[AT] diesel

Chuck Saunders gooberdog at gmail.com
Wed May 8 11:25:48 PDT 2013


Richard, I believe that Bio is 100% soluble with Dino so any percentage
will work. Gel points are a consideration though.
Chuck Saunders
KCMO


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:10 PM, 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 10:11 AM
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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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