bio Diesel

[Al]

Ryan,
But they will not fail over-night, you will receive plenty of
warning.

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
>