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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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Soy Diesel Question

Can you run soy diesel in an unmodified 97 F-250 powerstroke?
 
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Yes you can. Biodiesel with except to really cold weather can be run in any diesel unmodified. Just can't run it straight during the winter months or it gels.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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you may need to clean your fuel filter a few times the first few months as I have heard the soy diesel will losen sediment deposits in your fuel system
 
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Yes and cause your fuel pump to go bad like mine did.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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Yes and cause your fuel pump to go bad like mine did.
Did your fuel pump go bad because of running WVO or Soy diesel?
 
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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Oh, I don't know if it went bad due to fuel or maybe it was its' time to go.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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It went bad on both diesel and veggie(WVO) I also run Biodiesel on start up, so that was the other option.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Did your fuel pump go bad because of running WVO or Soy diesel?
Bio diesel won't hurt your FP if that's what you wanted to know. WVO or soydiesel or anything that's not good ol regular diesel is bio-diesel.

We have a special forum just for alternative fules here on FTE:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum168/

Lots of very knowlegable guys there that are willing to help too.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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Actually WVO is not bio-diesel.
Bio-deisel is a mixture of veggie and methanol and the process of transferication is mixed with diesel or not.

WVO(Waste veggie oil can be used with diesel to make bio-diesel

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WVO can be burned straight while starting up on diesel or biodiesel.
Get it hot then switch over to WVO. In this case all you do is filter the WVO out of restauraunts or anyone who dumps their veggie and then filter and filter and raise the temp and then you can use it.

Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel motor to run off of peanut oil.

His "rivals" came up with a petro based fuel which they called diesel after him.
This was in the turn of the century when petro. was just coming about.
 
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