how long had it been before you had changed the fuel filter before??
On 12/9/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had my first Biodiesel backlash this week. The temperature dropped > into the teens the past couple of days and my truck steady lost speed. > Driving home on Wednesday night, the temp started at 38F and dropped > to 23F. As the temp dropped, so did my top speed, from 65mph to about > 20mph. I thought that the fuel had started to gel so I mixed in 50% > diesel #2. That didn't solve the problem. Next morning it was the > same story. > > So, I had heard that Biodiesel will clean out your tank and fuel lines > pretty good as it's got a solvent like property. So I decided to > change out my fuel filter. Viola! That did the trick. I got curious > and decided to open up the filter and see what kind of cleaning it had > done: > > http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/mmoyer/IMG_3571.jpg > > http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/mmoyer/IMG_3570.jpg > > I'm curious as too how much more will be cleaned out as these filters > are $45 a pop and a bitch to change out. > > > -- > Marlon > > A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar, > 'twas light years of time since his mission did start, > And over a village he halted his craft, > And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star... > --Chris De Burgh, A Spaceman Came Travelling > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:186954 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
