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RE: Dual Batteriers Melted My Charger
OK I didn't plug it in to the wall yet... I tried to go to the pos and neg of one batt the it was sparking so I hooked the neg to a ground the the pos to the batt . And it went up in smoke....
Butt before I did that.
I did accidentally touch the them backwards but just for a second.
I'm not sure they are even low we drove it back home and it may be charged... I was just going to look at the gauge to see if it was taking a charge..
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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12/01/08 09:56pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Dual Batteriers Melted My Charger
It runs ok now would it run with a short?
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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12/01/08 09:01pm |
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RE: Dual Batteriers Melted My Charger
It happened right away... Does that matter ???
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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12/01/08 08:25pm |
Tow Vehicles
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Dual Batteriers Melted My Charger
The Dual Batteriers in my F250 powerstroke Melted My Charger!
My wife turned the motor off to order at the drive through and then it wouldn't start...
I jump started it with my little truck..
When I got home I tried to put it on the charger and the charger started smoking really bad!!!
I hooked it up to just one battery , Would it have made a difference if I hooked it to the ground of one and the pos of the other????
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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12/01/08 08:00pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Radio Hum
I have a 05 ragen.
Doesn't matter when your warranty expires when the company that built it is expired.......
I too have a hum.
I got that same advice and ran new heavy gauge wire to the radio strait up from the frame. I also ran a heavy gauge positive wire to the battery too and It still hums.
I can figure out when it does it though it seems to be random.
That was allot of work for no results.
The radio if left on will drain the batteries quick too.....
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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09/04/08 05:22pm |
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RE: Best caulking ???
Which of these stays whiter and clean up easier?
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/25/08 06:08pm |
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RE: BioDiesel
I've read that the factory winterization mods the dealers offer in colder parts of the country work just as well with the BioDiesel...
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/14/08 08:34pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: cooking oil
WOW!!!??
Thats pretty cool..
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/14/08 08:31pm |
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RE: cooking oil
I just fixed some incorrect statements I made.
Sorry ....
Duo Core
Do you boil off the excess alcohol ??
Have you had to change any hoses?
I see 4 storage barrels a barrel of methanol and what I assume is a very sophisticated and expensive transesterification unit.
Butt were do you mix the Sodium Methoxide?
Do you water wash it?
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 10:17pm |
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RE: BioDiesel
OK sorry 45 gallons of used cooking oil is what yopu put in and 45 is what you end up with.
Again I will fact check.
Kind of figured that.. but.. Like I said... This is one of those :) issues
My Motor home is a gasser, Manual says not to use E-85
And my 1992 Lumina was actually delivered in '91 so.. IT's not Flex either
No prob.
Did some readin on this and I'm going to change my original post.
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 09:20pm |
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RE: BioDiesel
Have a friend at work that has been running his homemade biodiesel in his '04
Duramax since new. He can't use the biodiesel in winter because of gelling problems. Only problems he has are occasional clogged fuel filters. He collects his "fuel" from several local restaurants. He says it is getting harder to find sources, since the biodiesel thing is catching on.
I live in Southern California we are good here year round to run it.
Butt were its cold in winter I heard off mixing it with either regular Diesel or adding methanol to thin it out..........
The clogged filters are from the BioDiesel cleaning the fuel lines and tank . Not the fuel its self , unless he isn't filtering it good enough if at all..
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 12:34am |
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RE: BioDiesel
There is a flaw in one statement and in another I have a question
The flaw is "since 1992 all vehicles......"
I have seen several vehicles manufactured after 2000 that do not like EToH at all, they like gas, oh 10% won't hurt them but they very strongly recommend against E-85 I have one in fact, and my other ride is a 1992, it's also not a flex fuel ride.
Second you said you take 9 gallons of EtOh and some pounds of LYE.. Did you forget to mention fryer grease?
OK sorry 45 gallons of used cooking oil is what yopu put in and 45 is what you end up with.
Again I will fact check.
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 12:31am |
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RE: BioDiesel
Mike, I did some limited research on biodiesel and one thing I learned was that biodiesel has a higher solvent value (the cleaning issue you mentioned). That aspect of the biodiesel will adversly effect some seals that are in direct contact with the biodiesel. The fix was to replace those seals with seals made of a material was was resistant to the solvent factor of the biodiesel. Where those seals are located within the engine would make the change to biofuel a higher cost issue.
If at the time you were changing to biofuel you were rebuilding the engine and could replace all the seals/gaskets at that time with the solvent resistant seals, you'd be in great shape.
Sorry I did not realize my post was unclear .
When I said they made the car companies make their cars run on either BioDiesel or Ethanol I was referring to the hoses and seals..
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 12:27am |
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RE: BioDiesel
Mike I think all this stuff is going to be the future just be careful it's my understanding that there is a percentage on how much you can have percentage that is for warranty, at work we were running 50 percent on are brand new dump well lets just say we wrecked two engines with the stuff and the warranty was no good I guess what happens is it takes out the rubber seals this letting fuel in to the oil and on the first time the engine went full throttle buy it's self so good luck 700 miles on first engine. One of these days were going to say no thanks to others oil someone in there garage is going to figure it out so go for it.
Ya I guess so I'm gonna look to see if my truck is still under warranty and how much you can run.
I didn't mean heavy equipment .?
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 12:19am |
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RE: BioDiesel
"Since 1992 All vehicles sold in America have been able to run on Ethanol , Methanol or BioDiesel as mandated by US government."
This is about as wrong as something get.
People don't discuss it here, because if you are traveling you need 100's of gallon a week. Plan on stopping every day, tracking down free grease (which is selling for 17-20 cents a pound by the way), cooking up a batch (this takes about two days), tracking down caustic soda and the other chemicals you need, setting up your hazmat area (I'm certain the average RV park will love this), etc.
OK I will do some fact checking and come back with correct info.
And I meant street legal cars not heavy equipment .
I use less than 100 gallons usually and can cary enough to get there and back.
I figured I was in the majority.
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/13/08 12:17am |
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RE: BioDiesel
Same as Regular Diesel six month recommended no stirring.
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/11/08 11:26pm |
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RE: BioDiesel
Two Books to consider.
From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel
Biodiesel Basics and Beyond: A Comprehensive Guide to Production and Use for the Home and Farm
As far as I've read Its OK to run BioDiesel you made for your self (not to sell it).
Butt if you make more than ??? gallons your are supposed to pay taxes on the fuel your not buying..............
How they know/ regulate that ?? I'm not sure.
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/11/08 07:30pm |
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BioDiesel
I'm looking to make my own BioDiesel.
I'm not sure which forum to talk about this in?
I'm disappointed there is no much discussion of it here on RV.net
I'll start of by cutting , pasting and editing from my replies on another post.
BioDiesel is only cheeper if you make it yourself...
And get the used oil for free or really cheep.
I'm talking to some people and planing to build my own processor .
If you buy one it could cost $1500. to $7000. depending.
Or you could build your own for as little $400. to $700.
I can get the oil from my company which produces allot of cooking oil and is going for a Green image so they are happy to give it to me...
Methanol cost $5. a gallon here.
Not sure how much the lye cost yet.
Very Very Basically ..... To make a 45 gallon batch of BioDiesel you add roughly 9 gallons of Methanol and two pounds of lye too 45 gallons of Used cooking oil.
You mix them all together and in the morning you have 45 gallons of BioDiesel and the rest is Biodegradable Glycerin (which can be used to make hand soap) (or pour it down the drain)..
9 gallons methanol times $5.00 is $45.00 which equals $1.00 a gallon plus the lye its about $1.20 a gallon BioDiesel.
At about $3.80 a gallon savings it takes 4 to 7 tank full before you start saving money.
Or lets say 25 gallons a fill up $3.80 savings a gallon thats $95.00 a fill-up . A processor costing $400. takes 106 gallons to recoup and a $700 kit takes 185 gallons.
( I removed some info here..... I will add correct facts when I can. )
BioDiesel is cleaner running and has a higher lubricating quality than petroleum based Diesel.
The only thing is because of its tendency to clean the tank , hoses and ports it will clog up a fuel filter on a Diesel with a lot of regular Diesel miles .
After a tank or so just change the fuel filter and you are good to go...
Anybody here doing it good or bad results ??????
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/11/08 07:10pm |
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RE: cooking oil
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My Dodge Cummins 05 owners manual specifically says, no bio diesel mix exceeding 10% of the diesel refined from crude oil should be used. Otherwise......if you have some injector problems, fuel gelling....whatever.........you might have to kiss part or all of your drivetrain warranty goodbye. Believe me.......Those dealer service departments aren't dumb........when it comes to checking on "probably cause" with warranty issues. They can test your fuel, and come up with some pretty damning conclusions........
Unless you've got deep money pockets........I'd play it safe!;)
Oh OK its a good idea to check if your still under warranty.
I know Dodge is pretty sneaky and tough when dealing with warranties.
I stand corrected.
It may be cheaper to fix your truck than pay for Diesel though and I doubt you'll have a injector problem .
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/11/08 07:08pm |
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RE: cooking oil
Oh and BioDiesel is only cheeper if you make it yourself...
And get the used oil for free or really cheep.
I'm talking to some people and planing to build my own processor .
If you buy one it could cost $1500. to $7000. depending.
Or you could build your own for as little $400. to $700.
I can get the oil from my company which produces allot of cooking oil and is going for a Green image so they are happy to give it to me...
Methanol cost $5. a gallon here.
Not sure how much the lye cost yet.
Very Very Basically ..... To make a 45 gallon batch of BioDiesel you add roughly 9 gallons of Methanol and two pounds of lye.
You mix them all together and in the morning you have 45 gallons of BioDiesel and the rest is Biodegradable Glycerin (which can be used to make hand soap) (or pour it down the drain)..
9 gallons methanol times $5.00 is $1.00 a gallon plus the lye its about $1.20 a gallon BioDiesel.
At about $3.80 a gallon savings it takes 100 to 200 gallons before you start saving money.
Could take 6 months to a year.
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Mike Mike Motorbike
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07/11/08 06:43pm |
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