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Old September 7th 05, 03:50 AM
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It's basic, but the numbers are not quite right. Alcohol requires between 2
and 2.2 times the fuel as gasoline, and when enlarging the jets and other
fuel orifices, you need to double the area, not the diameter or you will
have an engine that runs extremely rich.

http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_...drane.html#ch6

Chris

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> That is total bullsh*t! Every fuel has a different BTUs of energy,
> just like when the hot rodder switches from gasoline to a alcohol he
> must drill the jets out to twice the size to pass four time the fuel.
> That just so..... basic!
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
> >
> > The same injectors and pump settings are used for conventional or
> > biodiesel. No one changes this.
> >
> > Most truckers have less knowledge of diesel fuel control systems than
> > they do of gynecology. "Buttons" are Cummins parlance for a sized part
> > controlling fuel delivery in the PT fuel system, which along with
> > Detroit racks is a thing of interest only to antique collectors and a
> > few off-road operators today.



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