Fuelly Forums - Search Results

Showing results 1 to 5 of 5
Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: theholycow

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-12-2011, 02:45 AM

Replies: 18

Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Views: 2,928

Posted By theholycow

Re: Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

According to wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating#Examples_of_octane_ratings
Diesel fuel RON 15-25
"Regular" gasoline RON 91-92 (AKI 87)
Ethanol RON 108.6 (AKI 99.15)

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-11-2011, 02:55 AM

Replies: 18

Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Views: 2,928

Posted By theholycow

Re: Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Yup, I did that, but I realized the pump couldn't access all of the liquid and I had to get into the tank anyway. Gas was $4/gallon and I didn't want to risk another $100 finding out that I needed to...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-10-2011, 05:12 PM

Replies: 18

Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Views: 2,928

Posted By theholycow

Re: Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Your car's tank won't have a drain plug, but if you decide to try it you should try low concentrations first...start with some regular gas in the tank and put a small amount of your mix in, if it...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-10-2011, 03:42 PM

Replies: 18

Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Views: 2,928

Posted By theholycow

Re: Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

I don't think it will work well because there is more to fuel compatibility than BTU content and octane rating.

On further thought I was probably wrong about the chainsaw. Chainsaws, being two...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-10-2011, 02:48 PM

Replies: 18

Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

Views: 2,928

Posted By theholycow

Re: Blending biodiesel and E85 for nondiesel engines

So are you going to brew your "old deep frier oil" into biodiesel to mix with the E85?

Whether you'll be mixing in biodiesel or unprocessed waste oil, if you're using any significant amount of it...

Showing results 1 to 5 of 5

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:13 PM.

Research

Community

Social

Support

Legal

Account