Bad Gas?!?!?!
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Bad Gas?!?!?!
So i aquired some bad fuel(unleaded) from my work, and brought it home for my father because he will run 10% in with his WVO Mercede Benz, durring the winter to help thin it out. So I had a thought that on my road trip to try it with my 7.3L PSD and added 5 gallons before i filled up. So i made it all the way no problems, my only thought is that i may have hurt my fuel economy, but for free fuel i am not too worried about the lil bit of loss i took. I will verify on my trip home if the fuel caused a loss in econmy.
In my truck i am running 4.30 gears and 35s, drove like a grandma at 60mps and 1900 rpms almost the whole trip, gps said max speed was 66.2mph. 14Hrs of driving 784miles.
I got 16 MPG was hopping for 18-20mpg
My questions:
Anyone eles run gas in there WVO, BIO, #2?
Any known down sides to running it?
Any other comments or questions about it/general discussion
In my truck i am running 4.30 gears and 35s, drove like a grandma at 60mps and 1900 rpms almost the whole trip, gps said max speed was 66.2mph. 14Hrs of driving 784miles.
I got 16 MPG was hopping for 18-20mpg
My questions:
Anyone eles run gas in there WVO, BIO, #2?
Any known down sides to running it?
Any other comments or questions about it/general discussion
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Gasoline is hard on your fuel injectors. Accidentally running a little gas through the system diluted by a bunch of diesel isn't too bad. Running gas a lot of the time, on purpose, is a bad idea in my opinion. Unless you're just looking for an excuse to get new injectors.
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I'm pretty sure you want to cut the WVO, etc with kerosene, not gasoline. There is an Alternative Fuel section here on FTE -- have a look there and see what you can stir up.
EDIT: Here's a link: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum168/
EDIT: Here's a link: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum168/
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yeah my HPOP is weak, i have a low contribution injector, my oil temp sending unit is misreading (causing my EBPV to cycle when warm).
Going 70 (@2100rpms) on the way home got 14mpg...i am disappointed but i guess thats what i get with 8k running down the road. with a little TLC i hope i can get her up a few more points to at least 17 on the open road.
Going 70 (@2100rpms) on the way home got 14mpg...i am disappointed but i guess thats what i get with 8k running down the road. with a little TLC i hope i can get her up a few more points to at least 17 on the open road.
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