Question For The Duramax Guys?!?!

Engineer · November 26, 2003

I was wondering if any of you Duramax owners or users have ever tried using BioDiesel? This is the diesel/soybean blended fuel. If you have, have you noticed a mileage gain/loss? Have you noticed a HP gain/loss? From what I have read this stuff helps the injector system last longer, from increased lubricity.

I have been burning 89 octane 10% Ethanol blend in my gassers for 6~7 years now. I couldn't tell any power diffrence, or mileage difference in the ethanol blend over the regular 100% fossil type. Just the peace of mind knowing that the exhaust coming out of my rig is cleaner, and 10% of my fuel bill goes to American farmers, and not those sand fleas in the mid east. Since I buy my fuel at Casey's General Stores the 89 oct. is usually only $.02 a gallon more than the 87 oct.

c5hd · November 26, 2003

This is where Darryl Hannah says to go http://www.grassolean.com/

Haven't found out how much it costs yet, or what it would take to get it delivered. There is only one gas station in my area that has it, so it isn't convenient for me. A 55 Gal container deliverd to home home would be cool, but that would only last me 2 weeks, so I am sure it would be very costly.

One of these days I'll check it out further.

Wingnut · November 26, 2003

This is where Darryl Hannah says to go http://www.grassolean.com/

Darryl Hannah is on the board?

Wow....Another brush with fame.

c5hd · November 26, 2003

Actually, I read it in a recent publication she was in, I think there we some pictures too. I really don't remember.

BlackSilver · November 26, 2003

My son-in-law is a soybean farmer (2,200 acres). He's got a host of diesel engines in tractors, trucks, combines, etc all over the farm, and he hasn't put the first drop of the stuff in his expensive engines, and claims none of his soybean-farmer neighbors are burning it either. If it's not good enuf for him, it's not good enuf for me.

HendyPhoto · November 26, 2003

I would do anything Darryl Hannah says to do. She's fine! But then again, I ran Jet-A in our diesels, so I guess I would run anything in them!

Firetiger(MN) · November 26, 2003

Sad thing is that MN is requiring soy-based diesel to be blended with "regular" diesel in the near future and we won't have any alternative.

About as bad as that Ethanol crap in gasoline, i.e. corn gas. Corn farmers were getting a bump so the soybean farmers cried so they are getting their fair share.

Man is this state screwed up.

regcab02HD · November 26, 2003

Corn farmers getting a bump? Prices in Texas have been extremely low during the harvest the past 2-3 years. And after 3 years of drought(at least where I'm located) things are getting pretty bad.

Firetiger(MN) · November 26, 2003

It was a poor attempt by our fabulous state legislature to try to stimulate corn demand. In my eyes all it did was produce watered (corned)-down gas. I won't run that in my 2-stroke engines period.

Moonlight · December 1, 2003

I'm planning to start running it soon ...as it hasn't been available here in Oregon until recently ... there are lots of guys on the other diesel related Duramax forums who are running B2 and B20 with good results.

http://www.albina.com/RetailGas/biodieselAtPump.htm