All that water that is absorbed in biodiesel is going to wreck havoc on my truck... It's a good thing I changd my fuel filter last week. Guess I better start saving for a whole new fuel system.
This summer during my coast to coast trip I drove away from two Murphy's filling stations without taking on any fuel when I saw that they were selling that Bio Diesel. Perhaps you should do the same. If we don't buy it they might get the picture that we don't want it.
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My brother drives fuel trucks and said that most likely you have been running bio-diesel in your truck and have not even known it. I believe in Illinois anyway that unless it is 10% or more they did not even have to put the sticker on the pumps. Illinois like most other corn producing states has had it in all their fuel for years as the state governments were (are still) pushing it and had lower road taxes on biofuel vs straight diesel. Red or offroad fuel is a different story as there is no road tax on it and you could get it either way. The St. Louis MO area has had it in all their fuel for years without marking the pumps. Many other big cities and surrounding areas are mandated by clean air acts/government regulations and have Biodiesel just as ethonal and other special blends are required in the gas.
If you don't think you have ever used it and are now going to start be prepared to change out your fuel filters more often untill your tank is fully cleaned out. Biofuel is a super cleaner of those dirty fuel storage tanks and your trucks fuel tank along with all the lines it touches.
In the past I've run higher than B20 many times and never had any fuel filter / system issues while very closely monitoring. I think your fuel system contamination concerns are a little too sensitive. There are other more legit questionable reasons to not use bio IMHO. Higher fuel expenses, Create more pollution during manufacturing? Does it really help the environment? I'm neither pro nor for bio at this time and I no longer use it until it proves more beneficial than potential harmful. And for the record, I despise taxpayer supported and government mandated Ethanol.
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ArcticDodge wrote: In the past I've run higher than B20 many times and never had any fuel filter / system issues while very closely monitoring. I think your fuel system contamination concerns are a little too sensitive. There are other more legit questionable reasons to not use bio IMHO. Higher fuel expenses, Create more pollution during manufacturing? Does it really help the environment? I'm neither pro nor for bio at this time and I no longer use it until it proves more beneficial than potential harmful. And for the record, I despise taxpayer supported and government mandated Ethanol.
I agree with you about the taxpayer supported and government mandates in place...in the overall view when combining total growing, transporting, processing and usage of biofuels or ethonal, neither provides any enviromental or economical benefits at the consumer level. Maybe the farmers get better corn prices and some processing industry benefits but at the consumer level, it all adds up to higher pump prices.
Sheesh, those of you that know me here on RV.net should know this thread topic is oozing with NavyDood sarcasm. I have easily burned over 6000 gallons (conservative estimate) of bio anywhere from B1-B100 and have never had to change a fuel filter any earlier than my normal change interval and the only time my oem fuel filter canister gets drained is when I change the filter. My normal interval is when I see a consistent drop in the lift pump pressure and not by mileage. I now have 189,500 miles on my truck and the whole fuel system is still OEM except for the lift pump. I changed my lift pump 100,000 miles ago to the Walbro frame rail mounted pump as a preventative measure because of the known fuel filter canister mounted lift pump failures on the early HPCR 5.9's.
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