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Old 06-12-2004, 01:16 AM
TomJ TomJ is offline
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Properly made BD (post reaction wash) does NOT have ANY alchohol.

"Sweat" is a good word to explain what it will do to rubber hoses (Buna-N, Nistrile, etc.) Just replaced the hi-press returns on a powerstroke that has run B100 for two years. Gummy and sweatty.

Also, the finer point of BD, since it does not have Glycerine, buring it does not produce Acrolein (mean and toxic s**t!), UNLIKE SVO or WVO. This is a serious environmental impact reason NOT to use SVO or WVO. BD can be run in most vehicles with no mods and can be run at reduced concentrations all-year.

If you make it yourself, costs are reduced to ~$1/gallon or less (many quote $0.60/gallon, but that's not what I come up with.)
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