[AT] diesel

[Spencer Yost]

You can indeed mix it at any ratio you like.  In fact B20(20% biodiesel, 80% diesel) seems the most common around here at the retail pumps.

Spencer

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On May 8, 2013, at 15:10, "Richard Fink Sr" <rfinksr at verizon.net> wrote:

> Spencer can the bio be mixed with regular diesel. Or do you need to run one 
> or the other.
> I have a 94 Ford F350 with diesel engine. i am trying at present to sell it 
> but wondered if it may be an idea to run it with mixture of both.
> R Fink
> PA
> 
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> From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
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> 
>> I really debated sending rhis because i hate politics, ideaology and belif 
>> austems that require dogma and selfThose that know me understand I love to 
>> experiment.   One of those was a big experiment I performed making 
>> biodiesel.  I made in excess of 2000 gallons over 3 years.  I ran it in 
>> 1986 Isuzu Trooper diesel.   So here are my conclusions and observations;
>> 
>> Biodiesel did result in a 5% drop in mileage (25.8Mpg to 24.6MPG)
>> Biodiesel cost me between 1.25 and 2.50 per gallon to make depending in 
>> the price of methanol(a commodity whose price swings in ways I could never 
>> predict).
>> Wake forest University BD program analyzed my first four batches. All met 
>> ASTM standards which proves it can't be too hard to make if I can do it.
>> My engine would run quieter
>> My exhaust smelled better.
>> No idea on lubricating qualities but I had no problems on the 60K-75k I 
>> ran B100-b50.  Have to defer to chemists in that one.
>> Did clean the fuel tank.  Had to replace filters several times at first.
>> Did ruin the fuel pump diaphragm on my 1952 Oliver 70 diesel.  New 
>> diaphragm could handle it though.
>> Does gell at 25-28 degrees.  Higher temps(~33) if you used peanut oil. Had 
>> to run B50 in the winter.
>> Sold the biodiesel plant i designed and built to a chemist who was 
>> experimenting and needed to go a little bigger.  His initial experience 
>> echoed mine.
>> 
>> In short, I loved it but is not a silver bullet.   But there is definitely 
>> a place at the table for biodiesel.
>> 
>> Pa. The extra cost is BS because the commercial producers get a 1 dollar 
>> per gallon subsidy. They cannot be spending more than $2/gallon to make. 
>> They have to be "green" gouging based on my experience .
>> 
>> Spencer
>> 
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