This will make you smile

My new winter mix nearly got me a speeding ticket, running on tickover just after a short hill, I got waved over. 42 in a 40 limit, told off this time. But 42 on tickover rolling on the almost flat, I was well impressed, nice Policeman had a good look round the bus, was writing something down, I thought here goes, but no it was the www.townace.com sticker in the window!
I need field testers for the winter mix, if you want to give it a go, and you can collect from Bristol, email me townaceclive@blueyonder.co.uk - special fuel tester rates apply.

- (#13914) Clive (Bristol), 26 Oct 04 18:34

Will contact you the weekend to arrange fuelling

- (#13914) Steve(Bristol), 29 Oct 04 15:38

why oh why don't i live down there, or you live up here!!

:-)

- (#13914) eddie arrowsmith, 31 Oct 04 13:31

There are many makers all over the UK see
www.bio-power.co.uk
They won't be doing a Townace special price though!

To those who have not yet asked - it was the A38 just after the flyover past Rolls Royce, towards Filton, man in a van type with second car up by the Churngold entrance.

No adjustments to the engine are needed, just add to the tank as with normal garage Diesel.

- (#13914) Clive (Bristol), 31 Oct 04 16:22

Ugh. Why do they insist on calling that stuff biodiesel? It's just filtered WVO with some thinning agents in it. To me, if it's not reacted, it's not BioD!

- (#13914) David Miller, 1 Nov 04 01:36

Bio-Diesel was coined by the petrol giants, and adopted by the Government for use for any Diesel fuel substitute, by Diesel them mean from fossil origin.
The name has stuck as a non fossil fuel, however, many Bio-Diesel main stream outlets are infact mostly fossil fuel with a little veg oil added, in the case of B5 this is just 5%!
I make 100% bio-fuel, when mixed with half a tank of forecourt Diesel it becomes B50. Should this mixture be correctly called a Bio-Diesel?
I react more to the term "substitute", it is not, it is an alternative, and in most respects better than any fossil fuel!

- (#13914) Clive (Bristol), 1 Nov 04 05:38

Yes, Clive. But there's a big difference between modified WVO and proper reacted bio...

- (#13914) David Miller, 1 Nov 04 10:02

Reacted bio, is fine and has it's place, but is it not just a form of modification to used oil?

I produce proper bio-power fuel, without the use of toxic chemicals, with little waste of the raw material and harnessing all of it's energy. I use the term Bio-Diesel as this is understood by many to mean an alternative fuel. As far as HM Customs and Excise are concerned any fuel with veg oil in it is classified as a Bio-Diesel, the name has stuck.

- (#13914) Clive (Bristol), 1 Nov 04 10:59

Hi all,

Perhaps 'Veggie-Diesel' would be better, after all, Mr. Rudolf Diesel invented the 'Diesel' engine in 1893, to be able to run on a whole load of different 'oils'. The origins of the engines were mainly to power plant such as water pumps for irregation etc. These were intended for countries such as Africa, where fossil based oils were not available & vegetable oils would suffice.

So the principles did not rely on fossil fuels anyway, so the Diesel name can stick, as it still relies on compression ignition, the bit I think is wrong is BIO, as I say it should be 'Veggie-Diesel'.

Regards Rob.

P.S. How Mr Diesel would love to see 2 litre Turbo Diesel engines producing 200Bhp, as in the new Gold TDGTi. What a shame he died in 1913, before anyone had turbo charged the engine.

- (#13914) Rob Drinkwater, 1 Nov 04 11:47

hi all
lm in n/ireland any one know where l can get the bio diesel?? thanks

- (#13914) alan, 22 Nov 04 08:33

The good stuff? Crawfordsburn service station sells Terry de Winne's nectar. There's a couple of other places round Belfast selling other unknown stuff, likewise down the country, you'll see it Coalisland & Dungannon direction.

Where are you? I'm in Ards...

- (#13914) david miller, 22 Nov 04 09:53