National veteran day April 27Th 2007

Nice day

and Jetta is going strong again.

Troubles began at 3000 miles

Thirty miles before reaching 3000 miles Jetta's motor lost almost all of its power and we had to run Jetta slowly back home from the motorway.

The reason was clogged fuel filter ( as could be expected ).
The reason for clogging the filter is vegetable oil's ability to work as detergent. Also Jetta was run empty of fuel tank a day before the troubles arose.
Just change it and go on.
The new filter should last years ( according the experience by Valmet fieldtractor 1993 - 2002 )

Concert at Hotel Ruissalo

Our brassband Pöytyän puhaltajat had a concert at Hotel Ruissalo yesterday afternoon.

We had good feeling and we hope that our audience had the same feeling.
Now it is Monday 9.07 o'clock in the morning.

Winter came back

After very long dry period we got snow:

Local time is 11.43

An interesting day

To day I had the pleasure to tell about my mustard seed oil projects to students of
SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (SeAMK) agricultural department.

They have started to make their own biodiesel from canola oil.
Local time is 20.15

Neither poor, nor sick

To day Jetta was going strong on test road up to 145 kms/hour. No problems with getting fuel to motor.

Three thousand kilometers

Yesterday Jetta had been running 3000 kms:

without any problems. In higher speeds - over 110 kms/hour - you can find some kind of lazyness ( perhaps due to fuel filter, that has not been changed yet )

Brassmusic

Friday 13. April our brassband Pöytyän puhaltajat performed in a evening show fo the veterans of WWII - members of 10 different veteran clubs were participating.

Rising k-value !

Surprisingly the k-value was rising as shown:

Questions arise: is Jetta getting old - just after 600 000 kms ?

Summer tyres

After winter testcar Jetta got summertyres at 604900 kms-
At 605000 tank was filled with 36 litres dieselfuel and to top with canola oli 17,1 litres. Consumption was 5,31 litres / 100 kms and percantage of biocomponent in the tank 32 % till next tankingpoint.

Local time is 21.44
P.S.
Oilchange happened next morning.

Jetta for a trombonist

To day - ( Thursday )- Jetta was given for a "civilian" motorist for normal use between Helsinki and Turku. This ensures rapid growth of testkilometers.

Local time is 9.13

Minus 6 degrees

Frosty morning after a warm period but no troubles with Jetta - normal starting without extra motor heating.
Local time is 12.26

One thousand miles

Jetta has now been busy running Finnish highways and byways one thousand miles by virtue of fuelblend consisting of 30%canola oil and rest normal diesel fuel.
No extra alterations has been done but changing the fuel. Fuel filter has been bought for the rainy day.
Local time is 19.21

Biocomponent

In the previous chapter the biocomponent used is of course canola oil ( coldpressed in May 2006).
Local time is 12.33