few fuel ??
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few fuel ??
well they don't post much in the bio forum so i will ask you all. i am going to ohio and they sell boi up there so i will try it and want to know what all this b5/b15/b20 is and what is the best to run. so thank you for all the help
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What ever the number after the B , Is the % of bio diesel blended with # 2 diesel. Like B5 is 5% bio. What is the best to run ? Im really not sure. i know the higher the percent of bio the more it will clean your fuel tank of varnis and suh
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Take a few new fuel filters with you. Bio has a detergent property and will break any deposits loose in your fuel system and may cause you some stumbling problems. You may have to change it a time or two until it cleans everything out.
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Go get an extra fuel filter cause when you put your first tank of bio its gonna loosen up all that junk that is built up in your tank and then it might clog up your filter pretty fast. So I would say keep a spare fuel filter handy just incase.
EDIT: lol someone beat me to the punch......well at least you have been warned twice
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EDIT: lol someone beat me to the punch......well at least you have been warned twice
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also what is the price gap in the 2 fuels? i was thinking that bio would be more right? not trying to make waves with the bio guys so sorry. nothing bad ment
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I just ran a tank of B20. It was about 10c more than Dino, and B100 (they actually called it "B99.9"...lol) was about the same as dino. I like the cleansing idea, but I don't care to spend extra for it. Should be cheaper for cripes sake!!! What's the point of going out of my way to run that stuff when it doesn't affect my bottom line? And on top of that, it smokes less!!! I still need to soot the occasional numbnutz... 
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BTW, they finally figured it out with E85 around here for the gassers. It's 30c cheaper -- I used to drive 5 miles out of my way for that stuff. Last time I got it, it was $1.69 when gas was ~$2.00. Not a bad discount...
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now the e85 i know about i was looking at a chevy flex-fuel silverado and the yield of e85 mpg and gas mpg gas was cheaper in the long run e85 was like 11 in the truck as to 16 for gas so i went with the diesel
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Yeah, you do sacrifice a little mileage with E85, so it stands to reason that it's a bit cheaper. But, if Al Gore and everyone else that knows what's best for us wants us running bio-fuels, then it ought to be a *LOT* cheaper. I mean, that's the only way they'll get folks using it. It sure the heck ain't gonna happen when it's more expensive!!! Okay, okay.... I'll get off my soap box...
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Originally Posted by indebt
Dont Worry, Good 'ole Al Will Tell You At The Next Tree Hugger Meeting To Save The Environment And Then Leave In His 16 Suburban Caravan......
I don't remember where I saw it but I remember a chart somewhere that listed all the different B levels and according to the numbers B10 - B20 yielded the best results overall for fuel economy. Get too rich and the mileage dropped off.
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Hey, I have a great idea, lets take something that we eat; something that we feed to all of the animals that we use as food; something that we feed our pets; and that we export to the entire world as a source of food and sweeteners; and make a fuel that burns less efficient than gasoline, diesel or biodiesel, costs more to manufacture than gasoline, diesel or biodiesel, and drives up the cost of everything that use a food either directly or indirectly.
We can call it E85......
great idea.
I'll get off my soapbox now too.
We can call it E85......
great idea.
I'll get off my soapbox now too.
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HK, you're right on. Unfortunately, supply & demand can suck sometimes. But, if we can tell OPEC & Chavez to stick it where the sun don't shine, and pay our farmers instead, I'm all for it. I'm not all for the same oil companies (like the ones in Tenn's sig) for taking over the bio-fuel business and making us pay the same or higher rates we're already paying. Granted it costs more now to produce E85 than gasoline, but look -- it's cheaper by 30c. BD should be the same. I would also bet a doughnut that eventually, the costs will come down as the refining techniques improve. This is the one thing I'm on board with the tree-huggers on, but not for the same reason... 