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Old 03-12-2009, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by cummin73
DO any of yo have experience with the fuel mister or similr products?
Experience like what? I'm familiar with a fuel miester type system. My system is a cone bottom poly tank system. What's your question?

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Also if anyone has any more information about biofuel plaese shoot it my way.
What info are you looking for? Maybe if you ask questions here, we can answer your questions while getting info out there for anyone else that might have similar questions.
 
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Old 03-13-2009, 09:39 PM
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I am taking about expreince in general like if you used it and if you liked it or not.
I would like to now pro's and con's of runnin variuos blends of biofuel in your truck. If anyone has had problems with it and anything you think I should know about biofuels.
 
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Old 03-14-2009, 06:51 PM
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i have the first gen of fuel mister and I wish I had the money to upgrade it to the new system but they want almost as much as I payed for it in the begging. Its easy to use but like I said i have the old one and I am now in the process of making it better and easier to use
 
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i've ran into a couple of guys who work in diesel shops around OK, they have ran into nothing but problems from running it. stuff collecting in the fuel tank and engine problems. i would just keep running regular diesel, i small Bio-mix, no big deal. but the price of a kit at home to make your own, plus getting the stuff. forget it. much better to stick with what has worked for a long time.
 
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Old 03-26-2009, 06:44 PM
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I personally do not have much faith in commercial bio's quality.
Too many nightmare stories of problems with it.
Now I do make my own bio, and take pride in producing quality fuel.
If you are going to "roll your own" make sure you are prepared to put the effort into it, short cuts will cost you an IP, or injectors, or maybe even your engine.
 
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Old 03-26-2009, 08:39 PM
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anyone here ever have injector o-ring problems from using bio say b-20?
 
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Old 03-26-2009, 10:01 PM
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where ever you get your wvo, make sure its clean, un-burnt and titrates very low, which you will quickly learn once you get the general gist of making bio-diesel. P.S. stay away from additives!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bio-diesel process is the correct and only way to go. Have made many thousand gallons of beautiful bio!!!

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CPS, you shouldnt have any problems with that low of a mix, thats cut pretty good. besides if your above a 1996 your ok, the newer seals are made from viton which is resistant to many solvants including bio!
 

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Old 03-27-2009, 10:14 AM
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my friend adn i made it last year when diesel was super high. we ran it at 100% for months with no problems. we do have a really nice still though. lost a little mileage. coudn't tell any power loss though becuase my truck was always unloaded. the only thing i didnt' like was teh smell of the exhaust. ugh. diesel smells so much better!
 
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Old 03-27-2009, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cummin73
How do you refine/convert it?
try this website http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel.html
 
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Old 03-27-2009, 11:56 PM
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its really not that difficult.. i did a projec tin HS on it.. you just need to change some lines and some filters and your good to go. making it is another story.. getting the oil, and dropping the (atleast) 5k to get a kit is another story.... i htink its worth it though, but since gas aint so high, id roll with reg. deisel. i think id role with reg. deisel anyway.. i love the black smoke n smell!!!!!
 



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