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From: Silverthorne, Colorado
Originally Posted by commonhack
Anyone know of the pros and cons of burning vegatable oils in diesel engines?
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Waste Vegatable Oil
After some reseach its called WVO. Check out this link!
http://vegoilconversions.netfirms.com/
Let me know what you think!
http://vegoilconversions.netfirms.com/
Let me know what you think!
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From: Fort. Lauderdale FL,
My neighbor is running BIO in there 95ram.. They say it runs good they arent seeing much in the way of mpg increase.. Maybe 5-10% at most.. the first they said do get nasty though. And right now they get 100gal delivered to there farm at a time and well its only about 20cents a gal cheaper then what we are paying for Diesel at the pump. So for me still having a warrenty on my 6.0(i hope i still have it :-) ) i am staying away from it for now. Its not worth the 20cents a gallon for me to risk it.. only about 5 bucks diff a tank..I know it all adds up but at a rissk.. Maybe when the warrenty is out we will see and well of course down here in florida with the damn hurricanes, if the pumps where to stop i would run it no problem..
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From: Portland, OR
I'm on my third tank of 99% bio diesel and haven't noticed any performance problems.
(other than smelling like a fry cook after I fill up )
As the weather cools, I will be switching to the 50/50 blend.
I'm having the fuel filter changed this week, any worries about negative feedback from the Ford service department?
I have an '03 F-250 with 28K miles 04/03 build and no problems other than a carboned up sensor at 22K miles. (yes, they flashed it against my wishes!)
Have I blown the warranty?
The price is about 10% more then diesel here in Oregon, but I like the idea of spending $$ on a renewable fuel to benefit farmers rather than those other folks with their limited supply of dead dinosaur liquid!!
(other than smelling like a fry cook after I fill up )
As the weather cools, I will be switching to the 50/50 blend.
I'm having the fuel filter changed this week, any worries about negative feedback from the Ford service department?
I have an '03 F-250 with 28K miles 04/03 build and no problems other than a carboned up sensor at 22K miles. (yes, they flashed it against my wishes!)
Have I blown the warranty?
The price is about 10% more then diesel here in Oregon, but I like the idea of spending $$ on a renewable fuel to benefit farmers rather than those other folks with their limited supply of dead dinosaur liquid!!
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From: Gilroy, CA
Biodiesel
2005 F250 Lariat CC PSD Torqueshift FX4 LB
Ford motor company (As well as GM and Chrysler) have stated it is OK to run a 5% Biodiesel Mix with 95% petro diesel. These percentages are referred to as a B5 blend. Although I believe some biodiesel stations are serving up a 20% Biodiesel 80% petro diesel. This is referred to as a B20 blend.
I can already see it happening, Biodiesel will be the fuel our trucks will be running with in the not to distant future.
Ford motor company (As well as GM and Chrysler) have stated it is OK to run a 5% Biodiesel Mix with 95% petro diesel. These percentages are referred to as a B5 blend. Although I believe some biodiesel stations are serving up a 20% Biodiesel 80% petro diesel. This is referred to as a B20 blend.
I can already see it happening, Biodiesel will be the fuel our trucks will be running with in the not to distant future.
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Bio Diesel
You are probably correct on the Bio Diesel. Here in Texas they are building a fairly large Bio Diesel Plant in El Campo, TX. But I am not considering burning Bio Diesel right now although it will happen sooner or later. I am considering tryin WVO or Waste Vegetable Oil. Sounds crazy to me but im am researching and trying to find someone who has actually done this. If it is possible I have a large supply of Waste Vegatable Oil for free.
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Here are some good sites to what you are looking for.
http://www.fattywagons.com/
http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/Biodiesel/
http://www.fattywagons.com/
http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/Biodiesel/
