Posted on 01/08/2006 12:14:59 PM PST by UB355
We diesel-powered auto owners understand the problem and cure. See http://www.tdiclub.com for threads re wvo and cold weather problems. I'm moving from the warm South to the frozen North and my TDI has been on cold-weather fuel suppliment for a month now.
Wrap a 12-volt heat tape around the fuel filter. Problem solved.
Send the repair bill to the local enviro-wacko. HOw about a reparations tax on Pries owners?
This theory was explained to me recently in some detail but this isn't my area and the cold extremes of the Upper Midwest is not a concern out in the Southwest.
As far as I can tell from the article these vehicles are apparently converting to Biodiesel and have not been Biodiesel from day one.
Well if they would filter out the left over fries and onion ring debris it would help.
Biodiesel, gas-electric hybrids, hydrogen-powered vehicles are not the technology rat holes that ethanol or natural gas has been.
Doesn't solve it for me, even if the entire fuel system were wrapped. There is no AC where I park, and the batteries wouldn't start the truck in the morning if they'd been supplying heat tape all night.
The Army had the same problems. They started running a lot of the trucks on JP8 instead of Diesel and the JP8 was cleaning out the fuel lines, and putting everything into the filters.
Once the lines are cleaned out it seems to run fine.
If the other 98% of the fuel wasn`t cut 50-50 with Kerosene than they will gell up.
It happens every year when it gets cold,especially if the cold comes earlier than normal and there is still uncut fuel in the tank.
The Germans invented a fix for that - they call it a "Schwingfeuerheizgeraet." Think gas-powered hair-dryer. Works like a charm, too. Even peels paint.
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Um, shouldn't that be done first??
How do I become a researcher? I heard it pays good and my ass can get fattened up.
This may sound far out, but try diluent lithium oil in your diesel tank. Supposedly you'll get about 10% to 15% more mpg. If you had read Infinite Energy Magazine you'd know how it works. Appearently the 1500 deg F temp in the chamber is enough to FUSE 2 lithium nuclei into beryllium 8 nuclei, which has a half life of a millionth of a second, breaking down into 2 helium 4 nuclei(alpha particles). The resulting 1,000,000 deg CF FUSION temperature regime within the 1500 deg temperature regime is enough to clean the chamber as slick as a whistle, and innocuous helium gas is emitted thru the tailpipe. And as you know, a piece of paper will stop an alpha particle. This LI+LI>BE>2A fusion/fission reaction has been proven by an alpha particle detector near an open boiler flame. Add the LI oil and out come the alpha particles. So, you've got bio-gunk in your bio-diesel? Add diluent LITHIUM grease....
I tried that but my truck shot into space and I never saw it again.
Minnesota biodiesel rule lifted again
By Lance Orr
After receiving complaints about clogged fuel filters, Minnesota suspended its biodiesel law for three weeks.
The state passed a law in late September mandating that diesel fuel be blended with 2 percent biodiesel. Due to the complaints, the Weights and Measures Division of the Minnesota Department of Commerce issued a 21-day variance Dec. 23 on the biodiesel requirement.
The 21-day period will give fuel producing and distributing industries time to identify and remove any product that may be out of specification from the distribution system. The variance expires on Jan. 13 at midnight.
This is not the first time Minnesota biodiesel legislation has hit a stumbling block. A 10-day variance was issued Oct. 28, less than a month after the 2 percent legislation was passed.
“There were quality problems at the terminal with the biodiesel supplies,” said Bruce Gordon, spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Commerce. “The biodiesel fuel did not meet specifications that were set out in law, so the department issued the variance to prevent any sort of supply problem.”
Minnesota’s 2 percent law was passed in 2002 but did not go into effect until the state could produce the necessary amounts of biodiesel.
Minnesota now has three plants that can produce a combined 63 million gallons of biodiesel per year, said Ralph Groschen of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The plants are in Brewster, Redwood Falls and Albert Lea.
While there may be multiple reasons for the recent cold weather fuel problems, preliminary tests show that some biodiesel sold in Minnesota does not conform to required specifications. Samples of fuel and filters have been collected statewide for further testing, officials said.
"The Department of Commerce and the [Minnesota Governor Tim] Pawlenty Administration remain committed to biodiesel," said Edward Garvey, the department’s deputy commerce commissioner.
Biodiesel is a clean-burning alternative diesel fuel that contains no petroleum. It is produced from domestic, renewable resources and is as much as 75 percent cleaner than fossil-derived fuels, eliminating an engine’s need to use sulfur as a lubricant. Made from soybeans, agricultural oils and fats, or recycled restaurant grease, it can be blended with petroleum diesel to be used with little or no modification.
Anyone with biodiesel problems should contact the University of Minnesota’s Biodiesel Helpline at (651) 330-0450.
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What will it do for cleaning out fuel filters? That's where the article says the majority of problems appear to be.
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