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Subject:Re: Vanagon alternative fuel
From:Chris Mills
Date:Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:07:17 -0600

>I would think the fuel combustion temps would be too low in our gas
>engines to run efficiently.  I suspect that there might be some majorly
>negative effects to the catalytic converter too.

Okay folks, I don't seem to be getting the point of anything and I'm not
even getting the pleasure of a good beer to get me here today...

Running veggie oil in a gasoline engine? I'm think that because diesels
don't have catalytic converters last I checked.

Thought veggie oil was used in tweaked diesel engines.

Anyone?

Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee

ICQ# 5944649
scm9985@tntech.edu

'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion

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