bio diesel
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Laughing Gas
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bio diesel
I was wandering if there is anything I need to do to run bio in my truck. Chevron in my town is now selling bio 70 cents cheeper than dino and I thought about trying it. Any info is appreciated. Thanks.
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You certainly don't need lube -- it's WAAAAY more slippery than dry ULSD. I ran a few tanks through, and didn't have any issues with my filter, but I had been running DK for a while before that. There was a little crud in the filter when I first changed it (after running several tanks of fuel w/DK), but since then, it's been squeaky clean. But I also run a pre-pump filter now. 
You lose a little power & mileage, depending on the blend. Is that 70c break on B100 or B20 or ??? For that, I'd run B20, but probably not B100. Lose too much power for my liking.
You lose a little power & mileage, depending on the blend. Is that 70c break on B100 or B20 or ??? For that, I'd run B20, but probably not B100. Lose too much power for my liking.
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You certainly don't need lube -- it's WAAAAY more slippery than dry ULSD. I ran a few tanks through, and didn't have any issues with my filter, but I had been running DK for a while before that. There was a little crud in the filter when I first changed it (after running several tanks of fuel w/DK), but since then, it's been squeaky clean. But I also run a pre-pump filter now.
You lose a little power & mileage, depending on the blend. Is that 70c break on B100 or B20 or ??? For that, I'd run B20, but probably not B100. Lose too much power for my liking.
You lose a little power & mileage, depending on the blend. Is that 70c break on B100 or B20 or ??? For that, I'd run B20, but probably not B100. Lose too much power for my liking.
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Here's a link to the station in Woodland.
http://www.interstateoil.com/index.p...d=15&Itemid=36
Here's a good site to read.
http://www.biodiesel.org/
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I run B-5 all the time and its great. Can't really comment on the mileage because I've been running it so long, very smooth running. B-5 and B-20 seem ok but the 100% bio would be like taking a laxative, have a fuel filter on hand like said above..
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Nice, my first quote
Joe, the place I get my bio is always about .30 cents cheaper, not because its bio but because I get the 5% bio blend from a truck stop, more volume so they can offer it less.