dse in truck 04-05 CTD

[cj hall]

Dse Fuel

Hello all

The cold weather is gone for now it will be back.

The best product so far is the biofuel treatment by FPPF

it work's down to 15 below was a liquid in bigger amounts i dont think there would be a problem with jelling, the cost is high 8 bucks a quart will treat 250 gallons of b20 but only 50 gallons of b100 also will work in blends like DSE and others

Will test the other products when the cold comes back high today was 41 right now its 34 deg's

Mixed up 50 gallons today and will be going to Helena Mt in the am, its about 550 miles round trip so this will give me about 1500 miles on this stuff so I think I will look at pulling a injector out next week if I get a chance,

does any one have a idea what Ii should look for once its pulled a pic of a injector thats in good shape and one that all coked up would be nice and I will post what I find also



thanks

cj hall

 

[cj hall]

fuel

Sorry , no time this week to pull injectors.

Think after the Christmas and New Years brakes things should be better

Still running on DSE blend fuel looking at biodiesel next any thoughts on the Appleseed style of units.

Thinking it might be fun to have both to play with

Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year

 

[BPINE]

CJ you are having way to much fun, I have been reading this topic all along and it has been very informative.



As far as the Appleseed goes it works great and is very inexpensive. I chose to make mine out of a 55 gallon drum because it was free. Either way it works great but does take some work to get it all figured out. If you go that way there is a ton of info on http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/eve and http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/morehomebrewsupplies.php I am sure these sites will cover it all.



I seem to spend allot of time tinkering with my set up but so far it is all in fun but don't be fooled into bio thinking it is real quick and easy. If I can help in any way shoot me a PM.



Blair

 

[cj hall]

dse fuel

Hello

Put 24 gallons @ . 70 cents per gallon of dse blend fuel in my 04 ctd today tonight,will top it off with #2 winter blend @ 2. 41 per gallon this should be 70% dse 30% diesel total cost 1. 24 per gallon not to bad

the truck is running great no problems in starting in the cold, temp is 25 deg warmer weather on the way

Need it to get more oil it's been so cold that all the oil is to thick to pump, Looking at starting a cooking oil supply that will supply oil to resturants and then pick up the oil and use it as fuel just not sure where to begin on this cooking oil runs about 3. 35 per gallon in town and I can buy it for about 2. 50 a gallon in bulk just need some time to get this all together and make it work.



Went in to the dodge dealer today needed a oil change in my 05 and 04 and got the head mec to reprogram the computer on my 05 so a fast idle is run with the cruise control up to 1500 rpms as you all know that the 05 have a 3rd event in the injection to keep the head cool for better nox output as per the epa rules (what a waste) the motor would be under 140 degs after 30 min of idle time this should make the engine run hotter and will help in keeping heat in the motor at an idle. I tryed it today and it work's great 200 deg after 1. 5 hrs running at 1300 rpm with a full winter front inplace.



still looking for some one to tell us how to turn off the 3rd event but no luck yet

my wife just got home and she tryed it out for the first time the truck was hot and all most to hot inside the cab (her words) this is good for 04 to 06 with autos will be going back to get mine done only takes a few min to do.

getting closer to running dse fuel in the 05 ctd full time with these small mods the kitty shoud be off real soon so it should not smoke so bad

time will tell

 

[cj hall]

dse fuel

Merry Christmas to all



hello the good new is the truck runs great on this fuel the only problem is that i lost a lift pump yesterday at 2. 30 pm and that they don't have one in stock to fix the truck also they told me that they have 10 units on order and that they need 8 of them to fix trucks they have. Could Dodge have a small problem with this pump ??? I think they might!

should be getting the truck back on tuesday only have 36247 miles on thiis so thats not great truck is very hard to steer without power but thats ok no one got hurt

merry christmas

talk to you later

 

[cj hall]

happy new year to all

got my truck back things are running fine one small set back last oil i got have hydroge oil in it it plugs filters faster than you can put them in so had to dump a tank of fuel also no oil to work with so its back to #2 for now should be back to blending in a week or so.

now the lift pump is in the tank whats the best way to hook up a fuel gauge also should there be pre and post filter fuel line gauges ?



cj hall

 

[cj hall]

end of the week

hello all

Just got my tank cleaned out from my last fuel mix it had about 8 inches of sludge and muck in the bottom . Think I got some of that in my fuel last time.

also changed my bag filter it was time, thats a messy job and I am changing some of the plumbing to help better filter the oil after it heated and cooled.

Have not found any oil this week to process I did get 15 gallons on Wednesday at the pipe supply house where Ii buy my fittings, they deep fryed some turkeys for christmas for their customers and thought I could use the oil, peanut/canola mix lightly used (its almost new). a big thank you to Northwest Pipe Fittings in Billings

Thank you

have a great weekend

cj hall

 

[KBennett]

I am a little confused. Did you clean out the truck's fuel tank or the tank you blend the DSE in?

 

[cj hall]

sluge in tank

Sorry about that,

Not in fuel tank but in the first tank for mixing up my fuel.

see (filter system done) post's its the red tank.

No oil to prossess but I did get a new cafe to pick up from but not much oil when they change oil.

Will keep posting as soon as I get oil.



cj hall

 

[tgrfan2]

B 20

cj, thanks for taking time to post. I may have to give this stuff a try in the old 12valve.



RJR

I have been running nothing but B20 in my two 12Vs since mid October. I have had no fuel filter problems so far. The trucks run great and although the coldest morning here so far has been 18 no problems starting or before warm up. Right now the 98 is down waiting for DTT parts, but the 95 is averaging 20+mpg this winter where it averaged only 18mpg on #2 last winter.

I did have a friend quit running it in his 04 D/A. That cold morning his truck started hesitating once he got on the I. We figured the cold was not allowing enough fuel to move through the filter.

I think we will wait to run any more through common rails till we get more info. The 06 op manuals still say limit it to 5%. That is probably good advice.

 

[cj hall]

dse fuel

Hello all

Got oil this week and heating it as I type this, will be mixing sunday 1/22/06.



to tgrfan2

I would have your friend hook up a fuel pressure gauge and make sure his lift pump is ok thats the same thing mine did right before I lost a lift pump 04 are on the back of the fuel filter ( a pump pushes better than it pulls but some one thought that a good place for a lift pump is 8 inches above the tank and at least 6 feet away ) mines in the tank not the place I would put it , but they did not ask me.



Thanks for looking

cj hall

 

[cj hall]

fuel in truck

hello all

back to dse blend fuel 15 gallons in tank ahhhh smell the air its fast food, nope its a diesel,



cj hall

 

[tgrfan2]

Hello all

Got oil this week and heating it as I type this, will be mixing sunday 1/22/06.



to tgrfan2

I would have your friend hook up a fuel pressure gauge and make sure his lift pump is ok thats the same thing mine did right before I lost a lift pump 04 are on the back of the fuel filter ( a pump pushes better than it pulls but some one thought that a good place for a lift pump is 8 inches above the tank and at least 6 feet away ) mines in the tank not the place I would put it , but they did not ask me.



Thanks for looking

cj hall

His truck was an 04 GMC Duramax/Allison. It ran fine when the temperature warmed up and when he switched back to #2. Fuel delivery may be the only thing better about the Isuzu GM.

 

[cj hall]

fuel

Hello

The truck is running fine no problems so far. Oil is made up of soy,peanut. canola running 50/50 with winter mix conoco brand fuel was running winter fuel 100% and did see some smoke at wide open but with this blend no smoke at all. Will be running this till the weather breaks and it stays hot then I will start burning at 100 % dse stlye fuel.

Did you see where dodge says it ok for 20% bio in the 2007 what's up with this

only 5 % in the 2006 give me a break I think it would be fine to run 100% bio fuel in all diesels if they can keep it from jelling, is this some thing the govt/oil/car mfgs think they can pull over our heads and we think it for our own good

here is some thing I found on the web it's a engine oil /jp8-diesel fuel blender from clarus technologies

www.clarustechnologies.com

has any one herd of this co and what do you think ?

have a nice weekend

cj hall

 

[cj hall]

dse fuel

hello all

the truck is running great no problems at 50/50 mix first tank 33 gallons is gone , mixing up another batch tonight.

went to a ag show last weekend talked to some people there about biofuel and blending of fuels found a few things that will make pumping used veg oil a easy task .

putting together a 12v pump that will pump in to a 125 gallon in truck tank then when I get home reverse the pump and pump into a storage tank no more 5 gallon buckets

this pump is not cheap but they make in my home town

will post pic when I get it done.



cj hall

 

[cj hall]

fuel wheels and tires

Hello All

DSE blend running fine in 04 keeping it down to 50/50 mix not sure of the weather will be going to 75/25 as soon as I can .

The 05 will start running 25% DSE fuel at the end of Feb or early March and will be missing the kat (Hey Marco whats the good word on the 3rd gn's )



Also any pic of dodges with 19. 5/ 22. 5/24. 5 wheels on them and do you like the ride it gives. looking to change the gearing for better mileage/ looks and better tires 38000 and their almost wore out.

Thinking that fuel will be around 3. 50 per gallon this year!!!! just want it to last as long as it can.



cj hall

 

[cj hall]

fuel

Hello All

Left a 5 gallon jug of dse blend oil out on the driveway last night this am it was a thick oil (not usable)and it only went to 11 deg's last night ,tonight it's going down to -15 the 04 has 50/50 mix in it should be ok will post on friday if there's a problem

Thinking that I need a tank with a heater in it but time will tell.



cj hall

 

[cj hall]

fuel

hello all

warmer weather is here, back to running blend no problems with the cold last week.

things are running great.

will post if there are any problems.



cj hall

 

[cj hall]

fuel 3/1/06

Hello all

fuel working great.

Mixing more today running up to 75% blend with next tank warmer weather in Montana for a week or so highs in the upper 50's low in the upper 30's.

Will post after fuel is intank



cj hall

 

[Msilbernagel]

CJ,



Ever get a chance to take a peek at the injectors?



Thanks - Mark

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