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  1. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    alt fuel cost/benefits Bjorn, with your calculations using bio/WVO this past year or so, how does the bottom line look? Costs of materials, investment in space/personal time, etc...is there some sort of "ballpark" number that you might hazard a guess as to a "price per gallon" for your...
  2. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    greasecar website Bjorn, I've been glomming thru greasecar.com, saving stuff to my PC and it is truly a great resource. Also, I've been doing the same with all of your posts on your WVO/bio work....made a "bio" folder to use as reference when not on the 'net. Good luck on the 240D conversion...
  3. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    Re: RE: alternative fuels now here's something ironic....old 240D's and 300D's/TD's are on my short list of Xperimental bio-cars that I've been thinking of....given the choice between older/plentiful diesel vehicles (old rabbits, jettas, etc)..... my brother-in-law has a parked 82 300SD that...
  4. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    alternative fuels Thanks for your insight, BB...I had the sense that "burning oil" in the form of used motor oil would be fairly noxious.... but I had not done much research yet into the possibilities. I am trying to go as "clean and green" as I can....it would be great to be able to truly go...
  5. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    alternative fuel choices for diesel....opinions Guys, thanks alot for those perspectives on use of other fuel substitutes. Lee, thanks for that numerical data.....wow! Veggie oil & biodiesel sure seem to be pretty darn clean! I am thinking of not only using my duece :P but experimenting with...
  6. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    alternative fuels what exactly happens to the filters? are they just clogging, do you notice a performance difference, what's the exhaust smoke (visible smoke) like, how's it smell (does it smell like a car does when it's literally "burning" oil), these are a few questions I had about using...
  7. Adamlee

    Alternative fuels for diesel: impact on emissions?

    I am doing more and more in-depth reading on the use of WVO, SVO, biodiesel blends, and so on (used ATF, used motor oil, among other things) for diesel-powered vehicles and equipment. Mostly, I am interested in these options as a way to save money from overpriced fuel, but just as importantly...
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