bio Diesel

[Al]

Ryan,
Yes you can count on it. How fast they will start leaking will
depend on the % used and how many gallons go thru them. Basically
bio-diesel is a cleaner and will clean out your whole fuel system.
And it will attach fuel lines from the inside out. It will also
quiet down your engine with all the lubrication. Bob Loomas and I
just replaced my line going to Aquahot and generator. When I took
the line to napa for replacement, they commented that it was not fuel
grade hose. Anyway that is a debate for someone else. Took us
better part of a week but now we can drop one and put it back up
within a day. So if you ever try, let me know and I will give you
soem pointers.

Al Johnson
'96 BMC B75 ==> B100
Mandeville, Louisiana

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> 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
>