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Upsetting the applecart #1 - carbon neutral biofuel
Biodiesel-Bev:
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I've also spent the weekend driving behind a disco running on 50 - 50 diesel - veg oil and can say the stink of BBQ had me battening down the air vents on the 110
Cheers Dave!
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Have to say I much prefer the smell of veg oil/biodiesel that carbon monoxide. :wink:
thermidorthelobster:
Given I'm worried about upsetting my somewhat finicky TD5 with anything other than 100% pure full-fat dino juice, I've taken the alternative route, which is to use the bike instead for local runs, and Abby's nice economical Rover for longer trips when I have a choice... Might chuck some sunflower oil in at some point though and see what breaks!
thermidorthelobster:
--- Quote from: "biodiesel-queen" ---Have to say I much prefer the smell of veg oil/biodiesel that carbon monoxide. :-&
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<pedant>
Carbon monoxide's odourless... and it's produced by burning veg oil just as much as fossil fuels - burning any carbon-based fuel without sufficient oxygen will produce it :wink:
</pedant>
Please don't think I'm having a dig though - I don't have any better suggestions than biofuel at the moment and it will only get better as the technology matures.
Biodiesel-Bev:
--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---
--- Quote from: "biodiesel-queen" ---Have to say I much prefer the smell of veg oil/biodiesel that carbon monoxide. :-&
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<pedant>
Carbon monoxide's odourless... and it's produced by burning veg oil just as much as fossil fuels - burning any carbon-based fuel without sufficient oxygen will produce it :wink:
</pedant>
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I was being ironic, but fair enough. The point I was making is that the smell of veg oil/biodiesel is far less offensive than fossil diesel. Not that I make a point of sniffing exhaust pipes, but if stuck behind a diesel I know which smells better. :wink:
Biodiesel-Bev:
--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---
--- Quote from: "biodiesel-queen" ---Have to say I much prefer the smell of veg oil/biodiesel that carbon monoxide. :-&
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Please don't think I'm having a dig though - I don't have any better suggestions than biofuel at the moment and it will only get better as the technology matures.
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The technology is already there. We have hundreds of different makes, models and ages of vehicles that use our biodiesel. Some new common rail vehicles don't like to run on 100% biodiesel, but will happily run on, say, a 50-50 or 75-25 mix.
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