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Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels


An energy source alternative to using fossil fuels. Materials or substances that can be used as a fuel, other than conventional fuels. Waste oils, vegetable oils or animal fats, which can be used alone, or blended with fossil fuels.


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all bull aside, anyone did this mason jar trick you can order the plans for & with what success?...
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Okay I got bored and curious (or stupid) but the picture you see here is my diesel burning...
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I saw an ad today on Craig’s list about this and went to the address oiltofuel.com, but it is...
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I know that during WWII there were conversion units that somehow used wood to produce a burnable...
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Bio fuel is not the answer to our soaring prices. Look at some things that we all know. Gas...
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Freeman Dyson in his book "Infinite in All Directions" describes being involved in a Princeton...
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Anyone know of plans for a sawdust burner or alterations to a pellet stove?
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Although this is not necessarily an alternate fuel thread, it is a related and often overlooked...
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Are the Polyethylene "pickup" tanks OK for blended bio or maybe just B100? :shrug: These guys have...
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Has any one encountered a Bio-Diesel fuel storage problem? I was recently told I had to remove and...
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Without getting into a huge political rant about why there is 10% ethanol in our current regular...
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I was at Holiday filling my beast up and I saw that a station in Eden Prairie, MN has non...
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Coleman fuel in this general area is around $9.25 out the door price and that's Walmart's price....
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A 1978 patent shows how to change the valve timing on a car engine and use steam to push the...
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Try this http://www.google.com/patents?id=4KKoAAAAEBAJ&dq=7341049 OZONE !!!
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OK I heat my house with a pellet stove.I use to get my corn from my neighbor in trade for helping...
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if and when we find either a perpetual motion macine or a different fuel what will happen to our...
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I have been producing biodiesel for a while now with a appleseed prosessor so far with great...
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I saw a guy last night on TV running a reed engine on a set up he called Bio gas! The old beauty...
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Most of the time anyway .
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Has anyone ever tried using hydrogen to run their engine. Need some answers! Perhaps from those...
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Most of the old engines used to run on kerosene. Now that kerosene is not available any longer,...
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A friend of mine gave me a couple gallons of typical 2 stroke engine mix, it is 87 octane and...
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research that.....does it really work? or' "stan meyer " let's get this stuff going let's get it...
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With gas prices at $4.00 a gallon. I can say that I am the proud owner of a 1953 Autoette...
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Has anyone tried Biodiesel in the older diesel engines, like a Witte or thermoil? Andrew:confused:
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I'm gonna have to go to the gas station this morning and get some pump gas because I can't find...
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Hello: I've noticed some discussion about the differences and similarities between home heating...
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What would happen to all our antuique engines and tractors and vehicals if the world ran out of...
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Has anybody tried E85 ethanol gas in their hit/miss engine yet? I know with E85 you get 20% less...
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Recently, there have been a few posts regarding alternative fuels for our old iron. So I did some...
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I have gotten a still that will make ethinol or grain alcahol(can't drink it) . any you guru's...
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Sorry but I have to blow smoke and shoot flames on this. Probably also gonna smack a bee hive,...
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:eek: Gas here (S.E. Mi.) hit 2.29 at the cheapest station with everyone else at 2.39-2.47. :crazy:...
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What would happen to our engines if the world ran out of petroleum and natural gas? Of course...
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Any one ever try home made diesel??? what was your opinion of it. Tryin to decide is it worth the...
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Anybody running a diesel on vegatble oil, or biodiesel for that matter. John
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