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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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biodiesel!!!

any of yall running biodiesel? how r yall liking it? reason im asking is cuz while i was in diesel class today and found out that we have a gas station out side of my town that has it at the pump buut the thing i didnt like about it is its $1.00 a gallon more then diesel that puts me at $4,64 a gallon kinda funny right biodiesel is sypost to be cheaper so im thinking its mixed


so do yall have any of these pumps? and wat yall think of the increase on price?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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You might find a lot of good info in the Bio Diesel forum...
Here is a link.
Bio-diesel, Propane & Alternative Diesel Engine Fuels - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

I haven't yet see a 100% bio diesel pump in my area but many say "May contain up to 10% biodiesel..." The fuel seems to be the same price.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by gchavez
You might find a lot of good info in the Bio Diesel forum...
Here is a link.
Bio-diesel, Propane & Alternative Diesel Engine Fuels - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

I haven't yet see a 100% bio diesel pump in my area but many say "May contain up to 10% biodiesel..." The fuel seems to be the same price.

thanks il look into it, and i havent actualy seen the pump yet i was just told about it its a bit outa my way from the college and i ran outa time
 
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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When I was living in Maine there was a place that that sold a variety of bio diesel, thats all they sold. I ran B-100 for about a year and I loved it, so did my truck. It was a lot quieter, ran smoother, and seemed to give better fuel mileage. I wish I could find it around here.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 88f1504x4
When I was living in Maine there was a place that that sold a variety of bio diesel, thats all they sold. I ran B-100 for about a year and I loved it, so did my truck. It was a lot quieter, ran smoother, and seemed to give better fuel mileage. I wish I could find it around here.
how much better was ur fuel milege? did urs black smoke any? iv herd of it making it smoke and some say yes some say no
 
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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I had hardly any smoke at all no matter how hard I got on it, however i did get a craving for fried food quite often lol. I never really figured my mileage while I was running mostly because my speedometer was off and I did a lot of idleing up there but it gave me a few more miles per tank then regular diesel.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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alright, hahaha ya the smell is wat im afrade of cuz im having eating problems now alredy cuz my teeth and jaw and smelling french fries is just gonna make it worse, damn the hole spedo problem sux
 
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We have a local fuel supplier here in town that has Bio.
They have B20 readily available to pump right into the truck, but don't have a way to pump any higher Bio level-dunno why.
I've run 2 tanks of it through my engine, no peoblems, my fuel system was already clean from using Diesel kleen on a regular interval.
I think the B20 was about .05 per gallon MORE than the truck stop fuel at the time-(Sunoco)
 
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This is all I could see for your area, http://www.nearbio.com/

I have not ran it in a while, but it does run quieter, I did not notice a MPG increase, nor decrease. And with the B20, sadly, less smoke.
 
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Fuel mileage (mpg), on any one vehicle driving the same course, is determined by the BTU content of the fuel (higher btu content leads to higher fuel mileage). Diesel #2 has 140,000 btu per gallon and 100% biodiesel has 130,000 btu. You will get a quieter running engine with some or all biodiesel, but you won't get better fuel mileage.
 
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Originally Posted by nlemerise
Fuel mileage (mpg), on any one vehicle driving the same course, is determined by the BTU content of the fuel (higher btu content leads to higher fuel mileage). Diesel #2 has 140,000 btu per gallon and 100% biodiesel has 130,000 btu. You will get a quieter running engine with some or all biodiesel, but you won't get better fuel mileage.
Well put!!
 
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