Tonight, I cooked up 86.5 liters of oil (22.8 gallons), pulled out 500 ml's for a test batch, then added 5 gallons (18.9 liters) of methanol + catalyst (7.0 base KOH + 3.0 ffa titration), 860 grams KOH total. Using this method, I can use the entire 5 gallon tote of methanol, keep my math simple and also keep the biodiesel batch size manageable to put into my truck.
A biodiesel friend walked me through the process a few times at her place, but this was my first batch with my processor and my own oil [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
--Hugh
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1991 F250 XLT, 2WD, 7.3L IDI, 5 speed, 168K.
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A biodiesel friend walked me through the process a few times at her place, but this was my first batch with my processor and my own oil [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
--Hugh
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Hugh--
Ain't it just so COOL? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/warmsmile.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smokin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
It gets better. Wait until you get it washed and dried and you gaze thru that clear jar of fuel. That, my friend, is arrival..
Norman
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97 F250 CC PS Tymar intake, 3" downpipe, 4" exhaust, turbo muffler installed backwards, 299,000 miles, running B100 when possible. "NEW 90 F450
My unwashed fuel is sparkling clear before washing, drying makes is all the more so.
Like you, I size the amount of oil to use one 5 gallon can of methanol, makes mixing up a batch all the more simple.
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The Green Monster: 2001 F250 Powerstroke, 2WD, ZF6 transmission. Bully Dog GT Tuner set in tow mode. MotorSilk boric oxide added to engine, transmission and diff. Showing 30mpg on the freeway running home brew biodiesel. NTZ 1/2 Micron bypass oil filter. Dieselsite Coolant filter and Caterpillar ELC next on the list. 4" open turbo back exhaust.
Well, my bio was drying slowly after 1 week (about 6-8 inches of clarity), so I decided to check the pH of my final wash water at work today. Tap water 7.4, wash water 8.2 [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bleh.gif[/img]
I knew from my forum reading that I should test the pH, but I never got around to it until today. I even have a pH test kit in my bio shed that I can use...no excuses.
Back for more washing,
Hugh
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1991 F250 XLT, 2WD, 7.3L IDI, 5 speed, 168K.
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