I am not a mechanic but I will do my best to answer your questions. You really should run out to Chapters and pick up From The Fryer To The Fuel Tank by Joshua Tickle (ISBN O-9707227-0-2) it will alleviate any of your fears and answer all or most of your questions.
On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 11:20 AM, manfred wrote:
Eric:Before switching to biodiesel get your fuel tank cleaned and replace your fuel filter and lines. Then you have no problem.
Ive been wanting to use this too, but held off because of engine-damage
concern.
Another factoid which i found thru Google :
because of the increased solvency/chemistry of the biodiesel, there was a
chance of dislodging any petro-diesel clumps which might be clinging to tank
walls or tubing,... and might clog up the injectors. I think this is in
addition to "coking".
I know the headache your talking about although it is not from a tractor.I had planned to run Bidi this season exclusively.
(i get a headache every time i catch the downwind from the tractors, and i'm assuming that will change when i switch to bidi with much fewer toxic particulates) .
Absolutely...
There has been a toronto company advertising for the past year for deliveryYES. Do you have a heated barn where you can keep your tractors this could elevate gelling problem. If you were to allow the tractors to warm up in a heated space the fuel circulating through the system will take care of the gelling problem except ? in extreme cold. And then you could quite easily run it on pure biodiesel.
of bidi locally.(Mostly for bigrig companies) I just dont know yet if
they'll deliver a drum, or i can pick it up.
My understanding is that it is not practical below freezing because of
gelling. (That's ok for most farmers'seasons anyway.)
Is that another reason for suggesting preheating?
Or it should be fairly easy to install a small fuel tank for regular diesel to start and or cool down the engine. If you feel it is still a problem wrap the fuel tank in removable insolation.
I have heard conflicting and confusing stories about this some say it is a problem some say it is not. I will speak to a group of men I know who are very learned in the ways diesel engines and they may be able to answer these questions.And, are you saying that coking is inevitable without preheating?
The vendors don't mention any alterations required to use bidi. Again, i
don't know their mix ratio.
You should know is it pure or a mix?
What proportion diesel/bidi would be correct to avoid the pre/post idle and
heating which you mention? If i can avoid running an extra fuel-tubing coil
through a preheat location, it would be preferable...especially since
tractor's aircooled.
I am not sure there is need to do more research.
Thanks for any further info.... .manfred
I hope this helped peace Eric
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Myren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:37 AM Subject: Re: Biodiesel
