OLD GREASE MAKES FOR INEXPENSIVE, YET RISKY, FUEL
December 11, 2008
December 11, 2008
ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 11 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:
When the cost of diesel skyrocketed to more than $4 a gallon, Travis Sweat fought back. Using knowledge from the Internet and recycled oil from fast-food restaurants, he made his own fuel for $1 a gallon.
"I'd heard of other people (making their own fuel), and I knew there were several different ways to do it," said Sweat, who has run his 1997 Ford F250 on a blend of . . .
When the cost of diesel skyrocketed to more than $4 a gallon, Travis Sweat fought back. Using knowledge from the Internet and recycled oil from fast-food restaurants, he made his own fuel for $1 a gallon.
"I'd heard of other people (making their own fuel), and I knew there were several different ways to do it," said Sweat, who has run his 1997 Ford F250 on a blend of . . .