just found source of b100.

[dadsbigstroker]

I just found out where I can get b100, but it only comes in bulk. I have a transfer tank but it has not been used in 5 years and had gas in it then. was wandering what is the best way to get that washed out. I have a filter on the tank but still scared about all the gunk in that tank. I think I will start out blending it myself at 20% and maybe work up to 50%. I have 03 6.0 liter am a little scared but I want to support the american farmer and not the foriegn oil comp. I know where the b100 comes from and they have their own website and offer alot of things made from soy oil.

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by dadsbigstroker

I just found out where I can get b100, but it only comes in bulk. I have a transfer tank but it has not been used in 5 years and had gas in it then. was wandering what is the best way to get that washed out. I have a filter on the tank but still scared about all the gunk in that tank. I think I will start out blending it myself at 20% and maybe work up to 50%. I have 03 6.0 liter am a little scared but I want to support the american farmer and not the foriegn oil comp. I know where the b100 comes from and they have their own website and offer alot of things made from soy oil.

be very carefull running bio in a 6.0, ive seen a few guys do it over the 5% reccomended limint (B20) and ive put injectors in all those trucks. also, if you get a smart tech and he realizes there is bio in it, any warranty repair on the fuel system will turn to customer pay.........Just throwing the warning out there...........Marc

[scrambled]

What did the bio do to the injectors? I have run over 500 gallons of B100 thru my 95 7.3 and have had no probs. The motor is quieter and smoother.

Travis

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by scrambled

What did the bio do to the injectors? I have run over 500 gallons of B100 thru my 95 7.3 and have had no probs. The motor is quieter and smoother.

Travis

6.0 injectors are not forgiving like 7.3 injectors. they are very, very sensitive to fuel pressure and quality. it doesnt take much difference in lubricity, cetane level, or any kind of impurity (meaning anything not identical in property to diesel). bio, since it is made with other chemicals, can cause 6.0 injectors to fail if any of the chemicals are not blended perfectly, and WVO seems to cause problems if it isnt warmed properly.

all that said, i wouldnt hesitate at all to run b100 through a 7.3.........Marc

[scrambled]

I thought that B100 lubricated better than dino. Also, cetane numbers are generally higher in Bio. I have a cousin who works for Bosch diesel, I'll have to ask him. I know he was doing Bio trials in their 6.0 fuel systems for the last couple of years.

Travis

[wikenhagen]

Ford will not cover any fuel related probs.. weather it is bio or dino

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by wikenhagen

Ford will not cover any fuel related probs.. weather it is bio or dino

hey wiken, i was borne in butte and raised in the flathead....i moved to california from bozeman bout a year and a half ago....i see your from valier....i used to ice fish lake frances a lot!!!!

[ndurbin]

Uh Marc................a 5% blend would be B5 not B20...................B20 is 20% bio 80% dino.

Centane ratings for Bio are usually somewhere b/w #1 and #2 diesel. It does add lubricity to an ULSD but doesn't help much when blended with regular dino.

It WILL clean your fuel system out so gradually work into a higher percentage blend. And it never hurts to keep acouple spare fuel filters around for the first half dozen tanks.

[mschn99]

sorry nate, that may not have been very clear, i was saying they used bio over 5%.....it usually was b20.........i wasnt reffering to it being B5, i was reffering to it as the fuel they had used that caused problems.......which was 20% in most cases....

[ndurbin]

Originally Posted by Marc

sorry nate, that may not have been very clear, i was saying they used bio over 5%.....it usually was b20.........i wasnt reffering to it being B5, i was reffering to it as the fuel they had used that caused problems.......which was 20% in most cases....

They probably had contaminates it their fuel then. Thats bad stuff on any of these newer diesels wether it's Ford, Dodge, or Chevy. I think most guys recommend a better fuel filter set-up to help catch the junk. Most guys seem to have atleast one fuel filter plug after they switch over from what I've seen.