Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels: A Do-It-Yourself Manual by Jon Starbuck

Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels: A Do-It-Yourself Manual

Jon Starbuck
330 pages
Koninklijke Brill NV
Dec 2008
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<p><b>CONVERT TO BIODIESEL FOR A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RIDE</b></p> <i>Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels</i> has everything you need to make the switch from expensive, environment-damaging carbon fuel to cheap (and, in many cases, free) , clean fuel for your vehicle. Practical and decidedly apolitical, this unique guide focuses on technical details, parts, and instructions. <p>Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions accompanied by helpful illustrations for such projects as building and properly using a homemade biodiesel reactor, which enables you to drive you car on vegetable oil purchased at a fraction of the price of gas or even on second-hand oil obtained from restaurants free of charge. <i>Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels</i> also includes a list of international parts suppliers and various manufacturers' warranty statuses regarding vehicles converted to biodiesel. </p><p>Projects include: Collecting waste oil Building a waste-oil processor Creating biodiesel fuel Converting your car to professional standards Constructing heat exchangers </p><p><b>Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels covers:</b><br> * History and functions of the diesel engine * Benefits of biofuel * Where to obtain raw ingredients * Theory of fuel conversion * Existing conversion kits o Blends, emulsions, and thinners * Processing and discarding waste oil * Laws and regulations * Green retail o Health and safety * Limitations of environmental benefits</p>
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Pages 330
Publisher Koninklijke Brill NV
Published 2008
Readers 1