Found a 100 gallon aluminum tank for $20 bucks last night. What's the consensus about biodiesel and aluminum?
I would think that it would be safe, but I do not wish to run off my own intuition about reactivity between two materials.
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The Green Monster: 2001 F250 Powerstroke, 2WD, ZF6 transmission. Bully Dog GT Tuner set in tow mode. MotorSilk boric oxide added to engine, transmission and diff. Showing 30mpg on the freeway running home brew biodiesel. NTZ 1/2 Micron bypass oil filter. Dieselsite Coolant filter and Caterpillar ELC next on the list. 4" open turbo back exhaust.
There are several people one this site with aluminun tanks and all seem to be doing good. I'm going to pick a 95 gal. aluminum tank up tomorrow. But mine is $449. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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1997 F350 CC,LB, 4x4, 303,000+ Hard mi.,E40D, 12.50x33x16.5 BFG A/T on aluminum, Gooseneck, Homemade Open Air Intake, Glow Plug Bypass, Door dinger gone!, 3"stainless downpipe, viper alarm w/remote start,Cobra 148, Diamond headlights, clear turn signals, homemade Brightbox mod, Silvania Silverstars,Train air horn,Beans Tranny Savers, Sparky's AIC,A/C mod, Edge evolution,WVO,WMO
Wife's ride-2001 Dodge ext.cab,360,at,4x4,pop up gooseneck, pretty much stock.
That's why I make regular trips to scrap yards, you'd be surprised what companies will throw away.
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The Green Monster: 2001 F250 Powerstroke, 2WD, ZF6 transmission. Bully Dog GT Tuner set in tow mode. MotorSilk boric oxide added to engine, transmission and diff. Showing 30mpg on the freeway running home brew biodiesel. NTZ 1/2 Micron bypass oil filter. Dieselsite Coolant filter and Caterpillar ELC next on the list. 4" open turbo back exhaust.
NO!!! DON"T use that tank - aluminum & WVO is bad news.
instead, send that tank to me... i'll PM you my address [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
Geez - $20??? good find.
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Frank
Unofficial BOOB man (unofficial BUTT division: brotherhood of un-turboed trucks)
meet Big Black, my 1992 International 3/4 ton pickup wrapped in a Ford skin: 2wd, LWB, N/A 7.3, ZF5, 3.55s. 249k miles.
Amsoil bypass & AF. 3" true duals. no soup for me. 'ghetto' fresh air. Baja block drains. bottle broke. slobber tube. true dual 3" straight pipes. now a TRUE oil burner - she's drinking 15% Bunker Fuel (WMO).
No this tank is going to be for my finished biodiesel product.
Yeah I found the tank while dropping off a water heater I screwed up when trying to make a second processor. In my enormous strength, I stripped the threads off heating element port, actually shattered the bung itself.
I saw that tank as I was going into the grange supply store and thought that it'd be a good idea to grab it.
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The Green Monster: 2001 F250 Powerstroke, 2WD, ZF6 transmission. Bully Dog GT Tuner set in tow mode. MotorSilk boric oxide added to engine, transmission and diff. Showing 30mpg on the freeway running home brew biodiesel. NTZ 1/2 Micron bypass oil filter. Dieselsite Coolant filter and Caterpillar ELC next on the list. 4" open turbo back exhaust.
Over accross the water from you Spenz. out of Gorst by the Kitsap airport there is a slavage yard that had two 125 gallon square stainless steel boat fuel tanks, they are the heigth of a pick up bed. and about 40 x26 inch. i bought one for $40.00 the other was still avaliable last weekend. These tanks are baffled and have fuel guage senders.
Bullwnkl.
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1990 F250 4x4 nearly stock, Alcoa wheels, 2 1/4" dual exhaust w/glass packs, Air bag rear suspension assit. Motocraft glow plugs, two Optima gelcell batteries, diamond plate running boards, Cowboy Junkies in the CD player, Rust the original Loc-Tite
Well I got the tank, I think this thing is bigger than 100 gallons.
Ok it's 29" in diameter by 55" long, which works out to about 160 gallons.
That'd be about 3 months of fuel for me with regular driving.
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The Green Monster: 2001 F250 Powerstroke, 2WD, ZF6 transmission. Bully Dog GT Tuner set in tow mode. MotorSilk boric oxide added to engine, transmission and diff. Showing 30mpg on the freeway running home brew biodiesel. NTZ 1/2 Micron bypass oil filter. Dieselsite Coolant filter and Caterpillar ELC next on the list. 4" open turbo back exhaust.
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