how can i convert my car to biodiesel?
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For starters, if you don't have a diesel motor, you would have to change motors.  Then there are things that you have to do to the diesel motor to get it to run on biodiesel.
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I would like to Change the Clinton/Gore EPA-OBD II Law. This applies to all Gasoline Powered Vehicles in the USA from 1996 to the Present, like Yours. This Law requires that all Vehicles remain Factory Stock, in order to Pass Inspection. Specifically, the Engine Fuel System must Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. I've found a way to Convert Gasoline into Propane, 100 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. My Unit is Safe, Compact, and uses Low Pressure Air to do it's thing. 50 + MPG with even the Largest SUV, and a 10 X Reduction of Emissions. And, thanks to the EPA-OBD II Law, it's Illegal! When that Gestapo-Inspired Vehicle Inspection Device is Connected, any Change at all, even for the Better, and the Vhicle will Fail, and will be Illegal to Drive! Because it's not Putting out enough Pollution to meet [O]riginal [E]quipment [M]anufacturer's Specifications! This is Insane! I'm not the First, only the Latest. I've been to the US Patent Office to Check out the "Wild Stories" about Fuel Vaporizers that have been kept off the Market. Guess What? It's True! Case in Point, the Pogue Carburetor, with a Patented Claim of 100 MPG, with a Flathead Ford Engine Powered Vehicle that was 15 MPG!This was before WW II. So, as far as Getting a Patent, forget it! See, Greed and Money have Stopped it Every Single Time! And Now the EPA-OBD II Law....... Here's what I'd really Like to do to Expose the Hypocricy of this Law. I'd like to Restore and Convert a whole Fleet of Vehicles and Donate them to Charity Starting with the Local Meals-On-Wheels Program, then, Volunteer Disabled Veterans' Services.And so Many Others. There is no Shortage of Good People that want to Volunteer to Help the less Fortunate. But with the High Cost of Fuel, it's becoming Increasingly Difficult. Even if I did manage to get the Funds to do this, someone Connected with "Big Oil" would find a way to make One of the Converted Vehicles Explode, to Discredit it. Remember the TV News Show where the Chevy Truck with the "Side-Saddle" Fuel Tank was Rigged to Explode to Discredit It? See, all Petroleum is essentially the Same, on a Molecular Level. Only the Dispersal is Altered. If That's Wrong, then how is it that Engines DO Run on Propane? To do so by Conventional Means is such a Hassle that it's just not worth it! Hybirds? At Highway Speeds, the Gas [14.7 to1] Engine Kicks-In, Plus, the Heavy, Expensive Batteries have to be Hauled. To Sum Up, I'd like to change the EPA-OBD II Law that requires Vehicles to Emit Enough Pollution to Pass Inspection, with any reduction resulting in Failure. But, "IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN" as long as "Big Oil" is in Control! Watch Closely the Next Time Your Car is Inspected, and ask how many have Failed,and Why! 14.7 to 1. It's the Law that must Change! For even more Insight, check out this Website. It's a Couple of Years Old, but lots of Good Info.http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html
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Don't know of any talks on it but numerous websites educating people\n\nhttp://www.biodiesel.org/\nhttp://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html\nhttp://www.biodieselnow.com/\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel
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http://www.nutramed.com/environment/cars.htm
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http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html  Want to know something else? I've found a way to convert gasoline into Propane! And it can never be marketed! All Engines from 1996 on up must run at an Air to Fuel Ratio of 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel! My System goes 100 to 1 Air to Fuel Ratio, but it will never happen! You want something interesting to Research ? This is it!
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Find Some Way to Contact the Right Person[s] not Obsessed with Greed and Money that could Help Me get the Word Out that We are ALL being Ripped Off. How ? I've Found a Way to Convert Regular Pump Gasoline into Propane. My Unit is very Compact, Safe, and Mixes in Low Pressure Air, Within Most any Vehicle. This Produces 100 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. You Want Numbers ? 50 + MPG with even the largest Gasoline Powered SUV ! Here's the Problem, all Vehicles in the U.S.A. are Required by Law to Conform to the EPA-OBD II Law. That Law Explicitly States that all Vehicles Made from 1996 to the Present must Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. Even if Fuel Economy is Improved, and Emissions are Lowered, any Alteration of any OBD-II Vehicle will Result in a Failed Inspection. Then, it's Illegal to Operate! When that "Big-Brother" Machine gets Hooked Up to any '96 on Up Vehicle, it must be Factory Original.This is Insane! I can Understand a Maximum Limit on Emissions for the Good of the Environment, but to Fail Inspection for not Emitting enough Pollution ? I've been to the US Patent Office, and Looked at other Units that have been Bought  Out, and Kept off the Market, so, for This, don't even go There! If I'm Wrong, then how is it that Engines do Run on Propane? By Conventional, Legal Means this involves using a Large, Expensive, Cumbersome Tank that has to be Hauled in the Vehicle, Expensive Metering Equipment, and the Hassle of Refilling the Tank. So Much Hassle that even with Gas going back up to $3.OO Per Gallon, it's just not Worth it. Hybirds? Great, in Town, but on the Highway, the Gas Engine takes over, plus Heavy, Expensive Batteries have to be Hauled. What I would Like to do Today is to get the Word out that all Petroleum is essentially the same. Only the Molecular Dispersal is Altered.It all comes from the same Place.If Gasoline to Propane Conversion were Legal, it would go a long way toward ending Dependency on Imported Oil, and Reducing Air Pollution, and Global Warming.Cheap, and Safe Hydrogen is the Ultimate Answer. Until the Big Profit is taken out of Big Oil, nothing will ever Change. Also http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html gives even more Insight. If I at least got the "Word" out to You, then I did what I wanted to do Today ! Thanks!
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Fossil fuels: Reduce your car-miles.  Carpool, take public transportation, walk, or ride a bike.  Support the use of clean-burning fuels, like compressed natural gas.\n\nRefuse: Recycle plastics, paper, and metals.  Anything which can be used in any fashion should go to a resale shop.  Try to only use Type 1 and Type 2 plastics, which are easily recyclable.\n\nDon't flush anything besides rain water down storm drains.  \n\nWhen swimming or boating or camping or spending time in the wild, gather your trash and pack it out with you.
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Go to biodiesle.com youll find everything you need.
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try this link  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine\n\ni think this will fulfill your requirement
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We give away soy to foreign governments in the form of aid despite the fact we could run our vehicles on it.  Smart, eh?\n\nI would switch as long as it was feasable.  Facilities that dispense alternative fuels are nowhere to be found near me and I don't have the technical skills to mix the stuff myself or else I would in a second.  I deleted the emails but I was in contact with a guy in CA last year that convinced the local government on one of the Hawiian Islands to convert their recycling truck fleet to soy power.  He had some good ideas.  He also takes a soy powered VW Wagon on tour around the country to advertise the benefits of biodiesel.  \n\nGood luck if you choose to convert.  I haven't yet but maybe a few semesters at the vocational institute would pay off in the end.
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diesel can be made from a few plant sources, soybeans being one of the more popular
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I'm guessing you are asking how to make BIODIESEL from vegetable oil. Here is my answer to that:\n\nThe process is quite simple. Alchohol and vegetable oil or some other similar fat are mixed with the catalyst. It can be used animal fats or vegetable oils. The alchohol can be methanol or ethanol. Methanol is generally cheaper since it is made in industrial quantities from petroleum. Sodium hydroxide (aka lye or caustic soda) or potassium hydroxide are mixed in as the catalyst.\n\n1. Methanol and sodium hydroxide are combined making sodium methoxide.\n2. Sodium methoxide is mixed and stirred with vegetable oil (trigycerides). The oil molecules break apart and this produces methylesters and glycerol. The glycerol and catalyst will settle to the bottom as they are both denser than the methylesters. The methylester is drained off after the reaction is complete, about 8 hours.\n3. The methylester (biodiesel) is washed by mixing it with water. The water dissolves any traces of the catalyst and the alchohol. After settling for a few days the water can be drained from the bottom of the tank.\nThe glycerol can be filtered and purified as well. It can be burnt as fuel, or it makes a powerful degreaser (it is already almost soap) and can be made into high quality soap.\n\n*******************************************************\nIf your question is actually how to REFINE CRUDE VEGETABLE OIL into refined vegetable oil, then here are the steps:\n1. Oil extraction from seeds using pressing, solvents, or both (e.g. high quality virgin olive oil is pressed, while lower quality pomace uses solvents to extract)\n2. oil refiining: the crude vegetable oil is mixed with sodium hydroxide which removes the free fatty acids by forming soap\n3. bleaching: this removes pigments by adding a 'bleaching clay' and then filtering the clay\n4. deoderization: this removes volatile compounds and is often done by heating and distillation\n5. fractional crystallization: this is separation of solid fats by allowing the oil to solidify at cooler temperautes\n6. winterization: often some oils must have the fats which solidfy at low room temperatures removed. The oil is cooled and the solids filtered out. \n7. hydrogenation: this binds hydrogen to the unsaturated fatty acids and prevents later oxidation and can be used to make the oil solid\n8. texturing: this is a process where cooled fats are whipped to add some air and improve the texture and appearance, used for shortening\nhttp://www.markets.duke.edu/student_it/soc142_spring2002/team4/sustaining.html
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It won't be there, and there is no satisfactory alternative.  Biofuels are a fantasy.  Try running your car on wind, coal or nuclear power.  \n\nGone is gone.  It's like money in the bank.  After you spend it all, there ain't no more.
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Well, I've found a way to Convert Gasoline into Propane. But, it's Illegal to do so on any U S A Vehicle Built from 1996 to the Present.This is the EPA-OBD II Law that Mandates that all Vehicles must Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. Any Deviation, even if Fuel Economy is Improved, and Emissions are Lowered, and the Vehicle will Fail Inspection, and will be Illegal to Operate. This is Insane! My System, which is very Compact and Safe utilizes Low Pressure Air to Produce 100 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel.Bottom line, 50 + MPG with even the Largest SUV, and 10 Times Less Air Pollution. Also, this will actually Result in far more Engine Power, and longer Engine Life! I'm not the First, only the Latest to do this. I've been to the US Patent Office, and Looked at other Diagrams of Fuel to Vapor Systems that have been Bought Out, and kept off the Market. The Pogue Carburetor is an Excellent Example. It is Documented at the US Patent Office as having Achieved 100 + MPG with a Flathead Ford V-8 Engine that, with a Conventional Fuel System was at best 15 MPG ! Engines Run best on Vapor, [100 to 1] not Atomized Liquid, [14.7 to 1]. If this is Wrong, then how is it that Engines DO Run on Propane? To do so by Conventional Means involves Utilizing a Large, Cumbersome, Expensive Tank, which must be Hauled with the Vehicle. Also, Expensive Tank to Engine Metering Equipment. And, the Extra Hassle of Refilling the Tank. So much Hassle, that even with Gas. going back to $3.OO Per Gallon, it's just not Worth It! All Petroleum is Essentially the Same on a Molecular Level. Only the Dispersal is Altered. All Petroleum comes from the same Place, Earth! But, when the "Big Brother Box" is Hooked Up to any OBD-II Vehicle, like Yours[?] It has to Be 14.7 to 1 or Else! Hybirds aren't the Answer. At Highway Speed, the 14.7 to 1 Gas Engine takes over, Plus the Heavy, Expensive Batteries have to be Hauled as Well. Just Like the Propane Tank.Cheap, Safe Hydrogen is the Ultimate Answer. As long as there is so much Profit in Petroleum, that's not going to Change anytime Soon. I Think that My Vapor Unit could possibly be a Step toward Converting Tap Water to Hydrogen, but I don't have the Resources to Conduct the needed Research. Water Converted to a Cold Fog would be a lot easier to Convert to Hydrogen. In the Short Term, I'd like to Convert as many Older Vehicles as Possible to Vapor Fuel, and Donate them, Starting with the Local Meals On Wheels Program.There are Many People willing to Help the Homebound Elderly, but with the Cost of Fuel, it's becoming Increasingly Difficult to do so. Also, Volunteer Veterans' Service Organizations. We All Owe Them so Very Much! And, Homeless Shelters. See, Greed has Stopped the Whole Fuel to Vapor Thing every Time! And That OBD-II Law....To Donate to Charity would be such a Slap in the Face of all who have Stopped Vapor Fuel! Money isn't everything. Take a Deep Breath of Clean, Fresh Air ! How do You put a Price on That? Here's a Website that's a Couple of Years Old, but Please take Time to Read It all. Very Informative! http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html Thanks for Asking the Question, and giving Me the Opportunity to Respond! Nothing will Change, but at least We can Talk about It!
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wat do rice patties have to do with it???  To end global warming you have to stop puttin emisiions into the air and find alternative fuels.  Those fuels are called BIODIESEl, made from soybeans, and HYDROGEN FUEL CELL.  And, no these arent ideas from the future, they are FOR REAL.  I have made biodiesel and seen it run in a car.  The car has been driving around the USA for 2 years now.  Also hydropgen fuel cells do exist because the city of Los Angeles commisioned one and our mayor drove around in it.  these things put no emmissions in the air.
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A car that does not use gasoline or diesel
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Use practically any synthetic, as long as it meets or exceeds the requirements of the motorcycle manufacturer, honda or any other maker, do not make they're own oil, they have a private oil vendor to supply it, basically slapped with they're name on it and rack the price up.