[TriLUG] OT: Anyone interested in seeing a vegetable oil poweredcar after Thursday's meeting?

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I so want to go. Unfortunately I'm in Charlotte, and have a CharLUG
meeting tonight. You planning to drive west any time soon?


On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:57:24 -0500, Tobias Crawley <tcrawley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> I used the kit from greasecar.com, but now that I have done the
> conversion, I would probably do my next one from parts.
> 
> I'm collecting the oil into 5 gallon oil jugs using a 12 volt pump. I
> pull the jugs from restaraunt dumpsters. I then leave it in the jugs
> for a week or two to let the water and large chunks settle out before
> filtering.
> 
> I believe the mileage is comparable to what my car gets on diesel,
> which is 46-50 MPG. Since it is a dual fuel system it is hard to gauge
> how much I am actually using.
> 
> A great resource on Biodiesel/alt. fuels is Piedmont Biofuels
> Cooperative (http://biofuels.coop). The three founders all teach
> alternative energy courses at Central Carolina Community College in
> Pittsboro (http://www.ccc.edu). In fact, starting in January they will
> be teaching a Diesel Mechanics course which they hope to focus on
> veggie oil conversions.
> 
> 
> 
> Tobias
> 
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:23:48 -0500, Jim Wright <jwright at netcentrics.com> wrote:
> > Tobias,
> > I'd love to see it, but have family commitments on Thursday...on the
> > subject though...
> >
> > Did you use one of the prepackaged kits for your conversion, or is it a
> > custom job?
> > What kind of setup do you have for storing the oil you get from
> > restaurants?
> > What kind of mileage is it getting?
> > Are there any local clubs dedicated to biodiesel/svo/alternative fuels?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > jim
> >
> 
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