Experience w/ B20 Bio-diesel in 8V92

[Al]

Fuel lines will start to weep slowly till they have to be replaced.
I was told my fuel lines were not fuel lines but instead water
lines. Did not have to replace main engine line ( cummins to fuel
tank ). Had to replace line from generator and aquahot to fuel
tank. I am running B100 so the lines will fail faster till they are
replaced with todays fuel line. I would expect the B20 blend to make
your lines fail as well but take a longer period of time. Your the
cutover to viton fuel lines started around 1993. So I would tell you
to expect the replacement possibility but it will not fail
overnight. You will get plenty of notice before failure of the fuel
line. As far as retail price, Biodiesel will compete with Petro
Diesel but don't expect it to be much lower than. In most cases, it
is a premium to Petro Diesel.

Al Johnson
'96 BMC B100
Mandeville, Louisiana

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ronmarabito2002"
wrote:
>
> 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" wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
> >
>