John Stafford posted: The diesel engine has a long history that is intertwined closely with economic and other issues of the time. The diesel engine was created by Rudolph Diesel. He conceptualized the diesel engine and thought up the principle of its operation. He thought up the concept of the eng more...
Janelle Elizabeth posted: In make it easier to understand how youcan get better fuel economy from your diesel engine, let’s go back to basics to give you a little more knowledge about the fuel itself. By doing this it is easy to see how cost savings can be made and how a better fuel consumpti more...
JJ posted: I understand the alterations that have to be made with vegetable oil fuels, but what is it about older engines that they ‘run better on biodiesel’? is it heating, design, lower restrictions? more...
Bigfatbino posted: I saw this on Mythbusters. They filtered some used cooking oil, put it in a diesel engine, and got 30 mpg from the car. Sure, they proved it would “work”, but could you keep the car functioning by simply using filtered used cooking oil as a fuel? more...
Muna wa Wanjiru posted: What is a Biodiesel? Biodiesel can be differentiated from the waste vegetable oils (WVO) or from the straight vegetable oils (SVO) which are used as fuels in some diesel vehicles. Biodiesel is a diesel that is equivalent to the processed fuel which results from the biologica more...
Markella M. posted: Biodiesel becomes more and more popular every year. It’s popularity probably derives from the fact that biodiesel is so cheap and relatively easy to be made. You can make it in your own backyard or kitchen. It is far better than the original petro-diesel, it’s cleane more...
Mad Cow posted: I just bought a great vehicle that has a 4 cylinder diesel engine that gets great fuel economy but I would like to do more. I have already had it into the shop to help me reduce the occasional smoking that it does but I have seen a few people who have converted the vehicle to burn B more...
John Stafford posted: The diesel generator owes its roots to mainly two inventors. One of these is the creator of the first generator Michael Faraday and the other is the creator of the diesel engine Rudolph Diesel. The first of these two has contributed greatly to life as we know it today with all more...
M. Markella posted: You have a lot of options if you want to use alternative bio-fuels to run a diesel engine. You can use only vegetable oils by making some modifications to your diesel engine, or you can use a mix of vegetable oils and other original diesel fuels like petroleum or kerosene. But t more...
