As SOON as I can get time to get that old heating oil out of my plastic barrels I'll be filling them with B100 and trying it in my F-350. I'll definately be interested in comparing notes at that time. Let's hope I can get it done before winter! :0
Jim > I have run about 100 gallons of B100 through my '95 E300D (doesn't > take long for me) and was looking to compare numbers with others on > the list who are running B100. I gathered a fair amount of > performance and economy data before and after the switch and was a > little surprised by the outcome. Every source I've read on biodiesel > indicates that you should expect a slight decrease in power and > economy because there is slightly less energy in biodiesel. Well, I > have noticed no significant drop in performance as indicated by the > stopwatch. The butt dyno tells me that I'm a little down, but > barely. So, I was expecting about a 5% drop in power, and I would > guess that I am seeing less that 2%. What I have noticed, however, > is that my economy is down a little over 15%, from around 29.9 MPG to > 25.3 MPG. To make sure it wasn't the car, I ran a few tanks of dino > fuel through and it again returned to around 29.9 MPG. > > Is anyone else out there running B100 who is as anal as I am and > documented the changes? I'd love to compare notes. > > Thanks, > > > J.B. Hebert > > ---------------------------------------------- > Current Vehicles: > > '76 Ford Bronco > '78 Volvo 262C Bertone V8 > '80 Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe > '82 Mercedes 300CD (Deceased) > '93 GMC Sierra 2500 > '95 Mercedes E300D
