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Hi guys, I used to use kerosene to clean my chains, but it became shockingly expensive (nobody had it at the bowser anymore) so I changed to petrodiesel, which has been pretty good for getting gunk off chains. Last night I filled the car up with biodiesel, and I started to wonder if it's any good for cleaning chains. From what I've read on the web, it's a better solvent than petrodiesel (in as much as it removes deposits from your fuel system so they can gum up filters and injectors), and it's certainly safer to store than petrodiesel, having a higher flash-point. I wonder if it might be less of a skin irritant, too... So has anyone tried it? I'm kicking myself now for not tsaking a fuel container with me last night when I filled the car... -- suzyj |
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suzyj Wrote: So has anyone tried it? I'm kicking myself now for not tsaking a fuel container with me last night when I filled the car... Nope, but get a loooong straw and siphon some back out! -- gplama |
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suzyj wrote:
Last night I filled the car up with biodiesel, and I started to wonder if it's any good for cleaning chains. From what I've read on the web, it's a better solvent than petrodiesel (in as much as it removes deposits from your fuel system so they can gum up filters and injectors), and it's certainly safer to store than petrodiesel, having a higher flash-point. I agree about biodiesel's superior solvent properties. Carry a spare fuel filter if you switch to it in a high-milage Diesel. I wonder if it might be less of a skin irritant, too... I believe it is. There are (unconfirmed) reports of people drinking the stuff to prove a point. So has anyone tried it? I'm kicking myself now for not tsaking a fuel container with me last night when I filled the car... I still use turps for chain cleaning, so I can't comment on that aspect. The thing I want to know is where you managed to find biodiesel on sale (unless from SAFF in Adelaide). John |
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John Henderson wrote: The thing I want to know is where you managed to find biodiesel on sale (unless from SAFF in Adelaide). Volume Petroleum, in Forestville (Sydney). Tho it's only B70, according to the guy at the counter. Rumour has it that the biodiesel station in Marrickville will soon be reopening. Chers, Suzy -- suzyj |
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suzyj wrote:
Volume Petroleum, in Forestville (Sydney). Tho it's only B70, according to the guy at the counter. Rumour has it that the biodiesel station in Marrickville will soon be reopening. Thanks. I was aware of that closure. Good to see it reopening. John |
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John Henderson Wrote: The thing I want to know is where you managed to find biodiesel on sale (unless from SAFF in Adelaide). John Looking at the Australian biodiesel site the only place in Victoria is in Laverton. I think we actually use them as recyclers for our used food oils out of our research plant. One of my research staff comes from Bendigo and her Family is still farming up there. Apparently a group of Farmers up there have set up a plant to produce their own biodiesel from crops (I presume canola) they are growing. RoryW -- Rory Williams |
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Rory Williams wrote:
Looking at the Australian biodiesel site the only place in Victoria is in Laverton. I think we actually use them as recyclers for our used food oils out of our research plant. Thanks. I was aware of a site at Boronia, Vic, listed on http://www.grownfuel.com/buybiodiesel/index.html One of my research staff comes from Bendigo and her Family is still farming up there. Apparently a group of Farmers up there have set up a plant to produce their own biodiesel from crops (I presume canola) they are growing. If only I could buy it here in Canberra. I need a large vehicle to take my son's wheelchair, and don't like imposing more greenhouse load than I need to. John |
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John Henderson Wrote: [color=blue] Thanks. I was aware of a site at Boronia, Vic, listed on http://www.grownfuel.com/buybiodiesel/index.html John Thanks for that contact. Unfortunately not on my side of town but I'm occasionally over that way. I have a diesel vehicle which I am trying not to use too much for one reason and another. The bio-option might reduce the strain on the conscience. RoryW -- Rory Williams |
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John Henderson wrote:
If only I could buy it here in Canberra. I need a large vehicle to take my son's wheelchair, and don't like imposing more greenhouse load than I need to. Don't feel guilty John. It appears that cars do very little poluting anyway. According to the "Earth Hour" blather, everybody in Australia turning off their lights for 'just one hour' is a saving in greenhouse gases equivalent to taking 75,000 cars of the road for a year. According to my calculator that means that turning off the lights for a week a year would be equivalent to taking all the cars in Oz off the roads. This suggests that all the cars make less than a 2% contribution to the greenhouse gases problem. Or maybe it was just all bull**** propaganda.... We do acknowledge that more than 70% of our greenhouse emissions come from coal-fired power generation. Theo |
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On Apr 4, 4:15 pm, Rory Williams Rory.Williams.2oi...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: John Henderson Wrote: The thing I want to know is where you managed to find biodiesel on sale (unless from SAFF in Adelaide). John Looking at the Australian biodiesel site the only place in Victoria is in Laverton. I think we actually use them as recyclers for our used food oils out of our research plant. One of my research staff comes from Bendigo and her Family is still farming up there. Apparently a group of Farmers up there have set up a plant to produce their own biodiesel from crops (I presume canola) they are growing. There's a biofuel servo out near ferntree gully, I think on Scorseby Rd? |
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