bio Diesel

[Jay Darst]

Guy,
I have not been exposed to the B20 blend of Bio diesel.

But would like to make a comment here...

The local distributor(in Sullivan,IL) only sells the 11% bio-blend.

With the late model GMC Duramax Diesels, we have found consistency
in the need to replace the fuel filter every 2,000 miles when using
this 11% Bio-Diesel.

In the Cummins, no problems such as this.

We have a GMC customer who has replaced the OEM factory filter with
a Racor, don't know which micron filter element he is using...

Seems that the 11% Bio-Diesel has a thicker viscosity making it
harder to filter the crap out prior to selling it to the retailers.

I buy most of my fuel from this place, I get 6.4mpg with it. Used to
get 5.5 to 6.0 with Flying J fuel, but its about the same now. The
real point here is, my Racor element is covered with a black slime
when the filter is changed every 5,000 miles, when the DD oil &
filter change is performed.

I use Lucas fuel treatment at the rate of 1 gallon per 400 gallons
of diesel, should be sufficient to prevent algae/plant growth in my
fuel.

Bottom line here, Bio-Diesel is not as clean as fossil fuel.

My brother Dan has mentioned that the powers that be are changing
the diesel fuel chemical mix in September, causing a very minor
reduction in the cetane(like Octane is to gasoline).

Diesel fuel, seems like a moving target right now ...;~}

Later
Jay Darst
85PT40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "guysmalley"
wrote:
>
> Has anybody actually tried B20 bio diesel blend?
>
> http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel...lingsites/
>
> guy smalley
> 86 pt 40
>