Jon Starbuck, Gavin D. J. Harper
CONVERT TO BIODIESEL FOR A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY RIDE
Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels
has everything you need to make the switch from expensive,
environment-damaging carbon fuel to cheap (and, in many cases,
free), clean fuel for your vehicle.
Practical and decidedly apolitical, this unique
guide focuses on technical details, parts, and instructions.
Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions
accompanied by helpful illustrations for such projects as building
and properly using a homemade biodiesel reactor, which enables you
to drive you car on vegetable oil purchased at a fraction of the
price of gas or even on second-hand oil obtained from restaurants
free of charge.
Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels also
includes a list of international parts suppliers and various
manufacturers' warranty statuses regarding vehicles converted to
biodiesel.
Projects include:
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Collecting waste oil
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Building a waste-oil processor
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Creating biodiesel fuel
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Converting your car to professional standards
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Constructing heat exchangers
Run Your
Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels covers:
• History and functions
of the diesel engine • Benefits of biofuel • Where to obtain raw
ingredients • Theory of fuel conversion • Existing conversion
kits o Blends, emulsions, and thinners • Processing and
discarding waste oil • Laws and regulations • Green retail o
Health and safety • Limitations of environmental benefits
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