Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel affects lubrication

[Gregory OConnor]

I dump 1 gal at a time of used motor oil in my 100 gal tank ( dump
truck). The used oil burns like diesel so a 10 gallon change returns
you $30.00. I start putting in ATF when the used oil is gone. ATF
is $9.00 per the gallon and replaces $3.00 worth of fuel so the cost
is $6.00 per gallon. ATF is worth $6.00 per 100 gallons IMO.
BioDiesel would have no cost as an additive because you burn the
product as fuel and it is close to cost of #2 D. I never see it at
the pumps I go to.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Al" wrote:
>
> Jimmy,
> I would agree that biodiesel has a higher gel point than
> Diesel. But when you are using as a blend, then the higher gel
point
> will not be noticable. I believe this article used 1 - 2% as a
> basis. You would be able to run 1 - 2 % blend in any weather as
long
> as the other 98 - 99 % is petro diesel. If you would need to add
> additives to petro diesel to keep from jelling, this wil take care
of
> the biodiesel blend as well.
>
> The running of biodiesel is perfectly legal in the U.S.
> Actually the emmissions are better on the environment than the
petro
> diesel product. It is endosed by the EPA and DOT. In fact, the
> government is promoting it by dumping millions of dollars in
> incentives to get the technology rolling becuase biodiesel is a
> renewable resource.
>
> Yes the biodiesel is a cleanser and will remove all the years
of
> petro diesel deposits. This will end up in your filter but after
> your first tank full, your filter changes will go back to how you
> changed filters before. I change all of my filters ( gas & oil )
> every 5k miles as a preventative.
>
> My mixture goes from 50 % ( B50 )to 100 % ( B100 ) based on
the
> time of the year. Of course I enjoy having about two days a year
as
> a winter season.
>
> Al, Kathy, Alfred & Daniel Johnson
> '96 BMC B75
> Mandeville, Louisiana
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, James Harvie
> wrote:
> >
> > The first diesel that Rudolf Diesel marketed, was designed to run
> on straight vegetable oil, although the first diesel tested, ran on
> coal dust. I wouldn't hesitate to run a mixed blend of 20%
Biodiesel,
> to 80% Petrodiesel,(although Biodiesel is still illegal to use in
the
> US due to epa regulations) The problem with Biodiesel is that it
has
> a high gel rate, (+32*F) compared to Petrodiesel (-15*F) so if used
> straight in cold weather, has to be preheated, in order to flow.
the
> other concern would be that Biodiesel has more solvents, than
> Petrodiesel, which will disolve sludge that may be in the tank, so
if
> one decides to go this route, plan on changing the filters
frequently
> for a while. As for this new Ultra Low Sulpher Diesel, I wouldn't
run
> one drop of that, without at least some form of lubrication
additive,
> do to the fact, that it dosen't have enough Jimmy
> Harvie
> > 82 FC Boston
> Ma
> > Al wrote: On another forum that I participate in
> someone found the following
> > article summarizing the wear that Ultra-Low Diesel has on diesel
> > engines.
> >
> > "A lower wear score indicates better lubricity. Biodiesel has
been
> > tested at varying concentrations with No. 1 and No. 2 diesel
fuels.
> The
> > results indicate that a 1 percent blend of biodiesel with No. 2
> diesels
> > is sufficient to reduce the HFRR micron score below the required
> 460
> > micron standard. However, a 2 percent biodiesel blend is required
> in
> > No. 1 diesel to get the HFRR micron score down to 460 microns."
> >
> > Link to the article
> >
>
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/article.../productio
> n_
> > news/prod20.txt
> >
> > Al, Kathy, Alfred & Daniel Johnson
> > '96 BMC B75
> > Mandeville, Louisiana
> >
> >
> >
> >
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