Here are a couple videos related to my Vegetable Oil hobby.
Here's a video of how I fueled my 1800 mile trip out west on 100% Waste Vegetable Oil. Ok, I did use a little less than a gallon of Diesel starting and shutting it off on my way out.
Here's the latest on my Vegetable Oil filtration setup.
Idaho!
Wow, it has definitely been a long time since I updated this blog, but I got a little more time than I'm used to today so I figured I'd get'er done! :)
For those of you who don't know, I am now in Idaho mentoring with Dr. David Erb, studying music! Dr. Erb teaches at New St. Andrew's College, and Logos Christian School as well as being chief musician at Christ's Church. The school year is just starting to get going, and next week will be my first 'typical' week. The weather has been amazing! Mid-low nineties on average, relatively dry and blue skies! Great summer weather. :)
Here are some pictures from the way out, hopefully more to come as the year progresses...
Heading through Montana, totally in my element. All 28 hours and I never got sick of the sound of that thing. :)
Looking extremely healthy! :) I couldn't have asked for better.
I drove the whole 1500 miles to Moscow, ID on vegetable oil, using less than one gallon of Diesel starting it up and shutting it off.
Along the way I did roll over 222,222.2 miles! :)
I like this picture cause you can see my rig and get a taste of the scenery! :)
Ok, enough about my truck...
Somewhere in South Dakota I believe, almost Montana.
Almost through the pass! The mountain scenery was amazing in Montana! I wish I could have captured it better with my camera.
Through the pass, and the beginning of a gorgeous view on the other side.
Thank you for the welcome Idaho! This would have been at almost 11:00pm, and Idaho desperately needs new paint on their roads! My technique was find a vehicle going a decent speed, hang on their tail for dear life, and hope they know the road better than I do. lol
Last Saturday a group from the area went out hiking in the mountains near Elk River Falls. Such beautiful scenery! It was a cool day, but that didn't keep us out of the water... Over the barricade we go, and down the mountain goat paths (where we had the luxury of them)!
Hiking/sliding down the slope to the swimming hole at the middle falls. :)
At first we swam at the middle falls which you can see at the top of the picture. After spending about a half hour there, we climbed down to the bottom of the lower falls and swam/climbed up the river right to the bottom of the lower falls, where there was a neat little ledge behind the falls that could hold about six guys or so. One neat thing about being behind the falls there was that the wind from the falls was causing the air to swirl in such a way that if you threw water up in the air, it just kept going up! lol It was also neat jumping off the ledge into/through the water fall. The force of the water was incredible!
Afterward we drove up to Elk River where we got some Huckleberry Ice Cream. :) Mmmmm...
For reference, you're looking at about half the town right here. Haha...
On the way back we got stared down by Mrs. Cow... Many thanks to our trusty driver, we didn't hit it this time! :D
Oh and Idaho cows are very different than Illinois cows! This cow turned and ran up the slope to our left effortlessly! Like a deer! Haha... I couldn't believe my eyes.
Sorry this has been really choppy and fast, but I've gotta run and move some timpani's with my truck. Hopefully more to come later!
To the church and other friends back home, I miss you guys!
For those of you who don't know, I am now in Idaho mentoring with Dr. David Erb, studying music! Dr. Erb teaches at New St. Andrew's College, and Logos Christian School as well as being chief musician at Christ's Church. The school year is just starting to get going, and next week will be my first 'typical' week. The weather has been amazing! Mid-low nineties on average, relatively dry and blue skies! Great summer weather. :)
Here are some pictures from the way out, hopefully more to come as the year progresses...
Heading through Montana, totally in my element. All 28 hours and I never got sick of the sound of that thing. :)
Looking extremely healthy! :) I couldn't have asked for better.I drove the whole 1500 miles to Moscow, ID on vegetable oil, using less than one gallon of Diesel starting it up and shutting it off.
Along the way I did roll over 222,222.2 miles! :)
I like this picture cause you can see my rig and get a taste of the scenery! :)Ok, enough about my truck...
Somewhere in South Dakota I believe, almost Montana.
Almost through the pass! The mountain scenery was amazing in Montana! I wish I could have captured it better with my camera.
Through the pass, and the beginning of a gorgeous view on the other side.
Thank you for the welcome Idaho! This would have been at almost 11:00pm, and Idaho desperately needs new paint on their roads! My technique was find a vehicle going a decent speed, hang on their tail for dear life, and hope they know the road better than I do. lol
Last Saturday a group from the area went out hiking in the mountains near Elk River Falls. Such beautiful scenery! It was a cool day, but that didn't keep us out of the water... Over the barricade we go, and down the mountain goat paths (where we had the luxury of them)!
Hiking/sliding down the slope to the swimming hole at the middle falls. :)
At first we swam at the middle falls which you can see at the top of the picture. After spending about a half hour there, we climbed down to the bottom of the lower falls and swam/climbed up the river right to the bottom of the lower falls, where there was a neat little ledge behind the falls that could hold about six guys or so. One neat thing about being behind the falls there was that the wind from the falls was causing the air to swirl in such a way that if you threw water up in the air, it just kept going up! lol It was also neat jumping off the ledge into/through the water fall. The force of the water was incredible!
Afterward we drove up to Elk River where we got some Huckleberry Ice Cream. :) Mmmmm...For reference, you're looking at about half the town right here. Haha...
On the way back we got stared down by Mrs. Cow... Many thanks to our trusty driver, we didn't hit it this time! :DOh and Idaho cows are very different than Illinois cows! This cow turned and ran up the slope to our left effortlessly! Like a deer! Haha... I couldn't believe my eyes.
Sorry this has been really choppy and fast, but I've gotta run and move some timpani's with my truck. Hopefully more to come later!
To the church and other friends back home, I miss you guys!
Veggie Mobile Tour
A tour of the mostly finished conversion (I always seem to be modifying something).
More info on Waste Vegetable Oil :)
I've been in the process of organizing/updating/rebuilding all my Waste Vegetable Oil stuff that needed improvement. Here's my new oil filtration setup!
New Exhaust on my Truck
Here's a couple videos of my most recent project on my truck! The weather has been so good the last few days that I just couldn't help getting outside and climbing under that thing. :)
As you can see in the second video, I decided to put the exhaust outlet behind the rear passenger's side tire. I found a guy who'd do the whole thing for only $70, so I went with it! I was a little nervous due to the low price (other shops quoting around $200), but the final product was very well done! They did a great job on it. :)
As you can see in the second video, I decided to put the exhaust outlet behind the rear passenger's side tire. I found a guy who'd do the whole thing for only $70, so I went with it! I was a little nervous due to the low price (other shops quoting around $200), but the final product was very well done! They did a great job on it. :)
Vlog Update
First off, last weekend we got Luke's truck up and running on Waste Vegetable Oil for the first time! :) Here's a video from that...Secondly, we've been having some crazy weather up here!
And where exactly is the road? Unfortunately all the roads were not covered with snow, and the bare ice is what's really scary!Update 11-17-08
Last Saturday I finished my first program on the CNC. I didn't get a chance to run it until today, but here's the video of it!
Any CNC programmer can tell I didn't do this quite right, but hey it worked! :) I wrote the program entirely by entering X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Last Saturday after work I helped rake leaves, which included some fun with the little guys. :)
Notice Winston at the end of the video. I think he's got some leaves in his mouth! :)
Any CNC programmer can tell I didn't do this quite right, but hey it worked! :) I wrote the program entirely by entering X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Last Saturday after work I helped rake leaves, which included some fun with the little guys. :)
Notice Winston at the end of the video. I think he's got some leaves in his mouth! :)
My Kind of S10!
Now this is my kind of S10! :) Uh, I'm talking about the big one... And could we make that a 6.5L Diesel? Haha...
Work, lots and lots of work.
Over the past couple weeks there's been a lot going on. It started for the most part while working nights in Chicago laying tile in a bank down there...
Driving down in my truck is always fun! I love driving in the city!
Here I am on a scaffold laying tile in el Baño...
Oh, I didn't mention it's called 'Banco Popular', so we spoke as much Spanish as we could. :p The rooftop view at night is really neat!
And there is one of the bathrooms that I tiled. Thanks Aaron for all the cuts! Aaron also drove my truck home one night so I was able to see it on the road for the first time! That was pretty cool. :)
Last Wednesday I went from working nights in Chicago to working in Woodstock at Phoenix Woodworking, on a shift starting at 6:00am. That took some getting used to! I'm enjoying it there, and have been spending a lot of time learning/operating the CNC. Here are a couple videos of that.
Driving down in my truck is always fun! I love driving in the city!
Here I am on a scaffold laying tile in el Baño...
Oh, I didn't mention it's called 'Banco Popular', so we spoke as much Spanish as we could. :p The rooftop view at night is really neat!
And there is one of the bathrooms that I tiled. Thanks Aaron for all the cuts! Aaron also drove my truck home one night so I was able to see it on the road for the first time! That was pretty cool. :)Last Wednesday I went from working nights in Chicago to working in Woodstock at Phoenix Woodworking, on a shift starting at 6:00am. That took some getting used to! I'm enjoying it there, and have been spending a lot of time learning/operating the CNC. Here are a couple videos of that.
Making Progress
Among the many tasks around here in preparing our home for winter, I am still making progress on preparing my truck for winter! Here's a couple pictures from yesterday...
Start by scratching the roof about three million times. A fingernail works great for this. lol jk Definitely want a power tool for this one!
Mask the edges and...
Apply spray-on bed liner to top of cab! I did this cause with all the junk that sometimes gets piled in my bed (and overflows onto the roof) the roof was getting beat up, and starting some light surface rust.
I also put spray-on bed liner on the bottom few inches of the truck, to prevent rust from breaking out down there. How do you like the new color scheme for my wheels?
And for a little of something new that I've been up to...
Here's the scrap yard where I'm taking junk metal from a neighbor who is cleaning his barn! :)
Start by scratching the roof about three million times. A fingernail works great for this. lol jk Definitely want a power tool for this one!Mask the edges and...
Apply spray-on bed liner to top of cab! I did this cause with all the junk that sometimes gets piled in my bed (and overflows onto the roof) the roof was getting beat up, and starting some light surface rust.
I also put spray-on bed liner on the bottom few inches of the truck, to prevent rust from breaking out down there. How do you like the new color scheme for my wheels?I'm guessing I'll be done with the exterior sometime middle of next week. Stay tuned!
And for a little of something new that I've been up to...
Here's the scrap yard where I'm taking junk metal from a neighbor who is cleaning his barn! :)Winter is coming!
Well winter is on it's way in Northern IL, and today the high was around 55 degrees! I decided it's finally time to finish up all the 'summer projects' that I wanted to do on my truck before winter Haha... So today I went out and started on a couple small rust holes that needed to be dealt with, as well as coating the bottom of the body with spray on bed-liner to protect it from dings and consequently rust. Here's the beginning of the project...
Here I am freezing in my junky work clothes that are much better in warm weather! lol
Stay tuned for pictures of when it's totally done! I doubt you'll recognize the truck. :)
Here I am freezing in my junky work clothes that are much better in warm weather! lolStay tuned for pictures of when it's totally done! I doubt you'll recognize the truck. :)
Myth Busters!
Before junking an S-10 blazer that I had, I took it out to try push-starting (or pull-starting in this case) an automatic. I've heard that you can do this if you get it up to 35MPH. To me it sounded like a hoax, but I gave it a shot.
There you have it! Myth busted! Haha...
There you have it! Myth busted! Haha...
1st Place!
Hey everyone! Last weekend was our church's 10th Anniversary Celebration! One of the events was a Pinewood derby, and my car took 1st place! Here are some pictures of it...
My car is the yellow and green one (Bio-Fuel colors), and here it is waiting in the pit for the next race.
1st Place!
My car is the yellow and green one (Bio-Fuel colors), and here it is waiting in the pit for the next race.
1st Place!
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. ~ Psalms 22:19---------------------------------------------------
Instead of re-writing the story, I figured I'd just insert some clips from my journal that tell the story:Aug. 29, 2008
Today we drove the three hours from the Hector’s home to the Pacific Ocean. Swimming there was great! We were wading out as far as we could, and then being swept in as big waves would knock us off our feet. The power of those waves was beyond words. It was so much fun! But because the waves kept coming in with such force we weren’t able to get out to where they were just beginning to break.
Toward the end of the day after playing in the waves, running up and down the beach, playing catch and digging holes in the sand, I decided to try getting out there one more time. I was very exhausted going in, but didn’t see any danger in it. It didn’t even cross my mind as dangerous. I figured it would wash anything up to the shore with its amazing force! So out I went. There were a few guys with me, but I was faster moving out than they, keeping about ten or so feet in front of them. All of a sudden I got out to where a wave broke between them and myself! This drove them inward, but only pushed me farther out. Immediately I started swimming for shore. The swells were huge out there. Between the swells in one valley, I remember touching the bottom, but otherwise I was swimming. It took me no time to realize I didn’t have the energy to fight back. I was under the waves a lot... ...I tried rolling on my back to float, but I’m not much of a floater, and I took in a lot of salt water. I knew I didn’t have a chance. I broke the surface and yelled for help, and the next wave broke behind me! It must have been a huge wave to break that far out, but it drove me in to where other waves were breaking, which drove me back to shore... ...Thinking back, my last words before ‘help!’ were ‘now I’m ready for something big!’. That was back immediately before I was separated from the other guys. At that point I was just excited to have finally made it out to where the big waves were beginning to crash.
Walking away from it... ...It’s obvious God has his hand on my life, and without him I’m truly helpless! Life is truly a vapor. The fact that I’m alive tells me he has more in store for me... ...BTW, from re-reading what I wrote it sounds like I was out there a few seconds. There were a lot of details I didn’t fill in. I spent a few minutes out there struggling, going up and down, and drinking salt water before I finally called for help. I honestly don’t think I could have survived much longer. Even afterward, when I was wading into the shore in thigh deep water, the waves that hit me there kept knocking me over.
Right now I’m laying in the back of the Hectors van cause every muscle in my body hurts. Literally, even the muscles in my feet ache. I’d be sitting, but that hurts my back muscles so bad. Haha… Even eating dinner hurt. I was holding onto my sides during dinner cause of the pain of stretching the muscles with what I had just put inside me... ...I guess there’s a lot to be said for a vigorous aqua-cise after all! :)
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The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust... ~ Psalms 18:2
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. ~ Psalms 28:7
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ~ Psalms 46:1
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. ~ Psalms 62:7
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. ~ Psalms 73:26
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. ~ Psalms 118:14
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. ~ Psalms 140:7
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. ~ Isaiah 12:2
...Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. ~ I Chronicles 28:20
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. ~ Psalms 18:1
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. ~ Psalms 28:7
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ~ Psalms 46:1
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. ~ Psalms 62:7
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. ~ Psalms 73:26
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. ~ Psalms 118:14
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. ~ Psalms 140:7
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. ~ Isaiah 12:2
...Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. ~ I Chronicles 28:20
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. ~ Psalms 18:1
1st Anniversary!
One year ago yesterday, my truck drank WVO for the first time! :D
Here's a link back to the pictures of it's maiden voyage. CLICK HERE! It's amazing how much one year changes things. The only thing that's the same on the conversion one year later, is the tank and part of the fuel lines!
Here's a link back to the pictures of it's maiden voyage. CLICK HERE! It's amazing how much one year changes things. The only thing that's the same on the conversion one year later, is the tank and part of the fuel lines!
Makeshift Turbo Controller
What do you do when you want more turbo power for less? Ok, this isn't exactly professional, but it saved me $110 bucks, and for the most part it works!
With this goofy little wire I doubled my turbo pressure! I still have too much back pressure on my exhaust system. Maybe I can change that. ;)
Please note that this is not recommended for 1994 and newer 6.5L diesel engines.
With this goofy little wire I doubled my turbo pressure! I still have too much back pressure on my exhaust system. Maybe I can change that. ;)
Please note that this is not recommended for 1994 and newer 6.5L diesel engines.
I can't even sit still
So for those of you who know me, you know my "luck" with police has been bad from day one... actually no, from day eight to be more precise. If you can imagine it, I can be stopped for it, and I'm NOT exaggerating. To quote a cop that was referring to a ticket he was giving me, he said "Well, you were thinking about doing it". Haha... Well, today something happened that I had never imagined. I was stopped in a parking lot, with the engine off, outside my vehicle, messing with my turbo linkage. Yep, apparently there is a local ordinance against working on your vehicle in a parking lot!
Fortunately he was nice about it and didn't give me a ticket.
:D
Fortunately he was nice about it and didn't give me a ticket.
:D
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