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dose any one know any thing about runing methanol as the main fuel in a diesel engine
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dose any one know any thing about runing methanol as the main fuel in a diesel engine
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Yep, do it and you will be replacing the engine, more than likely!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
You do use methanol to make biodiesel, which can be run in a diesel, very well I might add!
dose any one know any thing about runing methanol as the main fuel in a diesel engine
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Yep, do it and you will be replacing the engine, more than likely!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
You do use methanol to make biodiesel, which can be run in a diesel, very well I might add!
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You do use methanol to make biodiesel, which can be run in a diesel, very well I might add!
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...but the excess methanol is washed out in properly made bioD.
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Or if your really good at making bio diesel you use a condenser to capture the excess methanol for reuse in the next batch. Better for the environment.
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You do use methanol to make biodiesel, which can be run in a diesel, very well I might add!
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...but the excess methanol is washed out in properly made bioD.
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Or if your really good at making bio diesel you use a condenser to capture the excess methanol for reuse in the next batch. Better for the environment.
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I use a separate water heater to heat up my glycerin to get the methanol back via a condenser.
The thermostat is set for 150 degrees which is just 3 degrees higher than the boiling point of methanol. At first I just used a heater core but then went to a copper coil surrounded by a water bath to condense the vapors into a sealed tank.
The thermostat is set for 150 degrees which is just 3 degrees higher than the boiling point of methanol. At first I just used a heater core but then went to a copper coil surrounded by a water bath to condense the vapors into a sealed tank.
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I know that John Deere did experiments on running 100% ethanol in their equiptment. It worked but they had to use more expensive and robust fuel system components. I went to an renewable energy conference and they were saying that you could run a blend of 10% methanol in biodiesel safely in most systems. I would make sure that all rubber components were replaced with viton or simular alcohol resistent products before doing so. They said the by running the alcohol that you would regain the energy lost(about 10%) by running bio-diesel vs petro diesel and the alcohol acts like an oxidizer and helps the fuel burn even cleaner. the main drawback to using alcohol is that is acts like a cleaner and it will end up plugging your fuel filter several times as it cleans all the gunk out of your system but will subside after it is cleaned out.
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Uh,
I think you heard wrong there macmaniac. Methanol is not to be present in any quantity in properly made biodiesel.
That's why we 'wash' the fuel to get it out of solution. Methanol attracts water and we all know what water does to diesel injector systems.
Biodiesel is already a hellacious cleaner, and will clog fuel filters with junk cleaned out from using petrodiesel. No additional alcohol required.
I think you heard wrong there macmaniac. Methanol is not to be present in any quantity in properly made biodiesel.
That's why we 'wash' the fuel to get it out of solution. Methanol attracts water and we all know what water does to diesel injector systems.
Biodiesel is already a hellacious cleaner, and will clog fuel filters with junk cleaned out from using petrodiesel. No additional alcohol required.
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