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#128 of 170 Re: India is not waiting for a crisis in oil to adopt BD [gagrice] by sinepman Sep 20, 2005 (7:53 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Sep 20, 2005 7:23 am) I wonder if there is a net gain in energy from the production of bio diesel. As much as the ideal sounds wonderful, I can't see it going mainstream. With Rita showing her skirt in the open waters of the Gulf we can only pray it does not harm our infrastructure any further. We definitely need alternatives and I'm glad bio diesel has a chance.
#129 of 170 Re: India is not waiting for a crisis in oil to adopt BD [gagrice] by drewba Sep 20, 2005 (11:29 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Sep 20, 2005 7:23 am) In the rest of the country we are subsidizing a buck a gallon for B100. I don't have any idea how much we subsidize petroleum. When you account for our military costs in the Middle East, I think we are subsidizing petroleum at a monetary cost far greater than a dollar per gallon.
#130 of 170 Re: Good used trucks for running biodiesel [charlotte7] by fenris2 Sep 20, 2005 (7:24 pm)
Replying to: charlotte7 (Sep 08, 2005 1:03 pm) Hmm, I am considering doing the same to test the waters. Wife says buying a new 30k vehical to test BD is in no way smart, and she's right. You may want to check Dodge Rams, careful as I beleive there are a few years where it is not recomended (possibly due to fuel pump type). But, go to journeytoforever.org or the biodiesel list they have linked from there and ask. Annecdotally, from what I have read the two biggies are auto transmissions on dodge (get manual) and something with the housing/mounting of the turbo that can rust out an mislead people into thinking the whole turbo is bad. I seem to remember someone saying 94-95 was a good year for BD use and should be in that price range if well maintained Ford 7.3s also seem to do well. But, I am probably steering clear of newer duramax and newer powestrokes just from the stories I have heard - nothing to do with BD, but just general reliability issues Replies to this message: fenris2 (Sep 20, 2005 7:27 pm) gagrice (Sep 20, 2005 8:20 pm)
#131 of 170 Re: Good used trucks for running biodiesel [fenris2] by fenris2 Sep 20, 2005 (7:27 pm)
Replying to: fenris2 (Sep 20, 2005 7:24 pm) Hmmm, best add that al lthese are the superduty variety of full sized pickup truck (dodge ram 2500, ford f-250). Although afaik ford also made the excursion SUV along with the 7.3 diesel and it was geared better for milage, but worse for towing vs. the PUs Replies to this message: gagrice (Sep 20, 2005 8:20 pm)
#132 of 170 Re: Good used trucks for running biodiesel [fenris2] by gagrice Sep 20, 2005 (8:20 pm)
Replying to: fenris2 (Sep 20, 2005 7:27 pm) I work with a fellow that lives in So Dakota. He has used B20 in his Ford 6.0 PowerStroke since new two years ago. He says it does fine year round. He buys fuel at the co-op and B20 is consistently less expensive than unleaded regular gas.
#133 of 170 2005 Mercedes E320 CDI and Biodiesel by mitch9 Oct 23, 2005 (9:38 am)
I just purchased a 2005 Mercedes E320 CDI. I live near a biodiesel retailer that sells "B100". I have checked around and verified that they sell "high quality" biodiesel fuel that meets ASTM standards. Does anyone have experience running this car on biodiesel? Is there any retrofitting I would need to do? I've read conflicting things. Any help, especially from someone with experience, would be greatly appreciated. Replies to this message: gagrice (Oct 23, 2005 10:24 am) mitch9 (Oct 24, 2005 11:15 am) pete55 (Mar 10, 2007 6:17 pm) harperb80 (Mar 12, 2007 2:10 pm) pete55 (May 01, 2007 9:09 pm)
#134 of 170 Re: 2005 Mercedes E320 CDI and Biodiesel [mitch9] by gagrice Oct 23, 2005 (10:24 am)
Replying to: mitch9 (Oct 23, 2005 9:38 am) Willie runs B100 in his E320 CDI. There is confusion concerning warranty. Mercedes would have to prove that the biodiesel caused a failure to refuse warranty work. Let us know how it runs on biodiesel. http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/users/artists/willie.shtm Replies to this message: mitch9 (Oct 24, 2005 11:15 am)
#135 of 170 Re: 2005 Mercedes E320 CDI and Biodiesel [gagrice] by mitch9 Oct 24, 2005 (11:15 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Oct 23, 2005 10:24 am) I infer from Willie's website that he hasn't modified his car, and all else I've read suggests only to keep an eye on the hoses and fuel pump seals containing "elastomer compounds incompatible with biodiesel." Since I'm not experienced in under-the-hood matters, am I safe to assume that this would be something any good car mechanic can do? It would be great to hear from anyone else doing this. I'll let you know how it goes for me.
#136 of 170 Bio-Diesel all over the World by yerth10 Oct 29, 2005 (3:36 pm)
If you go to http://www.greencarcongress.com/ today (2005/10/29), you will see lots of news about bio-diesel. USA, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, etc are constructing bio-diesel plants. It seems that BD has 1 unit input & 3 unit output ratio. Thats better than Ethanols 1 : 1.5 input : output ratio. Anything edible can be converted into Bio-diesel. Replies to this message: gagrice (Oct 29, 2005 9:28 pm) bhill2 (Oct 31, 2005 12:55 pm) falconone (Oct 31, 2005 1:06 pm) gagrice (Oct 31, 2005 1:34 pm)
#137 of 170 Re: Bio-Diesel all over the World [yerth10] by gagrice Oct 29, 2005 (9:28 pm)
Replying to: yerth10 (Oct 29, 2005 3:36 pm) Biodiesel is also much safer to handle and transport. I think it is a good alternative as soon as we get a few more diesel cars on the market here in the USA. Replies to this message: bhill2 (Oct 31, 2005 12:55 pm) falconone (Oct 31, 2005 1:06 pm) gagrice (Oct 31, 2005 1:34 pm)