I was in Ann Arbor, Michigan all day Tuesday and needed to get fuel and the only fuel around was Bio-Diesel. The price was the same but I was skeptical of the stuff. I filled up a M-1028 which has a 6.2. The exhaust smells funny and I felt I did not have the normal power as usual. Has there been any problems reported with this alternative fuel...?
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I was also very skeptical. During the phase out of "good # 2" diesel, I was trying to stay away from the ULSD on a cross country with my 3rd gen Dodge pulling a 10,000 lb trailer. I found the ULSD to be about 1 mpg less than the "old" LSD. That truck was very sensitive about different fuel. "Good" fuel from an interstate truck stop and it was a powerhouse. "Bad" from the corner gas station with the pump near the corner and it was a dog. It did not take long for me to plan my fuel stops better.
I had a bout of forgetitis and wound up at a Love's truck stop and all they had was biodiesel. I had to fill up and I was suprised. The truck ran great.
Our supervisor for the county highway dept. told me they run biodiesel all summer, but switch to ULSD in the winter months. He told me the lubricity is better with the biodiesel and they have had no problems.
I believe that just like the concerns with "regular" diesel, if you get it from a retailer that moves a good quantity of fuel, and change fuel filters on time, you should have no problems.
I still would not use it up here in the winter. Mr. Rudolf Diesel was a believer in biodiesel before it was biodiesel. He called it peanut oil and that is what he first used in his "Diesel" engine.
Bio-diesel does not get the same power output as regular diesel. Several states mandate that there is a certain percentage mix of bio-diesel in everything. Worked out well for the Minneapolis bus system several years ago when it was dictated a 20% mix in -30 weather.....every bus gelled up and they dropped the percentage requirement down after that. Personally bio-diesel sucks in my opinion, I pay enough for fuel the last thing I was is less power/mileage return for my money due to some politician getting rich over a stipulation they put into the law.
Bio-diesel does not get the same power output as regular diesel. Several states mandate that there is a certain percentage mix of bio-diesel in everything. Worked out well for the Minneapolis bus system several years ago when it was dictated a 20% mix in -30 weather.....every bus gelled up and they dropped the percentage requirement down after that. Personally bio-diesel sucks in my opinion, I pay enough for fuel the last thing I was is less power/mileage return for my money due to some politician getting rich over a stipulation they put into the law.
Ethonal is even worse. Huge scam.
If more producers made biodiesel the price would come down, but you generally have only one large or two small producers in a certain area.
You can see what I was wearing in the last photo, it was cold! XM818 had B100- and didn't have a problem. I think the daytime high was around 34 that day...
Here's what Biodiesel starts out as-
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If you get the % up over about %25 it can have cleaning and flush effect on your fuel system and can plug filters. It is great if you run it all the time as long as it does not gell but if you switch to it just once in a while you can have filter trouble. Eddy
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I think biodiesel is good stuff, we can only get B2(2%) around here though. Ive read that it lubricates way better than anything else . I wish I could get it in higher concentrations. As far as gelling problems, at work we sell biodiesel anti-gel treatment and many other things can be used to keep the bio. from gelling. just my
Bio Diesel.....?
