Originally Posted by PETE'S_7.3PSD
ok i did 3/27 test and 1/9 test
3/27 after mixing it i had a little dark oil or whatever settle to the bottom, about 1ml abd bio cleared up afer 1-2 min, with a little yelowish color, but clear
1/9 test was a similar story with little about .5ml settlement and cleared fast too
so what does it mean?
i use applesead processor
can anyone do some analizing for me?
thanks
It means you have bad fuel.
Here is another test you can do,
Take a 1 liter sample and add 250ml of methanol and 1 gram of your catalyst.. shake it up and heat in microwave to just warm. Keep shaking lots and re-warming for 20 seconds at a time.
After 1/2 hour, let settle and see if any more glycerin settles to the bottom.
If it does, the fuel batch you made is crap.. Probably good enough for a farm tractor or old mercedes diesel, but don't dare put that in a new vehicle.
Any settling at all on a 3/27 test means BAD fuel.
The test should go cloudy for 10 seconds and clear up fast.. that means good fuel..
Did you titrate? before reacting?
Please post your process parameters for diagnosis.
I should also add.. the color of your finished fuel means nothing. There is almost no meaningful information to be obtained from visually inspecting a sample of fuel.