centrifuge

[ORCoaster]

WDK,  3rd year eh?  only 2 more to go then.  Once out you are seriously going to have to upgrade your transpo.  My engineering family members choke on the fact that I drive what I do but I point out all the engineering upgrades, heated WVO, headers, new seats, engine rebuilds and you know what I get?   "You shouldn't be driving such a POS"  Well maybe not but it sure is fun doing it. 

Maybe you could just jump up a decade and keep in the VW line.  Although I doubt you would be feeding it the steady diet of WMO and ATF. 

[audilvr]

newer isn't always better....

[8v-of-fury]

With volkswagen it is until like 2006. Haha

[wdkingery]

WDK,  3rd year eh?  only 2 more to go then. 

Yes indeed! Half way there!

But as for upgrading my transportation, I'll be riding a bike after college, as I'm leaving the country, and where I'm going they ride bikes, cause gas is $9.50 a gallon!

[ORCoaster]

They got waste oils?  Time for a technology transfer.

[bbob203]

vastly less

I am down to almost free.. in fact, i haven't added paid fuel in 3 fill ups.

bonus: when i don't spend money at the pump, i am not sending dollars to support terrorism or FAKE islam

[theman53]

With volkswagen it is until like 2006. Haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ&feature=player_embedded

I think the ALH was a great engine, but the rest of the post mk3 era could have been improved...except for safety and rust protection, they did good there in the MK4

[ToddA1]

For those of you that run alternative fuels, how much time do you invest weekly?  Collecting would obviously be part of the time.

How much do you process, at a time?

I looked at this years ago, and realized my free time was more valuable than somewhat free fuel.

-Todd

[shorttimer]

I can only speak for myself as in regards to free time. Back in 97, when I first started using veggie oil, I was only 50. Now, years later, & so much more info on the subject, it only takes a fraction of the time to process the oil, but spending more time 'looking' for it, where as it was plentiful/easy before. The set up obviously takes some time to get right. But everything is so available if you're willing to spend a little $. Getting the vehicle rigged is more time well spent. But it's more or less a one time deal & then 'use'. Some of us got to where we're at without getting a pension or big retirement so we have to make due with the resources we have. I think the centrifuge is the best filtering tool we have & it's not hard to set up and in the long run only costs a few pennies to the dollar. It can be working while I'm doing other things around the house.

[8v-of-fury]

It can be working while I'm doing other things around the house.

Exactly, dump it in. Turn it on, and let her go.

[wdkingery]

For those of you that run alternative fuels, how much time do you invest weekly?  Collecting would obviously be part of the time.

How much do you process, at a time?

I looked at this years ago, and realized my free time was more valuable than somewhat free fuel.

-Todd

I gather my fuel in one lump sum (hundreds of gallons at once) it takes a few hours, but lasts for months.

i use a $5 filter bag that lasts for that hundreds of gallons.

I filter about 1 tank (10 gallons) at once.


I don't really spend a lot of time working on it. less than an hour a week. collection time can burn a day, but that day only happens every few months.  If it's warm outside it takes less time.  But that's assuming i can get a few hundred gallons at once.  If i am down to begging for oil changes, or only getting 5 gallons here and 5 gallons there, time can quickly become a problem.  putting an ad on craigslist is key to big numbers, as someone is going around to all the local shops and paying $1.40 a gallon for the used motor oil, so the big "restaurants" for me are off limits (i don't pay)