dom1986ck30
Member
- 80
- 1
- 8
- Location
- Haleiwa/HI
Aloha My "PEEPS"!!!
I was wondering if anyone has any experience or knowledge with Bio-Diesel. I recently pulled up to a fuel station to purchase diesel. I was one the phone and filled up my M1008 6.2 DETROIT with fuel. Then drove away, (It had a quarter tank of fuel prior to this.) I drove home about 15 miles. -- I woke up this morning and got in it to go to work and noticed a funny smell. Like burning plastic. I kinda was worried. Thought maybe the fuse panel was on fire or melting. So I drove away and chanced it... -- when I got to where I was going, (another 15 miles,) I noticed at the coffee shop that my receipt for fuel from yesterday said Bio-Diesel. Hmmm... so I called a friend. He said I need a conversion kit for that. I explained to him that I just thought since its a "Green" pump handle at the fuel station, along with the fact that I was on the phone, I thought nothing of it. He asked if it was running o.k. I told him that I noticed a slight loss of power going up my usual hills. But,... I noticed a better pressure reading. I noticed the temperature was over 10 degrees cooler when pushing up the hill. And best and noticeable of all, fuel mileage. I have honestly gotten over 28 miles per gallon. -- So to any of you "Peeps" out there that have any input to this, please reply. I am very weary of continuing to put Bio-Diesel in my truck. Especially since I do not know enough yet. Conversion kit etc. I truly believe that it could be damaging in one way or another. This 6.2 Detroit was built in 1986. Keep it the same spec for the fuel recommendations/standards of that time. I am just curious, Mahalo.
I was wondering if anyone has any experience or knowledge with Bio-Diesel. I recently pulled up to a fuel station to purchase diesel. I was one the phone and filled up my M1008 6.2 DETROIT with fuel. Then drove away, (It had a quarter tank of fuel prior to this.) I drove home about 15 miles. -- I woke up this morning and got in it to go to work and noticed a funny smell. Like burning plastic. I kinda was worried. Thought maybe the fuse panel was on fire or melting. So I drove away and chanced it... -- when I got to where I was going, (another 15 miles,) I noticed at the coffee shop that my receipt for fuel from yesterday said Bio-Diesel. Hmmm... so I called a friend. He said I need a conversion kit for that. I explained to him that I just thought since its a "Green" pump handle at the fuel station, along with the fact that I was on the phone, I thought nothing of it. He asked if it was running o.k. I told him that I noticed a slight loss of power going up my usual hills. But,... I noticed a better pressure reading. I noticed the temperature was over 10 degrees cooler when pushing up the hill. And best and noticeable of all, fuel mileage. I have honestly gotten over 28 miles per gallon. -- So to any of you "Peeps" out there that have any input to this, please reply. I am very weary of continuing to put Bio-Diesel in my truck. Especially since I do not know enough yet. Conversion kit etc. I truly believe that it could be damaging in one way or another. This 6.2 Detroit was built in 1986. Keep it the same spec for the fuel recommendations/standards of that time. I am just curious, Mahalo.