Re-Inspired

Haven't blogged for awhile. Santa Cruz Bio Diesel went belly-up and I got seriously discouraged by all the bad press bio-fuels have been getting.

But a few things have happened lately that have put me back on track. I received an email that Santa Cruz Bio Diesel has gotten new investments and should be opened again soon!

Also I bought a copy of SVO from Amazon. Trying to get up the nerve to go and talk to some restaurants about their used grease before I spend the $$$ on a conversion kit.

I also discovered a co-worker's husband works for a salvage yard. There may be a new seat or less beat-up hood in my future. Only bad news is the clutch is starting to feel weird. Or is that my poor shifting? Other than that the $1,200 Benz is a rocket ride to the top of Hwy 17.

Tomorrow I'm going surfing in Monterey which is good becasue there is a gas station in Seaside that sells bio-diesel so I can get a tank of that before going back to petrodiesel (for now).

So Far So Good

Since my last post I have made approx 12 trips over highway 17 and some running around town running on bio diesel. The switch was painless enough. Ricks Mercedes in Scotts Valley replaced a few old hoses and that was it. I also got four new tires and they want to do some front end work. Or, Rick says I can get two new tires when I wear the front ones out and move the back tires to the front. The power over the hill seems fine and the car is really nice to drive.

I have been fueling up at Pacific BioFuel. It's costing about $42 a week for gas.



NEWS:

Check out the biodiesel article in Fast Company

Our First Bio Diesel Meet Up Group is at Borders in Los Gatos on the 8th at 6:30PM

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