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Old 07-15-2009, 02:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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E85 for blending ??

I have been blending my fuel now for about 6 months with very good results. I mix fuel and setteled WVO in a 15 gallon poly drum then vacuum filter it down to 1 micron. I use a 50/50
WVO-diesel mix or a 75/25 WVO-RUG mix.

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E85 is a bit cheaper than RUG or diesel. It is also a lot thinner. Has anyone blended with E85 and at what %

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e85 kills small engines. i use the rug if it were me.
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E85 is a bit cheaper than RUG or diesel. It is also a lot thinner. Has anyone blended with E85 and at what %

I was wondering this same thing. K1 is way too expensive ($6/gal) here in NM and E85 should be as good a thinner as K1. From what I’ve read, alcohol and diesels go together very well. They have converted diesel engines to run on just E85 also. On my 99 PSD I blend in %8 RUG (two tank system – HOH with electrically heated manifold). 97 MB blend 10 gal WVO, 1 gal Rug, 4 gal diesel and sometimes 4oz shot of turp. I’m thinking of trying 10 gal WVO and 3 gal of E85 in the MB.
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