Truck advice and biodiesel mixes [RE-wrenches]

[Drake Chamberlin]

				Thank you

Todd.  A staggering number of people starve each day, and the number is

growing.  With bio-fuel, the sustenance of millions will be burned in the

tanks of those who can pay.



Drake



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				From: "Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services" <toddcory at finestplanet.com>

Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:26 AM

To: RE-wrenches at topica.com

Subject: Re: Truck advice and biodiesel mixes [RE-wrenches] 



Add to all this and the research that suggests one bio-fuel SUV fill up 

= the energy equivalent  of food for one person for one year, and you 

have to wonder... in a world where people still starve to death, if 

burning food to fuel our vehicles is really all that ethical?



I also have read that all those ethanol plants converting food (corn) to 

fuel (alcohol) are powered by coal (so a negative EROEI). In addition, 

without the government subsidies, they would not be economically viable.



I am no fan of bio-fools.



Todd



Matt Tritt wrote:



>

> Guys,

>

> There are NO big auto makers that approve of 100% bioDiesel. My 

> daughter has a 2004 VW TDI wagon that has run on 100% off and on for 

> several years, and her husband (that would be my son-in-law) has a 

> 2005 Mercedes Diesel that goes faster than most gasoline cars; at 

> $50,000.00 it better. Both these cars have run on 100%, or rather, 

> they did prior to all the problems that have occured. These problems 

> have included fuel line leaks, failed lift pumps, failed injector 

> pumps (both cars), oozing fuel connections, sensor problems and 

> clogged filters. The Mercedes cost $2,400.00 to fix after just 200 

> miles on straight BD. The VW injection pump failed after 40,000 miles

>

> I feel bad about all this since I'm the one who got them all fired up 

> (ha ha) about bio-fuel in the first place. Both cars are now running 

> on 20%, which seems to have no visible effect on the fuel system of 

> either car. During all the stuff that was going on, both VW and MB 

> said that all warranties were voided because of running on BD. Bummer, 

> eh?

>



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