use highly lubricating, high sulfur content fuel. Recent
environmental legislature has forced diesel fuel to contain only a
minimum amount of sulfur for lubricating purposes. Thus, the high
viscosity of biodiesel makes it a perfect fuel of choice for diesel
engines.



To learn more about making biodiesel read:

Joshua Tickell's book, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank (Now available
as a 15meg, downloadable, printable and transferable PDF).

Q

What type of alcohol is used to produce biodiesel, where you get the
alcohol, and what is the cost of the alcohol?

A

? Methanol alcohol is typically used but ethanol alcohol can also be
used.
Methanol costs between $1.50 and $2.00 a gallons in 55 gallon drums in
the United States. Methanol sells for about US $0.60 per gallon on the
open market. It is an alcohol used for racing cars. We buy it at race
tracks and transport it in plastic, red, 5-gallon fuel containers. We
do not
recommend storing it. More information on methanol can be found in
>From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank.

Q
How much does a gallon of home-made biodiesel fuel cost?


A

About 50 cents.

Dave Milne

I thought that running your diesel on fryer oil works ok on old diesels, but
is not a good idea for the modern turbo-charged common rail diesel engine.
Not surprised therefore if it does work on your VW rabbit or 60s Chevy, but
I would like to see it working in someone elses modern diesel for a couple
of hundred thousand miles before I would be tempted to go down that route.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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More information on methanol can be found in From the Fryer to the Fuel
Tank.