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Title: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Rotary-Motion on September 13, 2012, 06:57:58 AM

hi all

just poked me head outside at 6 am and looks very damp and almost frosty, i guess the time of winter is creeping in on these early morns, the time we all get caught out if we dont keep tabs on it...


think the pug 406 single tanker will be ok for abit longer as got a fgood batt and a new glows in

the pug boxer van is twin tanked so cold starting on dino...

:)

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: greasemonkey on September 13, 2012, 07:42:14 AM

Almost failed to start tuesday morning on 100% WVO. Bit better yesterday morning with a bit of petrol in. I know the oil I have in there goes waxy fairly quickly.
Thinking of fitting a flame plug in manifold.

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Soupstone on September 13, 2012, 07:50:46 AM

 Car needed defrosting a couple of weeks ago off a nightshirt, I'll probably just start running it on 100% bio and take it from there.

 Next batch I'll get some in the freezer and tsake it from there.

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Tony on September 13, 2012, 08:11:11 AM

I guess it's much colder in Lanark than it is in Southampton - nowhere near worrying about the bio freezing up yet down here!

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Tony on September 18, 2012, 05:46:59 PM

Although... just seen the first HMPEs of the season...

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Rotary-Motion on September 19, 2012, 06:07:54 AM

crikey its brass monkeys out there today folks 6.00am ..brrrrrrrrr

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Carrington on September 20, 2012, 11:30:27 PM

Evening all
I have just been given 75 L of misfuel. Just wondering about % to add to bio , probably going to add about 5% just incase it's mostly petrol

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: K.H on September 20, 2012, 11:34:02 PM

Thats about right,5% petrol = 20% diesel effects wise,might be worth checking the %
http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=14224
How to,s about halfway through

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Carrington on September 21, 2012, 05:18:56 AM

Cheers Kieth
Will be testing fuel later , very interesting read

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Rotary-Motion on September 21, 2012, 06:31:40 AM

also note if you are useing a fphe or not or pug filter mod etc maybe lower.

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Tony on September 21, 2012, 08:18:17 AM

That is presumably because it can vaporise in the FPHE and form a bubble that can't be pumped?

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Glycer-rides on October 08, 2012, 03:53:02 PM

Any of you HMPE-obsessed bods tried using fertiliser / weeing in your processor?
(wee contains 9.3 g/L of urea)

http://www.make-biodiesel.org/Biodiesel-Chemistry/urea-clathration.html

"In this process, Urea, commonly used as a fertilizer, is added to unwashed biodiesel, heated and stirred until it is fully dissolved in the biodiesel. Then it's cooled to 20C where the saturated methyl esters become trapped inside the solid urea. The biodiesel is then filtered and the resulting biodiesel is extrememly low cloud point biodiesel. The stuff caught in the filter is washed to release the biodiesel and the urea is reused on the next batch".

Then add the vinegar.
Just for Julian:  :-*

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Tony on October 08, 2012, 03:59:35 PM

I guess you'd have to pee in a barrel until you've got enough of it then put it on the condenser to purify it.  I think I'll take my chances with HMPEs though.

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: greasemonkey on October 08, 2012, 05:15:03 PM

I'm sure urea is easily avaliable, unless it was banned when I wasn't looking. Some things have been lately.
Its used to put on the stumps of felled trees, to stop some sort of infection into the root. At least thats what I understood it to do. I did quite a lot of it when i was a kid.
Dont really know where you get it from, but shouldn't be a problem.  If its the right variation of the stuff or not, I dont know.

Title: Re: winterizer and miss fuel time
Post by: Glycer-rides on October 08, 2012, 11:31:09 PM

Here's some
http://www.gardendirect.co.uk/garden-care/fertilisers/general-fertilizers-chemicals/urea
Farm suppliers will have it much cheaper.