Anson
Raleigh NC
Full Member
Joined: 10/19/2007
View Profile
 Offline
|
is a 2002 7.3 F250SD all ready ready for bio diesel or what is needed to be done to put it in that direction? Please no nit picking or bickering
|
crickeydog
Marietta, Ga.
Senior Member
Joined: 01/29/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
If yer talking about just plain ole 85/15 or 90/10 bio diesel that ya buy at the pump then yea, yer truck's ready to go. I've been in the midwest where ther was no option but to buy biodiesel and our D/A burns it fine.
Happy camping!!! See ya'll down the road!!!
* This post was
edited 06/19/08 03:23pm by crickeydog *
AIR FORCE RETIRED "EITHER LEAD,FOLLLOW,OR GET OUT OF MY WAY"!
2006 GMC 3500 SLT CC DRW 4X4 D/A LBZ,PREDATOR & FS2500 OIL FILTER
2004 HR PRESIDENTIAL 30 SCD 5'ER.
CHEROKEE & CHEYENNE, MINI DOXIE'S
LOADED LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN, FLYIN LIKE A JET PLANE!!
|
fordsooperdootydieselsmoker
OrangeCountyCalifornia
Senior Member
Joined: 08/13/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
The only thing that I found to be true is that the BioDiesel has a solvent like cleaning ability that will get the gunk out of your tank and fuel lines, potentially clogging the fuel filter until several tanks have been ran thru the system. So keep several new fuel filter elements handy so you can change them when needed!
|
LarryJM
NoVa
Senior Member
Joined: 11/09/2007
View Profile
|
fordsooperdootydieselsmoker wrote:The only thing that I found to be true is that the BioDiesel has a solvent like cleaning ability that will get the gunk out of your tank and fuel lines, potentially clogging the fuel filter until several tanks have been ran thru the system. So keep several new fuel filter elements handy so you can change them when needed!
This is true and you might even consider installing a quality pre pump filter like the Dahl 100 that uses much cheaper filters and actually removes any free water from the fuel which the stock 7.3L in valley filter is vastly lacking and ineffective. The stock 7.3 in valley filters have gotten sort of pricey in the last several years.
Larry
2001 standard box 7.3L E-350 PSD Van with 4.10 rear and 2007 Holiday Rambler Aluma-Lite 8306S Been RV'ing since 1974. TRAILER MODS
|
Adam H
People's Republic of California
Senior Member
Joined: 02/12/2007
View Profile
|
According to manufacture no more than B5 or 5% bio. I would assume 10% or 15% bio would also be ok as long as it doesn't get too cold out. I have seen 100% bio down to 75% bio wipe out injectors.
Adam
|
|
|
RevLeonidas
Oregon
Full Member
Joined: 09/17/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
...biodiesel discussion: Elsewhere on RV.net
|
Anson
Raleigh NC
Full Member
Joined: 10/19/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
Thanks everyone for your replies I hope the keep comming in, im very intrested in this, now the ? is if im running only 10% Bio Diesel what is the advantage of running that low, I still have to fill up my tank with Diesel anyway, does the truck run better or longer?
* This post was
edited 06/20/08 07:52am by Anson *
|
4cstr
South Dakota
Senior Member
Joined: 03/21/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
Anson wrote:Thanks everyone for your replies I hope the keep comming in, im very intrested in this, now the ? is if im running only 10% Bio Diesel what is the advantage of running that low, I still have to fill up my tank with #1 Diesel anyway, does the truck run better or longer?
My first question is why are you running #1? I am hoping that it was a typo...as your truck will love you much more with #2 in the tank.
With the advent of the ULSD...the diesel just doesn't have the "slickness" that it used to have. Adding 10% bio will help to return the lubricity to the fuel. I have seen a study where a mixture as low as B2 is sufficient to return the lubricity back to where its supposed to be for our injectors.
In my area...even though we are agricultural...not many places are carrying Bio-D. I have been running a mixture of 2-cycle oil in the tank for quite some time. (1oz 2-cycle to 1 gallon of diesel). This stuff works great. My truck has never been quieter...gained a bit with mpg...and I can find 2-cycle oil in just about any town I stop in if I run out.
1999 F250 PSD thats not quite stock 
dyno'd 333hp/693tq to the rears 10/2/06
2004 Wildcat 31QBH
Reese 16k 4-way with manual slider
Prodigy brake controller
My pictures
Best Diesel Site on the Web Can you keep up?
|
daddyralph7
Pioneer ca
Full Member
Joined: 03/30/2007
View Profile
 Online
|
Oh one more thing will happen,the fumes will make you hungry.lol
Have a friend that makes his own bio fuel and the first time i was around his truck i thought their was a barbaque going on.
Me,wife &4 boys & 3 girls
1999 4x4 gmc suburban 1500
airlift airbags
2004 22bh Tahoe glide lite
|
Anson
Raleigh NC
Full Member
Joined: 10/19/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
so does everyone agree that i can run up to at least 10% bio and the rest diesel and it will get better millage and the engine last longer?
|
|
|
