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Old 10-30-2005, 10:10 PM
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Ford says B5 is the limit; how much B20?

I'm trying to figure out how much B20 (only mix avail in my area) I can put in a 29 gal tank and not blow Ford's B5 limit. Are these calc's correct?

Assumptions:
  • B20 = 20% BD / 80% Petro (0.25)
  • B5 = 5% BD / 95% Petro (0.05)
  • 29 gal total
Calculations:
  1. 0.25X = 0.05
  2. X = 0.05/0.25 = 0.20
  3. 29(0.20) = 5.8 gal of B20
So, I could put 5.8 gal of B20 + 23.2 gal of pure petro diesel into an empty 29 gal tank and be within Ford's limit, right?

Thanks...