Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92
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05-11-2008, 12:18
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Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92
What is your experience with the fuel lines? Any reason to change
with a B20 mix? I know that you produce your own. What's the going price at retail outlets? R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Al" > > B20 will give the similiar performance as petro diesel. I run B100 > year round and don't have waxing problems. Of course, when it gets > down to 30 degrees or less, I go to about B90. With that said, I do > live in the deep South and we only have a day or two of cold > weather. If I lived in the north, I would drop my percentage more to > insure I had no problem. Easiest way to see, is to keep a pint jar > of your B20 in a unheated bay and that way you can tell at a glance > what is going on with your fuel. B20 mixture will start to wax or > gel at a slightly higher temp then straight petro. The biggest word > of advice, is try to maintain percentage so that you are not > shrinking and expanding your seals. Also 1% biodiesel will increase > the lubrication of your motor by 30% so no more additives are needed. > > Al Johnson > '96 BMC B100 > Mandeville, Louisiana > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein" > <MHOHNSTEIN@> wrote: > > > > Rule of thumb, have fuel filters on board and be efficient at > changing them. Bio likes to stir things up. It's a good idea to > have all teflon lined flex fuel lines too. Bio likes to wax up > around 50 degrees too, not for winter use. > > MH > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: ronmarabito2002 > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:31 PM > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 > > > > > > Anyone in the group have experience with B20 Bio-diesel in a 8V92? > > > > Like to have some input, such as filter clogging, mileage and > power > > changes, current cost, etc. > > > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40 > > > |
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Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - ronmarabito2002 - 05-11-2008, 06:31
Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - Mike Hohnstein - 05-11-2008, 08:50
Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - Al - 05-11-2008, 09:43
Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - ronmarabito2002 - 05-11-2008, 12:11
Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - ronmarabito2002 - 05-11-2008 12:18
Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - Al - 05-11-2008, 12:29
Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92 - ronmarabito2002 - 05-11-2008, 13:39
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