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Title: is there a way
Post by: picklepants on July 23, 2008, 01:08:56 AM

i was lookign to buy a biodeisel samurai and i was wondering if there was a way to convert it back over to just plane old deisel can you help me

Title: Re: is there a way
Post by: pepatt on July 23, 2008, 05:43:15 AM

1. Go to gas station
2. Open fuel cap
3. insert "plane old deisel"

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: is there a way
Post by: Ogarac on July 23, 2008, 06:39:46 AM

You should be able to just use pump diesel.

Title: Re: is there a way
Post by: picklepants on July 23, 2008, 11:04:41 AM

ok awsome. now do you know if it is better or worse to run biodiesel over diesel? why so?

Title: Re: is there a way
Post by: Drone637 on July 23, 2008, 11:56:33 AM

It depends on your vehicle.  The biodiesel can gell up in cold weather but it does run cleaner and smells better when burnt.  Most of the time, Biodiesel is usually mixed with at least 70% diesel anyway, so your basically just helping reduce carbon emissions.  Some older vehicles with rubber fuel lines will have the rubber eaten away by the biodiesel as it is a bit more corrosive.

Title: Re: is there a way
Post by: wildgoody on July 23, 2008, 07:14:15 PM

Bio Diesel is not corrosive, but it does have a solvent quality that dissolves traditional
rubber fuel lines. Bio Diesel tends to run quieter than Petro Diesel. If the Bio stuff
is gelling up it might not be a good converted batch and you might mix it 50/50
with Petro Diesel in the cold months

Wild