Category Archives: biodiesel

Great Sustainable Vehicles – 1993-1998 Dodge RAM 2500 Cummins Diesel

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

In 1993, Dodge introduced an updated version of their Cummins 6BT 12 valve diesel engine that used a Bosch P-7100 mechanical injection pump.  When combined with the all mechanical 47RH hydraulic automatic transmission, buyers have the ultimate, bullet-proof work truck … Continue reading →

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Great Sustainable Vehicles – 1981-1985 Mercedes Diesels

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

By the early 1980′s, Mercedes had hit the pinnacle of design and engineering with their 4 cylinder and 5 cylinder diesel engines.  The cast iron heads were bullet-proof and the pre-combustion chambers made them the perfect engine for using alternative … Continue reading →

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Chevy Cruze Diesel Coming to the US

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

  It looks like the growing sales of Volkswagen diesels in the US has garnered the attention of US carmakers. General Motors today formally announced the 2013 Chevy Cruze diesel. The 4 cylinder 2-liter VCDi diesel engine generates over 160 … Continue reading →

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Making Biodiesel!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by admin

I was contacted a few weeks back from a friend in the Biodiesel community about a great resource on the web for Everything Biodiesel.  A while ago, this used to be a site known as the Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Voters Guide to Picking Candidates

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

Before you go to the voting booth this year, make sure you do a little research on the candidates and understand where they stand on reducing our dependence on petroleum.  If asked, all candidates will answer, “I support reducing our … Continue reading →

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How to convert a VW TDI to Biodiesel

Posted on June 6, 2010 by admin

This title is a little misleading if you have read my post on “Using Biodiesel in your Vehicle.”  In reality, I’m going to provide information on how you can prepare your VW TDI to run on biodiesel. In general, there … Continue reading →

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Mercedes Vegetable Oil Conversion

Posted on March 13, 2010 by admin

As part of my “no nonsense” series on bio and alternative fuels, I covered biodiesel and straight vegetable oil (SVO) and waste vegetable oil (WVO) diesel conversions.  Since I believe in experimenting first-hand with topics I discuss, a few years … Continue reading →

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Using Biodiesel in your Vehicle

Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin

Any diesel engine can run on biodiesel.  Is that a true statement?  Are there any issues to deal with or do you just dump the “biodiesel” into the engine?  What is biodiesel anyway? There are lots of questions that should … Continue reading →

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Waste Coffee Grounds as Biodiesel Feedstock

Posted on December 11, 2008 by admin

Waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel, according to a study by researchers at the University of Nevada-Reno. According to the USDA, world coffee production is 16.34 billion pounds per year; the … Continue reading →

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Scientist Discovers Fungus That Could Fuel A Car

Posted on November 4, 2008 by admin

A researcher at Montana State University has found a micro-organism in a plant in South America that could fuel vehicles one day. The unusual fungus contains the essence of diesel, which one could use to run a bus, for example, … Continue reading →

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