The first diesel engine was run on peanut oil. http://www.edmunds.com/advice/specialreports/articles/93338/article.html Tom --- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > I saw a story on the history channel about George > Washinton Carver > tonight. Biodiesel was something he worked on many > years ago with Henry > Ford. Even then, Ford and Carver recognized that > petroleum fuels were > not fine and a substitute needed to be found. I > found it interesting > that Soy or Peanut OiL with 10% Alcohol and boiled, > would remove the > glycerin(10 %) and leave biodesel (90%). This > biodesel runs extremely > clean. > > Interesting stuff!! > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >
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