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Old 08-24-2004, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by djugurba
I don't know what crappy b100 you've been using, but mine started cold without any issues down to 20 this winter. World Energy b100. Thick at 75 cannot possibly meet the astm standard.

There is an anti-gelling agent that's been designed for biodiesel specifically. If memory serves, it's called.... Power Service Arctic Express Biodiesel Anti-Gel. Hard to find, but supposed to work great!

the cars listed below LOVE b100.
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Last I heard this past winter the people up north running the B100 and PS Biodiesel Anti-gel were still having to mix it with dino stuff to keep it from gelling and that included some who were using World Enegry Bio fuel.

Last I heard it doesn't get -10 to -40 below in GA, coldest it got here last winter was about 0 F for a few days. We do sometimes have colder winters, as does GA, but if I remember my days in Columbia SC correct the winters there are seldom in the single digits. I lived in SC from '75 to '81 and never saw a day of single digit weather, did see a 13" snow in Jan 79 and I think a 8 or 10 incher in Feb or Mar of '79 or '80

I will admit not keeping up with B100 news as I should, the reason is I'm surrounded by soybean fields and the stuff is still about $3.00 a gal. There is prospect of lower prices in the future if the B100 CO-OP plant gets the funding here locally.

Also B100 does start getting thicker at about 75* F, but not enough for problems with astm standards. For that matter you or I an our old MB's would never notice the difference. However a new VW PD TDI (Pump Injector, Turbo Direct Injection diesel) with normal IP pressure of 27,000 to 29,000 PSI are effected by just slight decreases in flow capabilities and may have problems with these slight increases in "thickness" of the fuel.
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