[shorty943]

Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

No, but he can run it on well filtered, or preferably refined and processed, used cooking oil. Just watch out for the government excise boys Shorty, the ones over here slapped duty on some guy who was producing his own bio fuel from rapeseed oil.


That would be this one at the National Defense University:
http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/15918
Or maybe try this video http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...23-3.wm.v.html from about 23 minutes in.

Unfortunately it seems to be getting this response: http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=3780895

Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

Pretty much just stick a decent modern diesel engine in it.

The stuff you buy for 69c will run a diesel, but you'd do better to refine it. http://www.biodieselcommunity.org/ might be a good place to start. Refining takes out the solids (especially from the used stuff) that might otherwise clog your system. They can also be used for making soap and candles etc.

So many shiny blue links. Mike, your a gold mine.

"government excise boys", my mortal natural enemy.
Mother's family hail from Cornish stock, pirate'n is in the blood.


On the bush engineering side. Procure used cooking oil cheaper than that, at the local take away. They have to pay to have it taken away. Scratch their back a little.

Then.

Take a quantity of any vegetable oil (Canola we call it, Rapeseed is all same thing) add 15% v\v Methanol and 1% v\v Caustic Soda. Stand back, it will react, wait for 24 hrs, drain and strain through an ordinary "over the counter" diesel filter, fill vehicle fuel tank, start diesel engine.

The only set back, is some diesels are not fond of the lower sulpher content, and burn compression rings etc.

Luckily, locally we have a forward thinking attitude.

South Australian Farm Fuels, produce and market "Bio-Diesel". A wonder juice.
So good the Australian Super Truck racing series is run exclusively on it. No more toxic black plumes of smoke from Mack's and Kenworth's. Toxic white burning rubber smoke yes, but toxic black exhaust smoke , no.
More horsepower, cleaner running, and for the first time in automotive history,
mechanics are reporting diesel engines to be "clean" inside.
To a mechanic, the diesel is a filthy dirty engine to work on, internally.
High detergent levels in the oils to remove varnishes that form from burning the dirty fuel that diesel is. This turns a brand new engine into a black filthy mess in no time flat. A brand new diesel, at it's first service, will look as black and dirty as a 20 year old neglected jalopy, internally.
But not any more, Bio- Diesel burns and runs clean.

Okay, so the tractor now smells like a fish and chip shop.
But, that's not such a bad thing.

My trusty old "Landy" is getting a Daihatsu 2.8 Ltr, GD series diesel engine.
Complete with "ADR 30" compliant pollution control systems and a new 5 speed over-drive gearbox.
I'm aiming for around 40 MPG, at half engine speed or 2500 RPM, at 60 MPH or 100 KPH in over-drive. Even high 30's would do.

I should also add, the final drive gearing will be different in most modern petrol or gasoline cars.
Modern "gas" engines turn over quite fast compared to a diesel, so you will get to top speed very quickly with "gas" gearing. That "top" speed will be rather slow though.