I tried that with a piece of fuel line, even heated the B100 to help accelerate the process... I let it sit for weeks. Nothing. I had been driving my '81 Datsun Diesel pickup for 14 months with the original rubber fuel lines, and then, it happened! There were 2 pin holes that started spraying B100 under the hood. Didn't notice it right away, and wasted quite a bit of that tankful, and some of it got to the brake rotor on the right, which I noticed the first time I stepped on the brake. It quickly changed lanes to the left. A moment of excitement...
It was on the pressurized side of the pump, and even then, not tragic, I cut off the offending piece of fuel line, reconnected it, continued on my journey, and then replaced the fuel line as soon as possible. Took some doing to get the brake shoes cleaned, and the rotor cleaned, but even if it doesn't deteriorate after a short duration, I'd recommend having a spare length of fuel line handy. Dissection of the fuel line that showed damage indicates that the rubber on the inside turned to a soft sticky substance. Probably not good for the pump, but this old truck is still running. With the same pump. I know. I was told about the fuel lines way back when I started using (and making) biodiesel, but being the experimenter, I wanted to watch it happen. It's not instantaneous... doug swanson EMRE ELMAS wrote: > Hey Bob, > > Why don't you cut just an inch or two of the fuel line and drop in > B100 to see if it damages the mentioned parts or not. That way you > might not need to change them. > > Emre ELMAS > Mobile: +90 533 517 72 45 > > > > > >> From: "Bob Carr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >> Subject: [Biofuel] Old Peugeots >> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:43:28 +0100 >> >> >> Hi all, >> I have just acquired an old 1991 Peugeot 405 turbodiesel. Does >> anyone have any experience of how long the fuel lines and pump seals >> may last if I run B100 ? Also anyone know of a UK supplier for viton >> seal kits? >> Cheers, >> Bob > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from > McAfee® Security. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > -- Contentment comes not from having more, but from wanting less. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This email is constructed entirely with OpenSource Software. No Microsoft databits have been incorporated herein. All existing databits have been constructed from recycled databits. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
