Just Bought 110 Gallons of B95 Biodiesel for my 3rd Gen!

[LEggers]

The only thing I will keep adding to my tank allong with the B99 is Lucas oil treatment.



I have a wopping 6 miles on the truck with the new fuel and it smells allot differant.

I get a little less smoke at idle and allot less under full throttle.

 

[LightmanE300]

The only thing I will keep adding to my tank allong with the B99 is Lucas oil treatment.



I have a wopping 6 miles on the truck with the new fuel and it smells allot differant.

I get a little less smoke at idle and allot less under full throttle.

I would say you're wasting your money on the lucas, no offense. The reason I say that is because biodiesel does NOT need any improvement in lubricity, detergency, or cetane. What do you feel you're getting out of the lucas? The only additive I could recommend with a high blend of bio is one that has anti gel additives during winter, and also proper water dispersal to solubize any free water/suspended water that happens to be in the bio. Powerservice DFS, redline, fppf, and primrose are examples. Now I won't turn this into a fuel additives debate, but the arguments that are there for emulsifiers vs demulsifiers are much stronger for emulsifiers when we start talking about biodiesel, considering it's much higher water content as well as much much higher saturation limits before water falls out. Anyway, the point is that the lucas isn't doing jack shoot for ya :-laf

 

[LEggers]

I just like the product but I see what you are saying. I will leave it at that.

 

[bighornram]

what are you guys paying for the bio?

 

[LEggers]

I kicked out $3. 11 a gallon today. . B99

 

[Rescue Ram]

I kicked out $3. 11 a gallon today. . B99

Dang... thats not bad.

 

[JCrockett]

I kicked out $3. 11 a gallon today. . B99

So what is the benefit of bio if you are paying about the same as #2, other than it burns cleaner? I was under the impression that Bio is less expensive than #2, that must be if you make it yourself

 

[bighornram]

So what is the benefit of bio if you are paying about the same as #2, other than it burns cleaner? I was under the impression that Bio is less expensive than #2, that must be if you make it yourself

Bio is cleaner burning (environmental), excellent lubricating properties (better than sulfur which they are decreasing anyway), increased mpg (happier pockets), comes from farmers (decreasing foreign oil dependency & puts money into America's farmers pockets).

 

[67guzzler]

I would say you're wasting your money on the lucas, no offense. The reason I say that is because biodiesel does NOT need any improvement in lubricity, detergency, or cetane. What do you feel you're getting out of the lucas? The only additive I could recommend with a high blend of bio is one that has anti gel additives during winter, and also proper water dispersal to solubize any free water/suspended water that happens to be in the bio. Powerservice DFS, redline, fppf, and primrose are examples. Now I won't turn this into a fuel additives debate, but the arguments that are there for emulsifiers vs demulsifiers are much stronger for emulsifiers when we start talking about biodiesel, considering it's much higher water content as well as much much higher saturation limits before water falls out. Anyway, the point is that the lucas isn't doing jack shoot for ya :-laf

LightmanE300 -- I did read that Bio is more susceptible to microbial growth -- much more so than even petro diesel. It's one of the reasons that Cummins (according to them) stops at officially approving anything over B5 for now. They're concerned about warranting tons of repairs due to bad fuel due to the current state of affairs relative to the variances of biodiesel quality. So I think an anti-microbial additive would be useful in addition to water dispersion and anti-gel... Thoughts?

 

[LEggers]

I had a couple resons to start using it. I had a visit to the emissions place today. Passed with flying colors and 2 its still cheeper then my local #2 at 3. 19 a gallon.



I figure if I can get use to it I will keep using it now.

So what is the benefit of bio if you are paying about the same as #2, other than it burns cleaner? I was under the impression that Bio is less expensive than #2, that must be if you make it yourself

 

[LEggers]

I have about 200 miles on B99 in the 1st Gen now. Injectors make allot less noise for sure. The truck still has a blue haze at idle in gear but not near as bad.

I passed the emissions test with flying colors and the truck smokes allot less when the go pedal is planted.

I have also noticed that the truck runs much smoother at idle. With POD's the truck when it got hot I would notice it had a lower idle. With B99 the truck seams to keep a firm idle warm or cold now.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

We have a local Texaco distributor just down the hill - he also carries Lucas and several other brands - I wonder if outfits like this can or will special order biofuels for customers on request - anyone try?



I think I'll drop in locally and see what response I get...

 

[67guzzler]

Good idea, Gary. You gotta start somewhere.



I went to the www.biodiesel.org website and came up with this for Oregon:



http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/retailfuelingsites/showstate.asp?st=OR



Maybe something listed here is somewhat nearby... .

 

[bighornram]

We have a local Texaco distributor just down the hill - he also carries Lucas and several other brands - I wonder if outfits like this can or will special order biofuels for customers on request - anyone try?



I think I'll drop in locally and see what response I get...

I have had a LOT OF LUCK /// ALL BAD when asking stations to order the biofuel. They all say that people look at the price per gallon sign and the bio costs more so people won't stop.



good luck

 

[LEggers]

Maybe in your area and it may be short term but bio is cheeper were I live right now.

I have had a LOT OF LUCK /// ALL BAD when asking stations to order the biofuel. They all say that people look at the price per gallon sign and the bio costs more so people won't stop.



good luck