Diesel RVs

When I had my '81 240D in San Francisco I used B100 in it with great success. The car had somewhere over 200k on it when I bought it (the odometer was broken, of course) and sat quite a lot for a couple of years before coming to me. I had the fuel lines changed over to Viton since biodiesel's solvent properties will degrade the natural rubber. The car started to run much smoother and quieter than it did when I bought it. It never smoked. When I moved to Palm Springs there was no biodiesel to be found, so I went back to dino diesel. The car's performance wasn't as good and it smoked a bit. If I could get my hands on B100 that's all I would use.

Your experience, of course, may differ.

From: "vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 3:13 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Dirty Fuel Blues

Y'know Lawrence ;

For a while we could buy B20 Diesel at the pump , I always thought I should run a few tank full as I'm told it'll loosen up all the crud and dirt in the entire fuel system and that'd be a good thing in my car .

Remember when my poor Coupe was chugging to a halt now and then from clogged fuel filters ? .

I have several large fuel/water filter/separators I could plumb in and change them on the side of the road as they filled with crud...

Sigh .

-Nate
Lawrence wrote :

I've never met anyone who has the dirty fuel troubles I seem to no matter what .

-Nate

Maybe you aren't using enough veggie oil in your mix. :) Lawrence Rhodes 70+mph blow by, oil usage. 55 to 60 reasonable oil usage. 1980 300 TD Just completed two months in San Diego on 1200 pounds of veg oil and 3 tanks of diesel. 1000 mile round trip with 64 miles a day commute. Blew the self leveling high pressure hose & installed a radiator but otherwise not harmed. 275 k on the clock. Purrs like a kitten at idle.

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I try not to run bio diesel. The alcohol in it attacks all your seals. It is also a very good cleaner. As you might know cleaning the pipes is good but many a person has had a stroke from these medicines. If you run bio diesel be prepared to change a lot of filters and quickly as it will clean all the goo from the insides of your tank. I cold filter my veg oil in blue jeans. I can't tell you how many busy people use heat to quicken the process. It also lets through stuff you don't want in your system through. Cold filtered like the beer. Don't use bio diesel unless it is a new vehicle. The bio diesel also attacks the old seals in older Mercedes. It's OK once in a while but a steady diet will turn your seals to goo. However once in a while in my opinion will swell them and rejuvenate the seals. Lawrence Rhodes...