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WVO School Bus - Cross Country in September

2008-07-16T20:05:44Z

We are a family of four embarking on a nomadic cross-country trip in a school bus we're converting into an RV that runs on WVO. We're hoping to be able to find oil along the road, if you have any or know of a good source, to share or sell, we'd love to hear about it. We're traveling from New England to the Pacific Northwest starting in September '08. We'll be hitting CT, MA, NY, PA, OH, MI, WI, IL and TN to start off. We'll have the capacity to filter on the road, so decent quality dumpster grade would be fine. You can reach me directly at radicalarts@ecoisp.com. Thanks! Chris

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buying WVO in Berkeley/Oakland

2008-06-13T19:29:21Z

I know that VegRev sells it (filtered, etc.) for about $2/gallon, but I swear I remember reading something here about a green mechanic in Berkeley that used to sell WVO for like eighty cents a gallon to people "in the know." Does anyone remember where they were or know if they still do that? I can't find the posting here anymore!

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WVO/SVO co-op in/near San Francisco

2008-05-21T23:19:22Z

I am trying to find a WVO/SVO co-op in or around San Francisco.

I am also up to starting a new co-op, though would definitely need some help.

Either way I could use some tips, tricks, and suggestions.

Any ideas or takers?

Peace,
George

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two tank system vs one tank system

2008-05-17T13:54:05Z

I have a 240D mercedes, year 1980 with a converted 300D that runs great. I am getting ready to have it converted to a veggie oil system. I cannot make up my mind whether to have it converted to a one tank or two tank system. I live in Sacramento, CA. A few weeks out of the year it will get down to to around freezing in the morning during the winter. But most of the time it is pretty mild. Can you share your thoughts on this?
Sincerely, Esteban

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central va

2008-04-22T15:41:44Z

hey now
i am going to try and build a small conversion kit for biod, shooting for about 40gl at a time. I am slowly getting WVO and could use some help.
Any one in the central va area, charlottesville. This could hopefully lead to a co-op if enough people were interested.

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WVO co-op in San Diego

2008-04-15T20:40:13Z

I'm looking to start a WVO co-op in San Diego. I have the property and time to devote to it. I went to the Greasers meeting here in SD 3 months ago and there were a few people who had to shut down their cleaning operations, because the landlord didn't like it. Hopefully someone has gear sitting in their garage or the know how on a heated or centrifuge system. I'm also on the San Diego Greasers Yahoo group and should pull in some people to co-op off that side.

Contact me
-Jonah (Yona)

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any activity here

2008-04-14T13:32:04Z

i thought i would join this tribe to gather some info. but i just noticed no post here in quit some time

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SVO Sprinter Conversion Photos Up

2007-12-19T19:01:59Z

Finally got the bugs out with the additon of the FASS veg specific 65 psi pump. The previous pump just was not up to the job and would not reliably produce high enough fuel pressure when the temp was below 45 degrees. It would go to limp mode or die upon switch over and throw a "check engine light" code.

Those days are gone and it works flawlessly now. Don't get me wrong, I have put over 20K on veg over the last year. The system has always worked well except at switch over when occasionally it threw a code.

Now, along with everyone else, thesupply of veg oil is in a constand state of flux. To pay, and how much, or look for free suppliers. So far I have a moderate free supply that ebbs and flows with the season. Two years of SVO cars and hope it will continue for years to come.

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Veggie Oil in Santa Cruz (or anywhere along the 101N between LA and Santa Cruz)

2007-12-13T22:35:35Z

Hi all!

My wife and I are making a trip up to Santa Cruz (from LA along the 101N) today.
We are looking for somewhere to buy filtered veggie oil to put in our empty cubes (we'll haul them along) or in our 300TD tank.

Anyone know of a place to score some clean oil in our near Santa Cruz??

Thanks for any help!!

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Traveling Veggie Bus is Hiring

2007-10-06T23:15:49Z

Repost from the Ethical Consumerism tribe: http://ethicalconsumerism.tribe.net

Travelling Veggie Bus is Hiring!!
Today, 3:48 PM
Company: Conscious Goods Alliance
www.consciousgoodsalliance.com/

Positions: Veggie Team (Drivers, Demo People)

Compensation type: Salaried

Job Description:
Welcome to Conscious Goods Alliance. We are a group of concerned and committed entrepreneurs who believe that the future of humanity and the wellbeing of all life on our planet are in danger as long as commerce continues to be driven entirely by the single bottle line of financial profit.

We are on tour with other conscious companies to promote conscious lifestyles, products and brands as well as, an evolved vision of capitalism. A business philosophy that is committed to the social and ecological bottom line in equal partnership with traditional bottom line financial returns.

We are looking for individuals to participate in an 8 month long marketing tour on our eco friendly bus. The bus runs on veggie oil and bio diesel, contains an alcohol stove, and natural latex cushions with sustainable hemp covers. The tour stops will include natural grocers, conventions, festivals, and special events across United States. The focus will be on education and promotion of companies whose mission is to make commerce a healing force in the world.

Qualifications:
-You should have mission aligned ideals and be knowledgeable on the environment and sustainable lifestyles
-You need an outgoing personality and be able to articulately spread the message
-You should be comfortable with close living quarters and living in a communal environment
-You need to be up to the challenge of working 6 hour days on your feet
-You should be able to be flexible to deal with the environment of living on the road

Daily Responsibilities:
During the days at a store or festival:
-Demoing goods from the sponsoring companies
-Generating excitement and giving tours of the bus
-Helping with tour management
-Assist in creating a fun and educational environment

Some evenings will be spent at parties or events

Contact:
stephen@kopali.com

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Diesel to VO Conversion Slave!!!

2007-09-23T21:41:40Z

Dear sisters and brothers,
I would love to be your conversion slave. I work for free and only need a place to throw up a tent or a sleeping bag. Nourishment is also accepted, but i am getting ahead of my self. I am very mechanically inclined, as i do personal work on a '83 300D Mercedes, and have done so on a few previous non diesel vehicle. My moral and energy is always high and positive, and I work until the job is done right. I am willing a positive and creative environment where I may be able to learn the process on any diesel vehicle. The desire to learn arises from being resourceful in using a waste product as fuel and to eventually convert my own car. I may also have the pleasure of taking the skill to South Africa in February, where I will be creating dwellings out of clay and earth. Let’s enjoy each other!

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Purchase Filtered Veg Oil "Lakeview OR" ??

2007-08-20T21:53:17Z

I am coming through Lakeview Saturday the 25th and was wondering if anyone might have veg oil for sale?

Michael

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long term (4/5 years )

2007-05-25T01:36:20Z

does anybody have experience of long term effects of veg oil on fuel lines , pump & injectors . and changing fuel en route diesel/ veg oil .

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need VO for roadtrip (NY, PA, VA, NC, SC)

2007-04-19T12:25:32Z

hey all, I'm taking a roadtrip from the Boston, MA area to western South Carolina...my truck runs on veggie, but I can't seem to get enough for the trip before leaving...so, if anyone along the way (taking rtes.90 to 84 to 287 to 78 to 81...) can spare some decent, filtered veggie, I'd be forever appreciative...plus we'd work out a fair trade.

I'm spending a few days in the Asheville, NC area, then heading south for a few days - I'll be on the road from 4/20 to 4/28.

I'm actually leaving today (I know - I should have posted earlier!) but if anyone can help out, please email me either here on tribe or at joelhenderson AT hotmail DOT com (you can figure it out I'm sure, hehe)

thanks

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WVO available in twin cities?

2007-03-31T17:24:35Z

Hi, I'm a greaser from Milwaukee and will be in the Twin Cities until Sunday. Is anyone willing to share/sell any filtered WVO for the trip back home? Thanks!!
Nat

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Anyone know a good (and nice) mechanic in Brkly/Oakland?

2007-02-26T06:05:00Z

Howdy,

Me and a friend just purchased a Diesel StepVan and will be picking it up soon. We're looking for a place to take it in the area and get the fluids changed and have it looked at and "tuned up" before we drive it 2hrs to start the WVO conversion. But most important i'd like to take it to a Bio/SVO friendly place where the mechanic will let us watch what he's doing as well as explain it.
Hell, i'm even willing to pay a non-official mechanic if that person will be quite helpful/knowledgeable; and has the facilities.

thnx,
eli.

Post Scriptum:
Sorry about posting this is so many different Tribe forums, just trying to build/find/access the grease network.

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"The Gift of the Turbi", a (post) holiday classic

2007-02-26T06:00:01Z

There was a man, a young man of good heart and character, and he had a bus that he loved. The bus was the shiny yellow and black apple of his eye, and their love was complete. He veritably lived inside of her, caressing her ample bumpers and buying her all manners of distilled waters and fancy spray paints.

And she loved him too; she loved him as strongly as a bus could love a man, that tall (10 feet) long legged (35 feet) 19,000 lb lady from Hayward, and things were good.

She was a comely bus, old fashioned values and smog, and was blessed by the lord with the gift of turbo, a lovely tress of curly cast iron that adorned her intake manifiold like a jewel in a Princess' tiara. It was their pride and her joy.

And the man also possessed one thing of great sentimental and personal value: a classic turbo boost sphygomometer given to him by his grandfather, a toxic filled graduated glass and brass mercury tube of wonderful complexity that he would lovingly plumb into his beloved when he wanted to see her smile. On sundays they would go to the park and he would gently lift her covers one by one, and there they would sit, whiling away the hours in the joy that only lovers share.

The couple was poor, and didn't drink the finest Rotella, nor could afford Michelins on the table except during special occasions. And then one year, the Saint Valentine's Day holiday approached, and they were both left in a quandary, how could this poor bus and man properly show their love on this special occasion?

Finally February 14th arrived, and after a hard day at the yard, the man came home to find his beloved bride sitting, parked near the one ton, behind the trailer, near the stack of pallets where he stored the brake drums and the power steering pumps, with tears/condensation in her headlights, but still shining the most lumenous of glows towards her chosen seat taker. And the man excitedly approached her, cleverly concealing a package from his beloved's low beams.

(break for commercial)

(Scene returns to idyllic backyard full of bus parts and Japanese and American pickups)

"Look my dear" he cried, "I have the finest of gifts for the bus that has been my veritable foundation of transportation for so many wonderful years." And from under his cloak, he produced a box. And there, inside the box was a lovely air heat exchanger from Cummins in Paris, painted beautiful flat black and glowing with a non reflective dullness that shone like the night. (with all necessary connectors and fasteners, and a roll of pink teflon tape)

"Oh my Goodness", she screamed in joy, "how could you ever have brought to me such a precious and costly gift my love?" She began to sigh, and with tears now welling up in her turn signals, she said "We are but a poor couple, rich in maintenance but with a limited parts budget..."

"Well" he replied, "my love for you springs internal, just like your fuel lines, and I confess I sold the turbo boost gage to get the lovely part. but it is OK, we can do it by ear my sweet, love can conquer any vaccuum problem."

And then he spotted a splendidly wrapped box sitting on the dash. "Is that for me my love?" he asked. "A gift from the bus whose broad hips and leaf spring suspension has seen me thru my longest travels and darkest hours... I can't wait to open it!"

And then he carefully separated the twine, and removed the paper, and gently lifted the lid off the box. And there inside was a 3/16" thru 7/8" SAE and metric adapter set for classic sphygamometers, lovingly hand chromed from Taiwan.

And then tears began to well up in his eyes, as we walked, slowly, to the side (driver's side, door behind the radiator door) of his beloved, and lifted her skirts gently for the thousandth time.

For he knew the truth already..... ... . . . there in place of her lovely turbo was a simple metal plate, her chestnut colored curl now nothing more than a 5 X 8 piece of aluminum or cast or pot metal or something, (it had paint on it) and her flowing manifolds had been shorn to the scalp.

And as they looked at each other, and felt the love and tender mercies that only a long time committed driver and machine can hold dear, and nurture thru the years,-- there was peace, and then they drove, hand in wheel, down to Flying J for a quiet, intimate fill.

And life was good, and love had flourished and flew and soared for a brief minute on God's Green Earth.

("The Gift of the Turbi", a holiday classic)
available on CD and cassette

http://autos. groups.yahoo. com/group/ CrownandGillig/

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Midwest (Minneapolis) Veggie Oil Coop Anyone?

2007-02-14T14:51:25Z

I'm thinking of starting an oil coop (or, even just an interest group?) in the Minneapolis area... Anyone know of any other SVO/WVO interested people in the area?

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my first grease bus conversion

2006-12-20T14:53:16Z

see it at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greasebus

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Veggie Vehicles in Asheville?

2006-10-29T05:23:14Z

Hey, anyone selling a veggie vehicle in or near Asheville NC? If you or someone you know has any leads on veggie-run trucks or short busses send em my way.
Thanks :~)

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Crystals Forming in Filtered Veg Oil

2006-10-28T04:44:49Z

Ya,

I am finding crystallized ________in filtered Rice Bran Oil that has been sitting for about two months. The final filtering was 1 micron.

If I pour the oil with crystals directly back into the 1 micron filter it plugs it something fierce with what looks like margarine after all the oil has drained out of it. So today I poured it through a stainless steel screen to catch the crystals, which it seemed to do a good job of, then I reheated it and put it back through the 1 micron filter. I will probably let it set again for a couple of months to see what will happen.

I am only finding this crystallization with this oil from one particular restaurant.

Does anyone know what this might be and what to do about it. Would letting the oil settle for a couple of months before filtering help?

Thanks,

Michael

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Anyone looking for vehicles to convert?

2006-10-20T23:04:23Z

I work at the Public Motors, a used car dealership/auction, on Venice and La Cienega in Los Angeles, and if anyone is looking for diesel vehicles please contact me.

These are used vehicles, so they are sold as is. Most are in great condition anyway.
We get a lot of high end and 10 year and newer vehicles so, this is a perfect opportunity for Biodiesel companies to buy in quantity, if needed.

Please pass the word and send me a message if interested.
You can also contact me at my office at 323-937-8500 ext. 0
If I am not there please leave a message with the receptionist.

Thanks
Andrea

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WVO Waste Disposal... Tips on........

2006-10-12T22:54:48Z

I have been a SVO'r for a year and still have not come to terms with what to do woth the accumulated waste. Any sugtgestions?

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anyone here drive older german diesels?

2006-10-09T02:50:03Z

i think it would be really cool to have a parts exchange aspect to this tribe..
we could look out for each other by finding/keeping an eyes for necessary
parts..

anyone like this? i am into both older volkswagen and mercedes..

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where can I find a lift pump?

2006-10-06T21:31:41Z

I am a about to doo a conversion on a chevy engine 8.2L (in a school bus) and am wondering in lift pump the same a fuel pump? generic part? also should I use copper or aluminum line's?

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tanks??

2006-10-06T17:34:57Z

id like to now if any yall experenced with those plasic poly boat tanks and if thet would be suidable for vegg. and can it withstand the heat does any yall know their heat rating specs?or so

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RESCUE A VEGGIE BUS!!

2006-09-27T15:13:18Z

We have a school bus fully converted to veggie that is broken down in Elko, Nevada. It is currently in the impound yard with a broken fuel pump and we can't afford to rescue it. So I am looking for a superman or woman of veggie land who wants to rescue and own a bus.

It was designed as a long distance tanker bus with 400 gallons capacity plus 70 gallon dirty oil tank and 40 gallon diesel tank. With all pumps necessary to gather, filter and store veggie oil.

The interior has all so been converted to living space with 4 bunks, kitchen and sitting areas.

The band Kan'Nal was using this bus and we love it!! It is worth about $8000 in full working condition. But with the broken fuel pump and hard to reach location, $3000 is what we are asking.

PHOTO:
http://www.kannal.org/coppermine/albums/Summer-05/southwesttour0805%20089.jpg

Bus specs:
89 International Bluebird School bus. (painted white with some decoration.)
Engine: International DT466
Trans: Allison ATA automatic
REBUILT:
drive train
suspension
fuel system
exhaust system
EXTRAS:
electric retarder
roof rack
4 new Michellen truck tires
Class 3 tow hitch.

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Greenspan Sounds Alarm on Oil Supply

2006-06-10T11:42:06Z

Greenspan Sounds Alarm on Oil Supply

[“It’s official. Peak Oil hits the marketplace.” – Michael C. Ruppert]

article:

Greenspan Sounds Alarm on Oil Supply

Reuters
Washington
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/07/business/gspan.php
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, offered a grim view on Wednesday of the world's rising vulnerability to high crude oil prices, saying he was skeptical that oil producers could pump enough crude to meet future demand.
Since the 1940s, U.S. consumers have shown an uncanny ability to shoulder rising energy prices, but consumers' immunity to oil price shocks was running out, Greenspan said.
"The United States, especially, has been able to absorb the huge implicit tax of rising oil prices so far," Greenspan told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in his first congressional testimony since leaving the U.S. central bank earlier this year. "However, recent data indicate we may finally be experiencing some impact."
Greenspan was appointed Fed chairman by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and served until Jan. 31 of this year.
Lawmakers would occasionally call on Greenspan to speak on energy issues when he was chairman, but his views were still highly sought on Capitol Hill.
Since 2004, crude oil prices have doubled. Since the start of 2002, the cost of a barrel of oil has soared by $50.
Crude oil prices have stubbornly stayed above $70 a barrel despite OPEC and other world producers pumping to capacity. Prices are still within striking distance of the $75.35 a barrel record set in U.S. futures in April.
Greenspan warned that a big oil price increase could spur "a significant contraction in the economy."
Greenspan said that few of the world's dominant producers, aside from Saudi Arabia, see the danger that rising crude oil prices pose to the economy, and to their sustained ability to sell oil.
Saudi Arabia is the only country with enough untapped reserves to meet future short-term energy crunches, and has unveiled a $50 billion plan to lift output capacity by 1.5 million barrels per day by 2009.
Greenspan said while U.S. businesses had so far been able to improve productivity to compensate for costly energy, households were suffering from higher gasoline prices.
"Current oil prices over time should lower to some extent our worrisome dependence on petroleum," said Greenspan, who now runs a private consultancy. "Still higher oil prices will inevitably move vehicle transportation to hybrids, and despite the inconvenience, plug-in hybrids."
Greenspan warned that the buffer between supply and demand was extraordinarily thin and that price spikes were a risk.
"The balance of world oil supply and demand has become so precarious that even small acts of sabotage or local insurrection have a significant impact on oil prices," he said, adding that global refining capacity was still too limited.

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Your veggie + my buses and parts means blazing and almost indefinitely prolonged orgasms for all

2006-05-22T22:40:25Z

Howdy veggers
- - - - - - -
"I remember my first orgasm. I tell ya, I was terrified. Hey whattya expect, I was all by myself" --the late great Rodney Dangerfield.
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I'm Patrick, the King of California Buses. There simply Is No Equal, so don't bother looking. I already know some of you. I was going to write a generic letter explaining my self, and reason for existence, but instead decided to amaze and delght you wth this litle bit of mirth I call "my latest ad on Ebay". Enjoy......

Here is the text of my new Ebay ad. Send it only to those who have courage and gentleness, strong backs and broad hips, or something like that. It is titled (to attract Fat Older White Men With Money) "FOR SALE: MY ATTRACTIVE WIFE AND BUS"
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Well, I'm actually only selling an "image" of my attractive wife now. EBay rejected my first ad, and the wife weren’t too pleased either. She got on her computer, went to EBay and listed me in Antiques, subcategory "Jerks" so I guess I got what I deserved.

So what am I really selling in this ad? Well, what’s it to you? Are you here to buy a very good high quality long lasting rugged and powerful diesel bus from me, or give me hard time? I would definitely do the former, because I have a terrible temper and poor emotional control in most situations (except when helping a grateful and satisfied customer with their high quality ultra durable best deal on the Net rugged and capable diesel bus, or parts.)

You can see all the buses I got, it's ridiculous at this point. I'm getting 3-4 more this month. So why would a otherwise sane person be doing this?? (selling buses, not wives) Well read on my son, read on.

I do this bus thing to support my fabulous non-profit, the Wheelchair Project. My wife and I went to Central America (that was my first wife, she ran away with one of my buses, a tall strapping young triple axle with a full head of hair and a devil may care Bad Boy attitude. I still see them around town now and then, and it still hurts) and had kids brought to us who were either very sick, going deaf, etc. and it was just from lack of very simple stuff like clean water, and medicines you could get at Wal-Mart for three bucks.

So, we either had a chance to face it, or act like we didn’t see it, so we decided to face it. So we helped raise 9000 bucks, and sent it to some scam artists who were supposed to be legitimate (Hey I DIDN”T choose these folks, the group did) and went we got to Nicaragua, the hospital hadn’t been destroyed, they never heard of us, and the only thing that got down there was the 15 boxes of supplies we hand carried, and little cases of ampicillin and penicillin we bought in Mexico City.

So after that, I decided to never give away the Do Rey Mee, but to go in person and at least check the stuff into the hospital, school, etc. Then if it got stolen it would still go into some person’s sick behind, or under some wheelchair needy person’s fanny (I send lots of wheelchair, so my thing is called the Wheelchair Project)

By now you may we thinking, “Is he ever gonna get to the bus for sale?”

Ok, I’ll start, but only after reminding you that I’m going to Haiti in about 2 months, gonna ship a Ford bus with a healthy CAT motor, full of the stuff the folks requested (school supplies, generators, Honda Trail 90 motorbikes, medical supplies, a copy machine, etc…..no junk or used clothing please!)

So when you buy a high quality near eternal timeless hand crafted bus of bliss from me, I will take said money and buy more stuff for the project, or bend over deeply then write the check to get the bus through the Panama Canal (6 Grand, oh I love it) or change the differential (the bus only goes 50) and drive it to Miami, great fun in a noisy front engine bus with a sheet of plywood/wall right behind the driver.

But enough about me. What do YOU think about my project?

OK you wanna bus, I gotta bus. How about a mid 70’s Gillig or Crown? Why these models you say? Because the are simply the best, unequalled in quality, and bonehead simple for boneheads like you (and your extended family) and me.

These buses were built by hand (both left AND right) and sold for over 100 thousand George Washingtons back in the day, and that was back when 20 bucks could buy you a Deusenberg or an entire politician. Kids nowadays, nothing but a bunch of lazy gang bangers, driving around with that loud “music” blasting….Boy I could just grab one of ‘em by the neck and squeeze until their eyes pop, but I can’t because I teach in the public schools (20 years of tears, laughter and spineless administrators)

OK I guess I’ll sell you the Crown bus I have. It is a good bus. It is very clean. It bathes regularly, goes to church on Saturday (I don’t know why either) and will give you years of love affection and loyalty.

It’s a 1970 Crown, with a healthy and happy 220 horsepower Cummins and a 5 speed transmission. (ONLY 220 horsepower in a 19,000 lb behemoth?) Yes, only 220 horsepower, but it produces it at about 1800 RPM, and would squash your SUV like the overpriced insect that it is, and just drive right on without even a glance back.) The engine is 743 cubic inches of six cylinder hell, built for torque, and will haul 15,000 lbs without even blinking a headlight. I know, I’ve done it a time or 8. The tires are good too. They are really. They are all Michelins, tubeless, with the biggest size on a bus, 12R x 22.5. (Are you bidding yet? I can hold for a minute while you do…)

The bus is almost perfect inside, and 100% original and stock like the day it left the factory. I’ve already put about 400 miles on this bus, and let me tell you, it towed perfectly behind the wrecker. But seriously, it’s a great bus, clean, starts and runs and drives like Rolls Royce, handles like a Ferrari, and gets better mileage than those new hybrid cars. I regularly get 40-42 miles per quart, and only fill up every third Leap Year, and even then these old engines will run on bathtub water, dirt, or old paint from your neighbor’s garage.

And if you’re one of this long haired wiseacres that smokes that stuff and thinks they know everything, then this bus can easily be converted to veggie oil. I have some young friends who smell vaguely like rotting cabbage, but they can convert a bus over to veggie faster than you can say pass the bong. But they’re only good until about 4:20 in the afternoon, then after that, park your bus and lock it.

But they will help you if you wanted to go veggie or biodiesel, I’m just too busy to explore the technology right now.

And I hope you realize that I’m not just selling This Bus alone. I am violating every rule made by God and EBay, and hoping they won't notice that I am trying to hustle everything I own with one ad. I’ve got other buses and lots of parts for sale. I even work on buses (once again a crappy way to make a buck, but you do meet lots of nice people, and their wives too if you play it right) and I learn from every job I do.

So write call, or just wire directly to my bank account in Zurich. It’s the one next to Jack Abramoff’s, right behind “Duke” Cunningham’s tear stained Certificates of Deposit.

OK feel free to call me off this site and help me evade EBay’s fees. They pay ABSOLUTELY NO ATTENTION to what I write anyway. Heck, I sold somebody’s mother in law to Liberia about 2 years ago, no problem, smooth transaction.

OK you can do one of the following:

1. Call me at home. (559) 251-3814

2. Write to my e-mail. It is WheelchairBusProject@yahoo.com

3. Go to my web site. That won’t accomplish anything, but nobody goes there, and my URL is lonely and depressed. It’s a good site, loads fast, etc. There are some pictures of my first wife there too, she’s the one holding the meat cleaver. It is www.fresnoalliance.com/wheelchairproject

4. Have some fun and write me going through (ugh) the traditional EBay channels. Then both you and the other folks who have endured this ad, and have way too much spare time, can read and enjoy my ridiculous answers to your attempted questions.

OK start bidding. There isn’t that much time. Don’t bid unless you really mean it though. I’ve suffered enough heartbreak and disappointment in life already, will be 50 in about two months, and just don’t need the hassle. But for those lucky few, bid now and bid high.

Bid for yourself, and bid to support the troops. Bid. Now. Bid bid bid bid bid. Get your wife involved. Heck it’s fun for the whole family. A bus looks good in the den or driveway, and can be used as a temporary holding facility for your oldest daughter and her boyfriend when he gets out of jail.

Ok gotta go, the wife’s waking up.
So BID, bid now, and bid high, …………………because If You Don’t bid, the terrorists will have won.

Specialist 4 Patrick Young
64C20/30 (light/heavy truck driver)
Decorated veteran of the 501st transportation company
Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt Germany.
“Keeping the Russians at bay since 1974”

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Looking to hire a SVO van - driver- mechanic for summer tour

2006-05-09T02:38:35Z

We are a performing arts group from the Bay Area traveling cross country this summer. San Fran - NYC - Burningman - British Columbia. We are interested in hiring someone with a SVO bus or large van (10 passengers) to be our driver. This person will also need to know how to take care of and service the vehicle!

Meals, shelter, and salary will be taken care of. We do not want to pay Chevron and their ilk.

We depart in early June, so if you are interested let's dialog ASAP!

WEB: www.carpetbagbrigade.com
EMAIL: info@carpetbagbrigade.com
PHONE: 510-985-1754

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The National WVO / SVO / Veggie oil network / coop

2006-03-15T21:54:53Z

Hey everyone,

I'm glad to find this group here on tribe! If any of you are going to burning man 06, i'll be there in my greasecar 82 VW campervan, staying at the contact improvisation camp.

So, where you want to go if you want to travel cross country and fill up on free veggie oil along the way is http://www.fillup4free.com. Also, if you have oil to share you should go there too.

-Kristopher

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New kid here }:o)

2006-02-17T11:53:01Z

Hello folks

For the last 3 years I've live full time in my converted school bus/home. ve 2200 watts of PV solar on it. I just baught a 1974 GMC Buffilo to convert in to my new bus/home. It has an 8-71 motor with 140,000 miles on it and I would like to convert it to WVO. Can any of you folks tell me what im in for as to work, parts and cost.

Peace along the way
Dennis the bus dweller N.Y.

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Grow your own fuel! I have questions...

2006-02-13T05:19:18Z

I am in the early stages of putting together a CO-OP to grow, produce, use and eventually even sell our own svo fuel. I am wondering if anyone has done this and what their experiences have been.

I am exploring oil seeds and am thinking that Rapeseed (Canola) is the way to go. It is well suited to my location, has a high oil yield, is drought tolerant, is good for erosion control, and is a good compliment to winter wheat. Does anyone have any experience with Rapeseed?

I am currently investigating oil presses. I would love to hear of anyone's experiences or recommendations.

Has anyone dealt with the legal and permiting issues with selling a "fuel" oil ? I expect there are a ton here. I would love some advice!

Thanks ahead of time. Anyone in Western Colorado that is interested in this concept, please contact me and we can do some brainstorming!

Dave

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Biodiesel in Reno?

2005-12-24T00:57:32Z

Greetings friends,

headed to Reno for the weekend and have no idea where to get biodees. Any friends homebrewing or know of local distributor?
Happy Holidays

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Diesel Power

2005-12-19T08:08:53Z

Hey kids [and old farts] I wanted to drop in and do a little shameless advertising for my new tribe.

Its called Diesel and/or Diesel Power and its going to deal with all the new advancement in diesel technologies and alternative diesel fuels expanding on both renewable and non-renewable fuel sources.

Since the rise of the price of a barrell of oil and the well muffled general panic that is coming primarily from Suadi Arabia we are looking at a energy shortage. Nobody knows exactly when, but the oil companies themselves are starting to look for alternatives, considering it was the oil companies themselves who had stiffled any other alternatives this is a good sign.

Unfortunatly some of the solutions in the pipeline for the future, arent necessarily the cleanest most environmentally friendly options available and some others take waste products and turn them into clean burning alternatives. They do however address the need for cheap energy and if they can be scaled more easily than cleaner alternatives we could find ourselves on the same pickle in a different barrell.

The purpose of the tribe is to be informative, so that we all become better informed on what is out there as these other not so clean alternatives pop up. I have some really interesting {or at least I think its interesting} stuff posted already as well as have some contributions coming in.

I think we all know that bio-diesel will not be able to sustain our demands for fuel. But would you believe you could make diesel from waste woodchips and mix in a little bio-d for lubricity and whammo, you have a clean fuel and you help reduce the waste stream.

Anyways I hope that you will join, there are many very interesting topics to discuss and information to share.

tribes.tribe.net/dieselpower

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lets invision this organization.

2005-10-03T01:34:51Z

I just want to invite the members of this tribe to invision without limitations the possibilities of a nataional/international veggi oil cooperative.

To begin: it requires a few inspired individuals who are all-ready involved in veggie, or want to help out.

The first step is to comple a list of all restauraunts or facilities in your area that that might have veggie, (chip factories, etc.) and contact them to see if they are interested in participating in this project. (the oil must be non-hydroginated.)

Then, either gather the oil and create a surplus to share with touring veggie-co-op folks, or contact them and share your list so their passage through your community is easier.

This is just the beginning... any thoughts and inspirations?

PS:

Kan'Nal (www.kannal.org) is happy to announce the conversion of our tourbusses to veggie oil. The first is allready underway in Sebastapol, CA by the Veggie Boys.

The plan is to use one bus as a tanker, harvester, filter vehicle. It will travel parallel the larger tourbus and provide the support for our tours to operate on pure veggie oil.

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Clean Fuel Caravan Coalition

2005-08-29T08:51:56Z

http://cleanfuelcaravan.com/modules/smartpartner/

A group of existing organizations that utilize bio-fuels (Biodiesel & Recycled Veggie Oil) in our ongoing education outreach tours to share ideas and resources about sustainable living.

We tour using bio-fuels in response to the cycle of global and environmental crisis perpetuated by the petroleum fuel economy.

We are committed to creating a world free of racism, sexism, homophobia, and violence.

We have come together to strategize future tours and seek sponsorships, endorsements, and to broaden the networks of supportive people, businesses and organizations.

Members of the Clean Fuel Caravan Coalition:

Aphrodesia
This aphrho-beat band has travelled all across country in their veggie powered tour bus. Their 30’ Airport bus has logged over 30,000 miles on recycled vegetable oil.

RealEnergy.net
We specialize in large tour coach conversions to easily collect, filter and run on a wide range of recycled fuel stock such as used cooking oil. Our systems have powered many of the tours for this coalition. We are currently researching ways to make our conversions more simple, clean and efficient using vaporization, atomization and even electrolysis.

THE BIG TADOO PUPPET CREW
THE BIG TADOO PUPPET CREW is a San Francisco-based puppet troupe, which creates and performs politically and environmentally conscious puppetry.

Sustainble Solutions Caravan
From California to Costa Rica on veggie... 2 years straight!

Betty Biodiesel
Promoting sustainable bio fuels for school vehicles across the USA.

Circle of Life-We the Planet
New Prevsot tour coach traveled 9000 miles on veggie promoting sustainability.

Oxygen Collective
THE OXYGEN COLLECTIVE practices creative resistance and grassroots empowerment through projects that address injustice in our communities and destruction in the natural world.

Unifried
The mission of Unifried is to empower, educate and unify a solution-focused network of communities and individuals through cooperative action by emphasizing the use of biofuels and celebrating the art of living sustainably.

Common Vision
COMMON VISION is a solution focused non-profit organization, a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.

Health Fuels
HEALTH FUELS projects target the local use of waste vegetable oil for an alternative fuel in local diesel public transportation and passenger vehicles by providing an environment where the community can gather to safely recycle waste oil in a sustainable manner.

The Hot Buttered Rum String Band
The Hot Buttered Rum String Band is a nationally touring acoustic music act that has created a unique new sound by stretching the boundaries of the Bluegrass and Americana traditions in which they are rooted....

Intergalatic Hydrogen
Tai Robinson drives his H2TOY Tacoma to renewable energy events around America using hydrogen, natural gas and ethanol to promote the clean fuel revolution. In 2003 his truck made history by leading Dennis Weaver's Drive to Survive from coast to coast using compressed hydrogen for fuel

Mexican Bus
This vintage bio-diesel 1965 GMC flies around San Francisco spreading a mysterious good spirit that has been known to have permanent positive effects!

Bat Makumba
The brainchild of Brazilian natives Alex Koberle and Emiliano Benevides, Bat Makumba is the crossroad between the traditional music of their equatorial homeland and the punk, rock and funk influences of the U.S. Locals to San Francisco, Bat Makumba's show is a hip renegade carnaval party full of tropicalia tinged ska, punk influenced forro, and rock infused samba. Batmakumba is the newest addition to the CCC and has recently purchased Aphrodesia's 1st Veggie bus "JOHRA"!!!!!

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RtE veggie/bio features

2005-07-20T02:35:42Z

Want to let folks know that Rock the Earth is committed to continuing with a series of articles related to green (or greener) transport. (By the way, I use the term "green" to mean low impact on the environment.) If you have ideas on what aspects you'd like to see covered, I'm thinking that this is a good place to post, b/c those idea could potentially become topics of discussion here, or at least be a way for tribe members to introduce themselves.

Bands and bio busses, encouraging people to carpool to fests and shows in green machines, current types of green transport avail, where to obtain green machines, resources on the topic-- these are some of the ideas we have for articles.

~Lisa

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We want to travel freely!

2005-06-05T21:24:07Z

The basic idea is to create a community of veggie oil supporters who will help each other travel and connect with good sources of oil.

here are some starter resources...

http://www.greasecar.com/

http://www.realenergy.net/modules/news/

http://www.heureka.clara.net/gaia/veggie-oil.htm

http://www.sustainablestyle.org/sass/heirbrains/04perna.html

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