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Old 04-26-2010, 09:22 PM
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adding bio to diesel

I want to start adding b50 or 100 to a full tank of #2.
will the bio blend with the diesel if I just dump it in at fill up or is there a better way of mixing it?
 
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Old 04-27-2010, 12:15 AM
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Just dump it in. It'll mix just fine.
 
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Old 04-27-2010, 11:19 AM
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Making your own? Come winter you may need to do that anyway, depending how cold it gets... I am at about 70% bio now, still getting down into the 30's.
 
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Old 04-27-2010, 03:25 PM
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Buying not making. Just using it for it's lubricating properties in my 6.0, how many tankfuls before changing fuel filters - say if I run a B5 blend ?
 
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Old 04-27-2010, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by gb'sfx4
how many tankfuls before changing fuel filters - say if I run a B5 blend ?
In my 6.0 i have been doing it on the second oil change. So about every 6-8 thousand miles. That may be a little much but I really have way to much money in it to have somthing go wrong from a bad filter. You should be good with normal change intervals with b5 blend. If you notice loose of power i would change imediatly. Pluged filters and or not enough fuel pressure will kill every injector with no murcie.
 
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Old 04-27-2010, 05:46 PM
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been there & done that ... really need to avoid injector failure .... that's why I'm asking
thanks again
 
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glad I run an idi just carry spare filter and change it when she starts to surge, if it ever hurts an injector whole set is $200
 
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Old 04-28-2010, 09:38 AM
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WOW - 200 won't even get me one injector
 
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Old 04-29-2010, 08:44 PM
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Funny, this just happened to me this trip. Changed the filter and ran like new again. About 15000 miles on the filter, I was going to change it after i came home...
 




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