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Bio fuel Question

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Foreman at work (who is usually on top of things)
Told me, and showed me a report that says: bio fuel only has a storage life of 28 days, it will go bad, and will ruin whatever fuel it is mixed with. Like me, many use the tractors very little over the winter months, seems to be BIG trouble.
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That is true. A good friend of mine is a diesel engine engineer at Ford. Ford specifically says that Bio-diesel is NOT to be put into new truck for shipment to the dealers.

I guess the acids in the biodiesel corrode the fuel lines.
 
The forman said that the bio has more water content, which releases oxygen, which enables the fuel algae to increase and clog things up.
 
True for some biofuels, but not for all. The word "biofuel" in itself has little meaning. There are many types with different ingredients. No report that has any value is going to make a general statement about "biofuel" - it will be more specific as to a particular blend and the ingredients it contains. I suspect what you are referring to maybe - is USA certified B90 or something close? Variious blends of biofuels has been used a lot more and longer in Europe and many of the storage issues have been dealt with.
 
He's exactly right. What I'm about to say is the gospel truth, if I'm lieing I'm crying and I'm not shedding a tear. I've done some work at one of the country's leading ethanol producer's flagship plant in Iowa, and was told by the plant manager himself that they could make a profit of $50,000/yr simply by adding water to the finished product. They have the technology and capability to produce a nearly pure product, but the government standards allow them a certain tiny amount of water and other contaminents in the finished product. Plus the fact that they are distilling basically water in the first place should tell you something.
 
Almost all diesel contains tiny bits of water and will grow algae after a time bbut a lot depends on the temp of the fuel when stored and after. Biodiesel (in fact all diesel should be treated with a algaecide if going to stand very long. Gasoline mixed with ethanol even 10% will attract water to the alcohol molecules causing rust and corrosion if left very long. Worked with fuels and fuel systems for more than 20 years. Henry
 
Biofuel????What is that? Ethanol, biodiesel? Two totally different products, and from the responses here...a lot of misinformation about both. In MN, we"ve had 10% ethanol in our gasoline for probably a decade, with no problems that are mentioned here, along with E85 for FFV vehicles for many years, as well as 2% biodiesel for over a year. The rest of the country needs to get on the learning curve and catch up with more progressive states. Ethanol absorbing water in a fuel tank? That is a good thing- haven"t had to buy a can of Heet for a decade! and no... haven"t had a fuel tank rust out either! Or any other steel or rubber component.
 
The John Deere plant in WATERLOO,IA where they build large tractors leave the plant with soy diesel in the tank a blend.
 
Likewise here in MN too, hasn't been much of a problem. Depends what you are talking about, lot of farmers are running up to 20% biodiesel without any problems. I've had my blend sitting around 6 months or more, have not ever had an algae issue - likely happen tomorrow now that I mentioned it! :)

If he means pure 100% biodiesel, that's probably different.

--->Paul
 
Biodiesel gels at cold temps that clogs filters. Low sulfur diesel has an algae problem that clogs filters. Maybe a pain but not disasterous.
 
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