Question about alternative fuel?

Question

Is it possible to run an otherwise gasoline engine (not diesel) on biodiesel? Or is there an easy method of modification to make an engine run on it like it would normally run with gasoline? Also, can an engine with about 11:1/12:1 compression, a supercharger, two holley four barrel 1150 cfm (cubic feet per minute) carburetors, improved valve springs, an agressive camshaft, and an ignition upgrade (or more mods) run on pure vegetable oil (or biodiesel)?

Answer 1

diesel, while having a higher energy content than gasoline, is much more stable than gasoline and needs a higher temperature than gasoline does to ignite. there used to be a few no name gas stations that would mix diesel into their gasoline blend using up to 4% diesel.

as to our friend aqualuna, ethanol is NOT a cleaner burning fuel than gasoline. remember that ethanol is still a hydrocarbon mixture, just a slightly different molecule. the reason this myth got started was back when california started emission testing, the sensors were designed to read gasoline emissions, and since alcohol burns colder than gasoline the sensors could not read those emissions, thus it seemed like alcohol was a cleaner burning fuel than gasoline.

Answer 2

I currently run Bio Fuel (straight vegetable) in a 1999 Dodge 3500 truck. But all Cummins engines were modified from the factory to run on BioD since around 1992 without any modification.

Most vehicles are already equipped to run on Alternative Energy. In fact you’re probably even driving one right now and didn’t even know it. Go to www agua-luna com for a list of this vehicles

Ethanol doesn’t go bad like petroleum it’s just Alcohol. It’s what preserves your wine and gets better as the years go by.

Ethanol is a much cleaner fuel than petrol (gasoline):



It is a renewable fuel made from plants

It is not a fossil-fuel: manufacturing it and burning it does not increase the greenhouse effect

It provides high octane at low cost as an alternative to harmful fuel additives

Ethanol blends can be used in all petrol engines without modifications

Ethanol is biodegradable without harmful effects on the environment

It significantly reduces harmful exhaust emissions

Ethanol's high oxygen content reduces carbon monoxide levels more than any other oxygenate: by 25-30%, according to the US EPA

Ethanol blends dramatically reduce emissions of hydrocarbons, a major contributor to the depletion of the ozone layer

High-level ethanol blends reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 20%

Ethanol can reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100% on a full life-cycle basis

High-level ethanol blends can reduce emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by 30% or more (VOCs are major sources of ground-level ozone formation)

As an octane enhancer, ethanol can cut emissions of cancer-causing benzene and butadiene by more than 50%



Sulphur dioxide and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions are significantly decreased with ethanol.

Lastly and my favorite.. It can be made at home.

It will cost about $1.10 to $1.20/gal to make the alcohol from various feed-stocks like corn, barley, potatoes, or Jerusalem artichokes. You will also have by-products which you can sell or use as animal feed, reducing the total cost down to about $.95/gal.

Biofuel is recognized by both the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy as an alternative fuel, and qualifies for mandated programs under the Clean Air Act Amendments and the Environmental Protection Act of 1992 (EPAct).

USDA Clears Air with Biofuel: Buses and other diesel-burning vehicles run cleaner if they mix biofuel with regular diesel fuel, said the US Department of Agriculture at a biofuel fuel seminar at a USDA research center.

Conversely most major automotive manufacturers (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, etc) recommend the use of bio fuels, and nearly every car manufacturer in the world approves ethanol blends in their warranty coverage.

In fact your probably even driving an ethanol car and didn't even know it.

The trick is finding fuel.

I've been producing biofuel for about 3 years now, it's not extremely difficult. Basically you need general household ingredients, a processor (or still for ethanol) and some used oil. Blend it, let separate, screen and use. I complied a guide a while back to help walk you threw the process step by step, just email me or check out..

www agua-luna com

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

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Answer 3

No.

Bio-diesel is called bio-diesel because it is meant to fuel diesel engines, and your engine is not a diesel.  Nor can it be made into a diesel unless you're prepared to somehow double the compression ratio.  

The largest diesel engines--those used to power ships, for example--can run on just about any fuel at all, including your vegetable oil.  Smaller diesels can use food oils, but only those that have been modified so as not to bung up the fuel injection system.  

Nope.  Despite what our seriously off-the-grid buddy agua-luna thinks, you have a gasoline engine there, and with that compression ratio it'll likely be happy only on premium fuel.  

Don't feel bad.  Bio-diesel is dependent upon a very uncertain fuel source--waste food oils are far more valuable when used for purposes other than fuel.  I rather doubt you'll be hearing about it in a year or so.

Answer 4

A gasoline engine does not run well on diesel fuel.  If it is

running and hot it will go, but when it cools off it will not

restart until all of the diesel is cleaned out.     It will run on

(believe it or not)  grade "A" moonshine.  Back in the 1920's

the moonshiners ran their cars on it and when I was young

(about forty years ago) the racing jocks run their cars ;on it.

You need slightly larger jets in the carb, and some rubber

parts will need replaced.  Also you need a spar set of fuel

filters, alcohol tends to loosen the gunk in your gas tank

and plug things up until it gets cleaned out.     Good Skill