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I too have been running 50-100 percent BD in my 97 Powerstroke for a few months now with no apparent ill effects. I do not wash it. I brew it in my solar processor, filter it, settle it for a day or two and put it in the tank. The O-rings are viton, which is a synthetic rubber, which is not affected by the methanol. For more information than you can stand on Powerstrokes, go to www.thedieselstop.com. They are great there and very knowledgeable.
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hi, im looking at getting a ford f250 made in 1984. acording to the seller it only has 122k miles on it, so it wouldnt be as terrible as it sounds... or would it??? advice on a powerstroke engine this old???
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Thats not a powerstroke. I`m not sure but maybe a 6.9L ? check your numbers again
 while no expert there should be no problems regardless of what it is have fun  7 years off the grid and counting |
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quote:I'v been running my '96 ps on pure b100 for about 5 months. My advice is STOP!!! CHECK ALL RUBBER FUEL LINES. My truck, as of yesterday, is dead in driveway with oozing fuel lines. |
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I am running a50/50 blend of wvo/no2 diesel in my 95 F-350 PS. I'm thinking about using biodiesel instead of no2. I am curious about how DonutDually's 95 F-350 PS is doing on his homebrew biodiesel after a year and a half of service. Anyone else out there running wvo in a blend like this in this engine? I just started and have burned about 50 gallons of wvo with no problems in our hot summer weather.
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I run blend.No mods. 85% wvo &15% rug. David Norwood 2001 F350 7.3 DI purchased new by me and i believe it is the first DI Ford experimented with and talked about on this forum. The single OEM fuel tank only. Updated 1/2009 . HOH for fuel line heat from tank to 12v lift pump. GPI/CIM-TEK spin on filterhead and 10 micron filter. Two 12v 36" heaters wrapped around metal fuel lines. One before add on filter and one before OEM filter.dttk44@bellsouth.net Cool weather mixes starting spring 2009. 100% vo to 65*. 5% K1 to 55*. 10% K1 to 45*. 20% K1 to 35*. 30% K1 to 10*. |
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Go to www.thedieselstop.com There is a section for Biodeisel and other alternative fuels. Keith
I have a 2004 Ford F350 6.0 PSd that run B25 in the winter and B50 in the summer. See pics in homepage. |
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'95 Ford F-250 7.3L PowerStroke
Dual Fuel Tanks, bought it solely for BioDiesel. I pump b100 in the rear tank, and petro in the front. If its gonna drop below 25 or so, i make sure to swith over to petro before shutting it down for the night. I've had no comparable loss of power. My truck has 200,000 miles on it, and i've ran biodiesel on it for only about 3,000 miles now, but expect to get a good 100k out of it pretty easily. |
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Hello
Just looking to find out how the newer powerstroke is running on B100. I have a 2004 6.0 that i would like to run on bio but have some concerns.
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I have been running my 99 on B100 for about three months. For a couple months before that I used a blend, depending on the temps in New York. The fuel is home brewed and is washed.
So for no problems. |
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I guess I'm overdo for an update on our 2001 F-450 7.3. We're over 63,000 miles, all on B100 from Pacific Biodiesel, and runs great. The only issues we've had with the truck were at 20,000 miles the computer needed a software upgrade of some sort and we had to replace the transmission earlier this year.
We just added our 2004 F-450 6.0, so I will update on that sometime in the near future. 24 B100 vehicles 19 Bio-Beetle Rentals http://www.bio-beetle.com 4 Recycling trucks http://www.mauirecycles.com 1 1982 Mercedes 300TD |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by DonutDually:
I've now been running on B100 in my 95 Ford F350 7.3L powerstroke dually (@135K mi.) for about 3 weeks without any problems. Have you had any problem since you posted this? I was? am? about to start using biodiesel in my '95 powerstroke, but have been concerned with the various mention of hoses and o rings failing. Are you still using B100, or have you switched to a blend? |
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I have a 97 Ford Diesel Pick-Up with dual tanks. I understand you must have two tanks. One for diesel and the other for veggi oil. Can I use my second tank for vegetable oil and if so how do I heat the oil in a factory tank?
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I am about to start running B100 in my 99 PSD, and have already planned to install a 203 thermostat instead of the lower stock unit. Since I'm runnin Evans coolant (100% with no water), I do not have near the worry about heat and other matters, such as cavitation. The increase in heat should help the viscosity of the Bio.....
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AGTV, you're talking about using oil for fuel, different than biodiesel. Do a search at the SVO as fuel section of the forums, lots of information for running your truck on oil.
Scott 2000 Ford Supercab 4x4 PSD,piped, PPIII, 6spd, $10 AIC, 100 gallon aux tank, Homemade WVO conversion |
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I believe the powerstrokes have been compatible with 5% biodiesel for several years and in order to do so the fuel line parts have to be Viton or similar in order to resist the softening found with biodiesel.
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Hey all... New here and reading up on the Powerstrokes using BD, when it dawned on me that my wife is a transit driver, and the transit company she works for uses BD exclusively (they also run a bunch of PS E-350 coach bodied vans). Heres a link that should get you to their fleet info:
http://www.intercitytransit.com/page.cfm?ID=0075 Cut and paste itcuase I don't know how to make an active link. Rey. Oh, it came up as a link, woo hoo! |
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That's a true statement. Ford officially "approves" of up to 5% biodiesel. It's my understanding that all fuel system rubber components have been compatible with B-100 since 1995. In today's litigous society, Ford is just being conservative. I've run various concentrations of biodiesel (up to B-60) in my 2003 7.3 Powerstroke with no apparent ill effects. |
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but it turned out just to be the glow plug relay which is known to be a problem. There is a GREAT website on PS Tips & Tricks at