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#72 of 170 Biodiesel and warranties by gagrice Dec 22, 2004 (4:10 pm)
There are a variety of statements about biodiesel use from engine/vehicle manufacturers, including some that make reference to warranty. Engine and vehicle manufacturers provide a material and workmanship warranty on their products. Such warranties do not cover damage caused by some external condition. Thus, if an engine that uses biodiesel experiences a failure unrelated to the biodiesel use, it must be covered by the OEM’s warranty. Federal law prohibits the voiding of a warranty just because biodiesel was used -- it has to be the cause of the failure. If an engine experiences a failure caused by biodiesel use (or any other external condition, such as bad diesel fuel), the damage will not be covered by the OEM’s warranty. I hope this helps with your inquiry about biodiesel. We now have three customers with the 2005 CDI Mercedes who use B-100 exclusively and a fourth with the same car on order! Willie Nelson was the first and has had his since this summer. We cannot control what the auto dealerships are saying, and we do understand that they may not understand biodiesel and its qualities, however, our fuel meets the ASTM 6751 standard and has for the past 8 years. If you can get me the email of the MB dealership in Honolulu, I would be happy to forward the same information to them. Again, thank you very much for your inquiry and your intended support of renewable energy in Hawaii! Gary, We have many, many customers with VW TDI's running on our fuel. Some you might have heard of: David Cole, the CEO of Maui Land & Pineapple Co., drives a new diesel Passat on our biodiesel; Willie Nelson's wife drives a VW Jetta TDI wagon, also on our B100; my husband Bob (founder of Pacific Biodiesel) drives a 2000 Jetta sedan which has run its whole life on B100 (I get to drive the '99 Mercedes turbodiesel we just got in August!). I had test-driven a diesel Passat at the Maui VW dealership a few months ago, but before I could make a decision, it was snatched up by another one of our customers! Happy Holidays, and a very "green" New Year to you! Kelly
#73 of 170 Re: All things considered... [rfruth] by tooomp Dec 30, 2004 (1:08 pm)
Replying to: rfruth (Oct 05, 2004 11:10 am) I think biodiesel/hybrid could be in the future of transportation. They must meed the consumers needs before they will be accepted. An environmentally conscious consumer may be unwilling to buy an SUV due to its large size. The vehicles must be marketed to the consumers interests. Perhaps a smaller more practical vehicle such as a PT Cruiser. Make it 99% recyclable. Chrysler has technology for making lightweight body panels from recycled plastic containers. The point is to make the vehicle appeal to the environmentally conscious. I could see how using both hybrid and diesel technology in a medium size vehicle might result in a 100mpg vehicle. I also wonder if a 2 cylinder diesel could be substituted. This would save on the costs of the diesel engine.
#74 of 170 B100 drag racer by gagrice Jan 05, 2005 (5:21 pm)
For you speed freaks. Biodiesel dragster first diesel under 8 seconds in the quarter. Same engine that Dodge puts in their PU trucks. http://www.greencarcongress.com/biodiesel/index.html
#75 of 170 Makes breathing easier for the miners by gagrice Jan 05, 2005 (5:27 pm)
The Hutchinson Salt Co, in Hutchinson, Kansas. is the first mine of any kind to use B100. “We use B100 biodiesel in everything underground that runs on diesel,” said Max Liby, VP of Manufacturing for the mine. “The main benefit is we’ve cleaned up soot in the air and have cut particulates. Workers, particularly the operator of the loaders, like the soy biodiesel much better because they say particulates do not get in their nostrils and the air is noticeably cleaner. Also, lubricity is much greater than if we used regular diesel fuel, so the injector pumps and injectors work more efficiently. The soy biodiesel actually cleans the injectors,” he said. Hutchinson Salt began using biodiesel in June 2003, and used 31,229 gallons of B100 in the first year.
#76 of 170 Make your home less polluting with biodiesel by gagrice Jan 06, 2005 (8:23 am)
Dow Jones Newswires reports that some distributors of heating oil and diesel in the Northeast are selling B20 biodiesel for home heating use. The tax credit that went into effect 1 Jan allows biodiesel to be price competitive with regular home heating oil. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/01/biodiesel_for_h.html
#77 of 170 economic aspects of biodiesel by hangaralf1 Jan 17, 2005 (8:23 pm)
forget emissions, forget foreign oil dependency, and all the rest, I used to work at an ag supply store in lancaster county in PA, and i'll tell you what, those guys have it rough. The small farm is in danger. biodiesel if for no other reason is worth it for the shot in the arm of the ag industry. no more gov subsidized piles of corn going to waste - gov will be using it for biodiesel. i've been looking for a diesel for a while - jeep liberty (with the mercedes diesel)is where i'm looking.
#78 of 170 Willie Nelson selling biodiesel by gagrice Jan 17, 2005 (9:19 pm)
Good article from larsb: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66288,00.html/wn_asci- i
#79 of 170 Biodiesel primer by larsb Jan 21, 2005 (2:08 pm)
The best description I have seen on how to make your own Biodiesel: http://www.statepress.com/issues/2005/01/21/arts/691220 Replies to this message: gagrice (Jan 21, 2005 5:16 pm)
#80 of 170 Re: Biodiesel primer [larsb] by gagrice Jan 21, 2005 (5:16 pm)
Replying to: larsb (Jan 21, 2005 2:08 pm) That's good. It may not be as complicated as I had assumed to make your own. I wonder if his garage smells like Kentucky fried chicken.

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