TD5 on Bio Doesel?

**mick88** · 21st May 2005, 04:57 AM

Hi,
a guy I know purchased a series 3 with a perkins 4 cyl diesel in it.
The vehicle had been owned by a spud farmer in the Qld hinterland and he had it ran for years on home made diesel and it did not seem to any problems. It seems like a good thing to me.
I don't think the authorities like it much though, John Howard does not get his GST and your basicly evading tax.

Mick.

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 21st May 2005, 05:53 AM

Originally posted by biodieselbob
oh, another page on the journey to forever website, that is very useful:

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html

regards,

biodiesel bob

Thanks for your input so far Bob. The real question that has to be asked though is, how much is it a litre?

**Ace** · 22nd May 2005, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by Captain_Rightfoot+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Captain_Rightfoot)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-biodieselbob
oh, another page on the journey to forever website, that is very useful:

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html

regards,

biodiesel bob

Thanks for your input so far Bob. The real question that has to be asked though is, how much is it a litre?[/b][/quote]

Hi CR, RMP did an article on biodiesel for Overlander Magazine, the article reckoned you can make it for around 40c/L, does this sound about right Bob? Matt

biodieselbob · 22nd May 2005, 09:02 PM

my manufactured cost of the fuel is approx. $0.30 per litre.

this doesn't take into account the cost of my home-brew setup, which was approx. $800 - which is recovered after 6 batches of fuel. one batch is 170l

time to make the fuel - about 2 hrs of effort to make the fuel, and then about another 2hrs of effort to wash/filter the fuel.. (there is about 2 week settling time between, but this is only 'cos I make it out of town and I only get to the farm on weekends)

regards,

biodiesel bob

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