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Comment on Biodiesel and Vegetable Oil are Safer than Gasoline by RODE GOUIN

RODE GOUIN — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:05:10 +0000

Re: Gas car off of vegetable oil, can it be done?
I was desperate! I had very little gas money in 2006. I added on several occasions, one quart of pure vegetable oil to ten gal of gas because i recieved food stamps. When added i saw no performance degredation. My six cylynder gas dodge van ran great! I know it was a chance of failure, but no problem. It makes me wonder just what is marvel mystery oil? Marvel says to add it to your gas tank? My experiment was a sucess. I cant gurentee long term results because i only did it three times with 10 gallons each time. If you can afford possible failure, try it. I had no problems.
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Comment on Run Your Car on Water by Ian

Ian — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:24:44 +0000

Actually, if done properly, these devices work. I have one installed on my van and know of another person who is getting between 30-50% mileage gain. I did a test and the hydrogen coming out of my system was filling a balloon to about the size of a cantaloupe in about 1-2 minutes. Hung it over a candle… and BOOM!!! Freakin’ Loud!! There are also more hydrogen on demand companies popping up on the internet.

Comment on How much does vegetable oil weigh? by Ed Brown

Ed Brown — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:25:41 +0000

I forgot to mention temperature variations, since temp affects volume and volume affects mass. Vegetale oils average a specific gravity of .92, which means at any temperature they weigh 92% of the weigh tof water, or 8.3453 lbs per gallon times .92 equals 7.68 pounds per gallon vegetable oil. This will vary by carbon saturation.
Ciao, Ed

Comment on How much does vegetable oil weigh? by Ed Brown

Ed Brown — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:52:22 +0000

Your experiment, while noble, is flawed by the fact that you did not subtract the weights of the containers from the gross weights of the oils, and you did not specify the grade or brand of “gas” you bought and did subtract the container weight from. And, spring scales are notoriously inaccurate!

Vegetable oil containers can be made from heavy or light weight plastics. Motor oil containers are mostly HDPE and can be various thickness, especially in the extrusion of the bottom of a gallon sized container, which can be up to 1/4 inch thick. In addition, you cannot be sure that the volumes were equal just because the labels said they were. Federal law allows a certain percentage variation in volume measure for various products. Food products can vary from the label by 5%.
Gasoline sold by various companies has various additive, methanol being a major one today. Gasoline can vary up to 1/2 pound per gallon depending on its contents. And of course gas is lighter than oil, it has lower carbon density; crude oil is heaviest, refined oils lighter, volatiles lightest. Think of it this way: methane, with one carbon, is a gas at room temp; octane with eight carbons, is liquid longer, but becomes gas easily. More carbon = more weight = more solid.
A good design would be to obtain a certified scale and a volumetric container that is also lab grade, then weigh the liquids in the same container, cleaning and taring between measurements. Additionally, the standard weights for most liquids are available on- line already and you would not run the risk of misinforming your audience! Good luck with future,”experiments”.

Comment on Bulk Vegetable Oil by Robert

Robert — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:41:40 +0000

I would recommend calling the buyer at SAM’S Club in Bentonville, AR and asking them if they can order a 55-gallon drum, or tote as a special order item for your club, and if so, what the cost would be.

You’d be surprised what SAM’S Club is interested in doing for a member. Plus, there may be a lot of demand for a product like this. If so, they would love the excellent idea as well.

I think if you call the 800 number and ask they buyer to get back with you they will. Make sure you have the item number of the 35 lbs of oil for the 800 number people so they can get the question to the right buyer.

Good Luck

Comment on Vegetable Oil Fuel is Illegal by Baby Got Books » More Mixed Reviews

Baby Got Books » More Mixed Reviews — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:35:42 +0000

[...] veggie oil. The author fails to point out that running a car on this type of fuel is – um – illegal, however green it may appear (I had to have that fact pointed out to me elsewhere). Along the [...]

Comment on 46 Cent Diesel Fuel by ROBERT

ROBERT — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:23:55 +0000

They’re doing “blending” – mixing used fryer oil with unleaded gas to thin it down.

I’ve been doing it for about 9 months now…. very good results…. but hard to get the used oil clean enough.

Comment on How much does vegetable oil weigh? by Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:25:51 +0000

Excellent work. Only other variable is heat but not quite so much of a factor and purity as well – bio grade can be a bit of a strange brew even with credentials.

Comment on Bulk Vegetable Oil by Connor

Connor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:36:14 +0000

Is all vegetable oil non-conductive? Reason I’m asking is because I have a project I’m working on that involves just under 10 gallons of mineral oil, but the 5 gallon options for that are near 90 dollars.

Also, when the oil does turn rancid, does it congeal or lose any of its conductive properties?

Comment on Bulk Vegetable Oil by Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:09:39 +0000

Hello Morris, where in NC are you located? I wouldn’t mind working with you on the bulk oil purchasing… I have a converted 300D as well…