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.
newer isn't always better....
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!
They got waste oils? Time for a technology transfer.
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 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.
It can be working while I'm doing other things around the house.
Exactly, dump it in. Turn it on, and let her go.
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)
until like 2006. Haha