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Old 09-29-2004, 11:17 AM
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Not that simple.

Pre 1995 cars have Buna-N or natural rubber components in their fuel systems. Some of these parts (fuel supply and return lines) can be replaced using viton tubing by the average DIYer. Pre-'95 diesel injection pumps also have internal Buna-N components (o-rings) that will be degraded by B-100; unfortunately, those parts generally aren't DIY replacable.

The better thing to do would be blend B100 with either diesel, or SVO to a maximum 20% concentration (ie B20). B20 is generally accepted as the maximum concentration of biodiesel for reliable operation in older (Buna-N, nitrile and natural rubber) vehicles.

More info here and here.
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