bio Diesel

[Ryan Wright]

Thanks for the info, Al. We don't take our Bird out daily, but I do
bring everything up to operating temperature and go for a drive every
2 to 4 weeks at a minimum. I don't plan to ever winterize and will use
the coach all year 'round. We'll take several trips to visit family
and burn through a couple tanks of fuel every winter, so it won't just
sit and rot.

Have you had problems with leaking hoses, etc? Your coach is a decade
newer than mine and may not have needed anything. I realize I will go
through several racor filters after first introducing bio, which isn't
a worry, but the thought of leaking fuel lines concerns me.

-Ryan


On 11/5/07, Al wrote:
>
> Ryan,
> Sure do.. For the 3 or 4 days of winter we have in the deep
> south. So you must take into account your usage. For instance, I
> just returned from RITV and changed my percentage to account for the
> coolness of the nights. Wife does not like taking a cold shower and
> neither do I for that matter if you know what I mean. :o> So I
> typically blend for the aquahot so I know the racor filter will pass
> the biodiesel to the burner. I ended up with B75 when I topped off
> at the last flying J before heading over to Perry. Plus I use my
> bird almost on a daily basis even if only for 10 - 15 miles.
> Biodiesel is not going to hold up for more than 6 months storage so
> if you are putting your toy to rest for the winter, better to top off
> with Petro. But if you are like me, Biodiesel is the way to go.
> Cummins is now saying you can use B5 in older engines and B20 in new
> ones. Mark my words, in 2010 when the next round of emmissions goes
> into affect, you will probably see higher percentages of Biodiesel
> acceptance so they can lower the emissions.
>
> Al Johnson
> '96 BMC B75 => B100
> Mandeville, Louisiana