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    bio question

    135 MAX reaction Temp. 2 hrs mixing good, 24 settling a little excessive but with KOH fine with NaOH better hope the temp stays up or the glycerol may harden. YOU MUST WASH out the excess Lye and methanol. DO NOT SKIP this step. Dry or wet wash either way WASH IT! If whats in the tank is 100% I...
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    Bionoob

    Whooooooa, I just noticed your here in Omaha! Gotta get my eyes checked. I'm your guy, thats why we are here, to help others get started. I host "Open Garages" and do hands on demos. So far we have not charged for these sessions and as long as the donations for food and drinks hold up we wont...
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    Bionoob

    Get the plans! Where are they from some are better than others. Check here UtahBiodieselSupply.com best place in the USA for mail order homebrew biodiesel stuff. Of course you will need my software. OmahaBiodiesel.net The tank you speak of will take a lot of modification to make it into a...
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    Why I do it!

    Omaha to Galveston to Arkansas to MO back to Omaha. 2,200 miles pulling travel trailer. Total fuel cost $209 of Homemade "Road Tax Paid!" Biodiesel. Pump price of the fuel... $1,027 bucks! Savings of $818 :sweet And to the big oil companies... :tounge The savings paid for our RV Spots...
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    Question Is this a good price for wvo?

    Last guy I knew took a deal like that ended up with tallow, completely unusable for homebrew purposes and was rancid to boot. Keep after it you will find some in the .05 to .10 range. Rick H...
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    comment The T Boone Pickens Plan

    Sounds good but I have had second thoughts about wind farms. I saw one built on the NE CO border, impressive sight but ruined the landscape. In addition, they fence the entire sight off and do not allow access and eliminate hunting. I guess some dumb .. somewhere must have taken to shooting...
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    bio filtering.

    I also "Cold Filter" my Finished Biodiesel when taking it from storage to Vehicle. Very helpful especially during the colder months. Even though the thicker stuff at cooler temps has more BTU, this cold filtering helps avoid filter clogging on the veh due to lower temps. Also try not to suck...
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    bio filtering.

    You will have a hard time getting oil through the 1 micron via gravity even heated, did you mean Biodiesel? Rick H...
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    bio filtering.

    10 micron after washing and during the drying cycle. Drier recircs through 10 micron spin on at 130 deg F. Rick H...
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    Post Pics of your OBS here

    The 97 CC The BIG 110 Gal Aux Tank The Aux Tank Filler Rick H...
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    Post Pics of your OBS here

    I never really thought about the turning radius, I suppose it is different than a reg cab. We have a 96 SC and the 97 CC both same color. To lazy to dig up pictures. Rick H...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Test Drive Results... Better, much better. No Swaying or mushy feeling when cornering, like before. Ride, hard to say, with 120 gallons of fuel on board it rides pretty good anyway, but I think the ride is better. Roaming front end, that seems a LOT better. The truck has 194k on it so I would...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Ok done! All in all a pain and could have used another helper. Rusted and breaking off bolts, dirt falling in your face hot but I thnik in the end it is worth the effort, Will see if it not only helps the ride, but if it takes away that roaming front end feeling. We replace all steering and ball...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Not yet! Had to take a break and cool off. Got behind on some custom programing for BDCalc so had to get that done, ready to finish now, just waiting on upload. All I have left to do is thread in the bolts I bought and cut threads into. I have posted this play by play not because I have nothing...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Well best I could do was to find a 12mm x 1.75 thread picth x 3.54" (80mm) bolts. And they were not threaded up far enough. I think the 3.54" will be fine, used a hand die and cut threads all the way to the head. So in the end, when it comes to the front ones, have replacement (OEM) bolts on...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Front mounts under way, what a pain! Bolts rusted bad. Strange how they are made, the bolt threads not only into the nut on top but also the metal that sits under the rad support and on top of the mount perch. Metric bolt 12 x 1.75 x 4" long. Hope the heck I can find 2 on a Saturday. Lots of...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Time issue for me. Did not want the truck down over night and working by myself and first time so slow. Wife needed truck to run errands and I hate burning gasoline when the truck is full of cheap Biodiesel! Rick H...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Ok, mid ships are in. Much easier than the rear ones, mainly due to access. Still used the sawzall with a long blade and cut the center tube and the OEM mount fell out. (Watch out for HOT flying bits of rubber!) Now to tackle the fronts, in the morning. Lots to remove first, grill guard, front...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Progress! Used a sawzall with long blade and cut through the rubber mount that sits on top of the frame/mount perch. Once I got through the steel tube the lower part of the mount just fell off. Of course I removed the bolt first, well on one side anyway! Have an inverter mounted behind the seat...
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    Cab and body mount replacement thoughts?

    Still not 100% clear on removal of the rear mounts. Do you drill into the rubber from inside the cab, that will take a looooong bit. Is there a steel tube inside the stock rear mounts? I am ready to light them up and let them burn out!!!!! Rick H...
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    Question Rear Bac Mount Removal

    Ok I was wondering reading another post was not very clear as to what was being drilled. Something like a 25/something drill bit. I will look it up again. Seems like the hole that the mount sits in is pretty big though, but even the weight of the truck will not press it out so something is...
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    Question Rear Bac Mount Removal

    Rear CAB Mounts! I typed it bassackwards! Ok I give, how the heck do you get the rear cab mount rubber out of the mount holes!?!?!?!?! (97 F250 Crew Cab 4x4) I have the bolt out, the cab raised but I will be darned if I can get the old rubber to come out. Jacking on the rubber just makes it...
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    Newbie looking for additional info

    You must consider the Ford warranty. 5% Biodiesel and I suspect if you did have a problem and they found out it was homemade, 5% or not, I bet they would baulk. I am not a fan of plastic reactors, wash tanks ok but not the reactor vessel. Consider the BiopPro machine. Fully automatic. You...
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    What's the labor rates in your areas?

    Yep thats it! SCORE. something something Of Retired Executives. They have a web site, SCORE.org. Rick H...
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    What's the labor rates in your areas?

    "The Other Side of 50" (by just a little) I know the area you live in, I am from Sullivan MO and my Sister actually lives in Farmington. I have not been down that way in years, we used to go down and play on the chat dumps but that was a loooong time ago! You are at some what of a disadvantage...

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