RE: Biodiesel in your H1
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RE: Biodiesel in your H1 - 5/13/2008 9:06:43 AM
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phazer42
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with bio-fuels you do not need any performance enhancers / additives....
Nothing lubricates your fuel system better then 2% bio in a petrol solution.... study on this was on www.thedieselplace.com under fluids discussion
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RE: Biodiesel in your H1 - 5/13/2008 3:15:35 PM
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Phazer my question was directed toward the life of the fuel. Since many H1 owners don't drive their vehicles regularly I wondered if the fuel stabilizers that keep gas and diesel from degenerating would also work on the bio-fuels. Not sure that is what you are trying to answer or not.
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RE: Biodiesel in your H1 - 5/27/2008 4:52:58 PM
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BigKofJustice
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I run B5-B99 on my 98, no issues so far in the last 7000 miles. My fuel source is refined at a big plant and meets ASTM standards.
I think a few people get biodiesel mixed up with running veggie oil which is a different beast. It's all good if you have good quality fuel.
If you are buying biodiesel from some guy in a backyard who skips steps in production then you may have problems.
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RE: Biodiesel in your H1 - 6/5/2008 7:55:36 AM
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hmcoleap
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"with bio-fuels you do not need any performance enhancers / additives...."
That statement may be true in some ways, but can also be a little misleading; additives are not used exclusively for lubricity and cetane ratings - one of the primary uses for fuel additives (like Stanadyne''s Performance Additive) is to lower the gel point/clouding for cold weather performance and prevent clogging, etc.
2% Biodiesel/Petrol will not perform "better" in that regard in cold weather (it will likely perform worse, actually), and an additive to improve tolerance to cold before clouding would still be advantageous.
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with bio-fuels you do not need any performance enhancers / additives....
Nothing lubricates your fuel system better then 2% bio in a petrol solution.... study on this was on www.thedieselplace.com under fluids discussion
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RE: Biodiesel in your H1 - 6/5/2008 6:49:09 PM
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phazer42
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Manny,
Thanks - it is good to note the gel points with Bio. There are ways to make bio, as I am sure you are aware, that do help with the gel point as you mentioned but for the majority (8mos or so+) of the year in the continental US (barring Alaska) you are OK as long as the temps are generally stable and above 40 degs F..... below you may run into gelling issues.... as to when the gelling will occur, that is dictated by the type of oil used, how it was mixed etc.... but generally most bio fuels aren''t rated for less then freezing. Kerosene is an addtive that can be used to lower the gel point as one example.... as well as other "brand" varients which, have varing results.....
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