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Re: [RC] Diesel/BioDiesel - Milinda Ellis


My husband and I were discussing this last night.  He
said he's been running Bio-diesel in his bulldozer at
work.  He said it's supposed to be cheaper (a friend
in Ft. Worth said so, too) and he can't tell a
difference in performance.  He may not have run it
long enough to see a clogged fuel filter yet, so I'll
give him a heads-up on that.  He did mention, however,
that it foams up more and seems to smoke a little
more. He said the exhaust smells more like kerosene
than diesel exhaust (which makes sense).  He was
teasing our youngest daughter (who professes to like
the smell of diesel exhaust) and told her it the
exhaust now smells like french fries.  Had her going
for awhile.

I'm buying diesel at a certain station (in another
town) and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm actually
buying bio-diesel from the way it foams.  It foams up
like a root beer float! If so, they're charging me for
regular diesel...  Guess I'd better find out about
that!

Milinda Ellis
Beargrass Cleveland Bays
Jewett, Texas
--- Karen Standefer <karen_standefer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've been using biodiesel for over a year in my
truck and my car.  I get the
same gas mileage and performance. I'm using 100% not
a blend (although I do
have to fill up with diesel when I go on trips). 
There is no trouble
switching back and forth.  The only issue I've had
is that when you first
switch your vehicle over, if you're using 100% BD,
you'll want to change the
oil filter after the first tank of BD.  It really
cleans out the tank and
can clog things up.  You can avoid this by using a
blend for a while and
then switching gradually (just like changing feed
for your horse!!)

 

Karen

 

 




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[RC] Diesel/BioDiesel, Karen Standefer