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Subject:FW: [DIESEL] Greasecar.com
From:Carrington, Tom
Date:Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:30:59 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Nate Wall [mailto:NWall@envasns.org]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:59 AM
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com; southard@gis.net
Cc: diesel@audifans.com
Subject: Re: [DIESEL] Greasecar.com

Very interesting.  He is using STRAIGHT used vegatable oil, not the
transesterfied bio diesel and plans to travel coast to coast and back on it.
I heard that a diesel engine will only run so long on this stuff (straight
used oil) before it quits because of fouled and carbonized engine and
injectors.  Is this the case?  I think the list members that are familiar w/
this should e-mail him and let him know what he's in for.

--Nate

>>> Southard Family <southard@gis.net> 07/13/00 10:59PM >>>
Hey all you BioDiesel folks!  FOX 25 News had a cameo on a pretty blue
Diesel Westy tonight.  Check out http://www.greasecar.com/New_Home.html .
 Lot's of very interesting stuff about veggie oil AND turbo dieseling in
the Vanagon.  Those of us planning to add a turbo to our Diesel Van can see
some very good photos of the conversion done on this vehicle.  Check it
out!

Maynard
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
'00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
'84 Jetta GL TD

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