BIODIESEL

[H2bill]

Originally Posted by tower

I just ran into an old patrol buddy of mine at a party. He has an H1 Alpha (ragtop). He says he runs biodiesel (specifically walnut oil, there are 2 stations out here that pump it) and gets much better acceleration than with regular diesel fuel. No mod's done to his engine and no odor either.

Here's one I just heard today from one of the fleet mechanics regarding biodiesel. Seems that an ambulance they were working on (and running biodiesel) had a fuel leak and the biodiesel ate all the insulation off the electrical harness that it leaked onto. Now they are waiting for a new harness to install. Anyone ever hear of anything about biodiesel being corrosive like that?

[cow boy]

Yes it is corrosive, Bio rotted some of my fuel lines in 3 mounths.

[H2bill]

I spoke with the shop again today about the corrosive issue. They are using two different types of biodiesel, B20 and B50. The B50 is a soy-based product and that's what they seem to be having the problem with. Right now they have several jars full of each with electrical wire coiled up in each to watch what happens to it over time.