Diesel vs gas......................

For more information, do a search online for bio fuel, and you'll get the scoop! In fact I'm thinking about going into business, although, remember the guy in the early '80s who made fuel from
garbage? (Probably ethanol?) He was on 60 Minutes. He had had attempts on his life.....and where is he now?

Linda

Not to take the wind out of your sails, but I'm a diesel engine engineer. Yep, biodiesel is an established technology. There are some technical differences with regular diesel that aren't that significant in a modern engine. It's safe to say that good biodiesel is a satisfactory replacement for diesel.

That said, most engine manufacturers will only warrant an engine on a fuel that is, at most, 5% biodiesel (technically called B5). This is primarily for 2 reasons:

1. The biodeisel industry can't make that much anyways.

2. Quality control in the biodiesel is hit and miss. There are good biodiesel suppliers but there is a substantial amount of bad fuel. A big slug of bad fuel will destroy the injectors, generally the most expensive components on the engine, and/or other parts.

This comes from the fact that there are bunches of folks brewing stuff with less than critical attention to or understanding of the subtleties of large batch chemical processing, which is a whole different ballgame from refining petroleum or brewing a batch in your sink.

So at B5, we're comfortable that crummy biodiesel won't exist in enough concentrations to damage the engine. Y'all want to brew and use your own, that's fine. You break it, you've bought it. If you want to sell to others, be sure your product liability insurance is paid up just in case you screw up a big pot.