What kind of difference can the use biodiesel make when it comes to
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there is a substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons and if you
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conducted according to EPA regulations have shown that the hydrocarbon
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You don't need to buy biodiesel. You can make your own from used french fry
grease. It works in your engine after a little filtering and costs nothing
but the stuff to make it. It doesnt hurt the world food supply either even
if you buy biodiesel. More than enough farmers are being paid NOT to grow
food. If an energy company wants to buy vegetables from them to make the
stuff and the Gov't doesn't have to foot the bill for the sake of the economy,
then I say go for it. There is more than enough food and way more than
enough food potential. people that are starving in other countries just
aren't getting the food. There is no food shortage in this world there is a
food distribution problem.

Making your own Biodiesel is a little tricky but anybody that is smart enough
to care for a boat properly can definately learn. Most fast food joints
will give you the stuff for free and I have even heard of some offering to
pay a little for the "disposal" fee. Getting paid to take a fuel source
doesn't sound so bad to me. Being as we are talking about boats there may
need to be a few modifications if you want to go without any mixing with
regular diesel. Mostly that you will have to heat it a little to increase
viscosity in cold weather. This can be done in many ways but once it has run
for a while the engine itself heats the fuel. A battery operated heater
around the tank can do the trick. If this isn't an option then mix 50/50
with regular diesel to thin it out and you should be fine. There are no
harmful effects to your engine as diesel was originally designed to run this
way. The biggest drawback is that it smells a little like French Frys and
may make you hungry for burgers while sailing.

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