biodiesel?

[tvaughan]

Im not sure of all the ingredients... I dont know about your truck(cool truck though!) If your really interested, you should join a Cummins forum, they would know. Or atleast search all over it, Im sure someone has asked the same.

My brother has a 92, and 97 Dodge Cummins. He doesnt make "biodiesel" he just filters out the fries and chunks from the veggie oil and dumps it in. Not sure what ratio he runs it though. I believe has had it 50%, 80%... A buddy of his was running 100%...
He has a heated fuel filter too, cold mornings it may not want to start up as quick.
Your engine has more computer than his, so Im not sure what all you would need to do...

I dont know what all the cost of making biodiesel is, but I think in the end(after all the ingredients and whatnot), it was maybe the same, or a littler less the just buying strait diesel. Dont quote me there, Im not sure bout that.

Good luck to ya, let us know how it goes.

I know you told me not to quote you, But i had to!
There is a way to run pure through the cummins 5.9, But that would be meaning that i would have to change injectors and my injector pump, which would be a total of about 6-8 grand if i do it myself, depending on how much that type of pump costs.

 

[tvaughan]

Yeah- the biodiesel fern. Umm... No.

I have researched this topic at great length- google is your friend. There's a lot of info out there, grab a pencil.

First and foremost, biodiesel is not a specific material per se- it is a generic term used to describe any one of a number of organically-derived diesel substitute fuels. This ranges from mass produced stuff all the way down to pretty much straight veggie oil. Volumes can be written on this topic, but the short version is that there are several solutions out there. Many of them are not financially feasible unless you are dealing with fairly large quantities.

I know where your coming from there, but i have looked all over google and i might try veggie oil/methonal
I looked on EBay and found a biodiesel prosessor which with a larger tank runs me about 2 grand, and i talked to Whataburger and Bill Millers and you have to sign a "contract" with them which means, If they have 40 gallons of used oil to sell to you every week, You HAVE to buy it, and they CAN'T sell it to anyone else, but if you dont always buy it then they rip up the "contract" just trying to keep everyone informed on what i have learned so far incase yall want to try the same.