How do these trucks fare on commercial biodiesel blends.. B10 - B15 .. The injector o rings, fuel pump, etc...

One thing I may do is the DYI electric fuel pump mod..

 

You'll be just fine. I ran quite a bit of B20 through mine when it was cheaper than regular #2 and I havent' had any issues with it whatsoever. Runs quieter on it too. The only thing I will worn you about is that if your fuel system has any leaks in it you will want to fix them first. The Bio will eat wire insulation, boots and the rubber in electrical connectors. The o-rings in our trucks are supposedly just fine with B20 and below (or even full Bio).

 

I've thought about running some, just haven't yet. I will sometime, I'm not worried about it. I've got a station not too far away with B100, but last time I saw that it was higher than regular diesel.

 

I ran some in AZ with no problems. Then the station that sold it quit selling it. When I asked why, they said the city vehicles that filled up there were not getting the mileage they used to, so the city said no more.

 

I will second that. My mileage did seem to suffer a little when running B20, but it's hard to tell how much because my mileage seems to suffer regardless of what I do!

 

interesting - I was just thinking about this topic just saw a biodiesel/E85 station that I hadn't noticed close to home. It was about 20 cents cheaper than regular #2 around here.

but not cheaper than I usually pay for diesel after using the grocery store discount gas card at the local sunoco - I had 90 cents off/gallon yesterday so the price was $2.93/gallon. that was pretty awesome! though, really that just means that my wife has spend $900 at the grocery store since I've last filled up, so that more than offsets the awesomeness.

 

I believe many of us are actually running Bio (5 to 20%)in all of our trucks. I was talking with a fellow at a local fuel distributor, and he said their diesel has Bio added to it when they get it. And, I know that the stations they deliver to do not advertise that bio is in their diesel. Here in Ky, they don't have to disclaim that. I know that varies by state too.

 

[QUOTE=CampSpringsJohn;13231684]I believe many of us are actually running Bio (5 to 20%)in all of our trucks. I was talking with a fellow at a local fuel distributor, and he said their diesel has Bio added to it when they get it. And, I know that the stations they deliver to do not advertise that bio is in their diesel. Here in Ky, they don't have to disclaim that. I know that varies by state too.[/QUOTE

 

U will know if you are getting a B blend.. At least anything over a few %.. Just take a sample in a canning mason jar.. #2 diesel basically looks like moonshine :-) .. Any real B blend shOuld be tinted.. At least around here like LOVES truck stop.. Get a jar of regular diesel and then one of a blend.. Do the rubbing 2 fingers together.. You will never fo back.. Keeps top cylinders, injectors, CP3 pumps (my common rail) happy.. 180,000 miles with zero issues..

 

Most states should have state law.. If the pump has a B blend the pump must be tagged.. Picturs coming..

 

Yes they should. And gas stations should be required to post how much alcohol is in the gas too.

And you're right about Love's Truckstops. Their diesel is real green in the summertime. Winter is less green. Around here, all diesel has some green tint to it, but none as dark as the Love's Truckstops.