Hey Seth, I run B20 in my 2002 7.3 ltr PSD without any problems what so ever. The only reason I haven't used B100 is because found anywhere here that sells it....
Volvo wagon? = = = Original message = = = I currently have a large 5.7 V8 sedan here in the US and I'm very interested in biodiesel to save some money. My...
The '83 rabbit 1.6 diesel in my shed used to do 65mph on WVO. Took a bit to get there .... I use it for battery bank charging now, since the body started to...
We consider -40F to be cold weather (NNY). All diesel's have plug in heaters here. Even the companies I work for have outside plugins for their employees. 50%...
NO, NO, NO, Do not put petrol in your diesel engine!!!!!!! Kerosene (parafin?), yes, you can mix that with wvo and diesel, but not petrol. We run kero mixed...
Right on the International Navistar engine website. I've heard that its also in the PSD owners manual but can't say as I don't have the van yet. Seth ... B5"...
Hello Group, I am a new proponent of biodiesel, having learned much about it from this and other sources on the internet. I just bought an '84 Mercedes 300SD...
I wonder how much the oil companies paid Navistar to say that ..... Seriously, sounds like legal weaseling to me. = = = Original message = = = Right on the...
On those rare freezing nights, put some kero in the tank, but no more than 50%, and probably more near 20%. = = = Original message = = = Hello Group, I am a...
I know when we bought out '04 Passat, the sales person was adament that we not run BD. He went on about it burning at a higher temp and said "you'll toast...
Hey, Steve, you ever read one of the old 1980's Peugeot diesel owners handbooks? Says 5% and up to 10% petrol, in colder weather. Wouldn't recommend more than...
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Contact VW Germany - all VAG vehicles are warranted to B100 from 2000 on. That's Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda...
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The block heaters of which you speak are for heating the oil in the block in order to ease starting. They have nothing to do with the fuel. The glow plugs are...
Hello Bill, Depending on what type of oil you use, the biodiesel may start to freeze as high as 62deg F. By the time you get to 32deg F I would not trust any...
Hi All: I have been following the messages posted for the last week or so... I was hoping that I would find some kind of rhyme or reason as to why the price of...
Hi there JP, I was in Bend, Oregon, and found some biodiesel for sale, and the price was $2.67 per gallon, and it is going up because dinodiesel is going up,...
Hello Norman, If you are making your own Biodiesel I also live in Washington State and have been looking for a local contact to help me get started making my...
Dear all, I'm finding the paper about "Liquid-liquid equilibrium data for the system palm oil+ methanol +water" . Please tell me if you have any source. I'm...
If you make your own, from free used oil, and don't count your labor costs, you can make it for about $0.70 / gallon. Commercial entities, with overhead,...
Many places that sell it are playing to an elitist crowd Being bio friendly isn't so much a way of life (to many people) as it is a political statement. So the...
Well...you have to remember that the material/feedstock costs of biodiesel can run to as much as $1 per gallon or more for commercial biodiesel plants. Add to...
I'm REAL curious how you use methanol to purge a propane tank of air The method I see used is to: 1)Dump the air pressure that NEW propane cans are shipped...
No, no experience with Peugeot's. Just Fords, Chevy's, Dodge, VW, and Mercedes. We use kerosene as our de-geller. As gasoline's octane rating is fairly...
Since our winter temps dip to -40, we have all kinds of add-ons like tank heaters, battery heaters, block/coolant heaters, etc. Plus mix our diesel (biodiesel)...
Methanol is used by propane distributors to absorb water in the tank that in the winter causes freeze ups of the regulators. The water will freeze the...
To all, I apologize for stating an incorrect fact. Methanol is used for purging the tanks of water, and not air. Thank you for correcting me. I still believe...
I will not be using petrol again! Though I am not sure where I could get my hands on some Kerosene. However is parafin the same? many thanks Rob ... and...
I dunno. My dad, who worked for ARCO Alaska at the time, always used to say "What this country needs is a good $5.00 gallon of gas." I heard a report on NPR...
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