Adrian Stott wrote: > "Andrew Dyke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have received this from BETA. Food for thought. > >>> The JD3 engine will run on bio-diesel. Many engine manufacturers >>> qualify this statement with regard to the engine warranty period, >>> however the important item when referring to bio-diesel is the >>> quality of the product. Some products sold as bio-diesel are only >>> partially filtered used cooking oils whilst others are quality >>> refined products. This vagary is the reason for manufacturers being >>> cautious. Basically it is just a matter of using a reliable >>> supplier. > > This matches the reaction I have had from people who work on diesel > engines. If the biodiesel is good quality, most engines can swallow > it. > > Except for some newer ones, on which the injector pumps may not like > it because it is thicker than mineral diesel and so overstrains the > pump. > > Adrian
Probably like my car - Ford say no more than 5% bio diesel. That seems to apply to most of the modern cars (common rail turbo diesels) Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
