Veggie or Bio in 6.0 advice - Diesel Forum

ViperKiller · 02-02-2006, 02:37 AM

I am in the currently trying to decide wether I should set my truck up for veggie or set up a bio brewing station. I know there is one guy on her runnin veggie in a 05 6.0 with no problems, but bio seems to be cheaper and I wouldnt be limiting myself to just my truck. Although I havent heard much on running b100 in a 6.0. Anyone doin it? problems?
Any advice would be fantastic!

Thanks in advance

BandE · 02-02-2006, 05:39 AM

There are a few of us running WVO in the 6.0. Flyingisbest and me of the top of my head. I just past 10,000 miles on my conversion. Almost all those miles were on WVO.

Not sure Bio would be cheaper. The initial cost of setup may be less then a kit or even the parts for a home made solution. But, in the long run your going to pay about $.70-1.00 to make bio.

Were as with WVO you will have very little expense in fuel prep. Some electricity and some filters. In either case you will have your time involved.

I for one am loving WVO no real dependencies. I don't have to worry about having Lye or Meth, were to get it. I don't have to figurer out what to do with the 40 gallons of gue I just made cause I messed up a measurement.

Bio is from what I've read easy. Lots do it. The debate about which is better, easier lives on. I choice WVO since it fit my life style. Others choice Bio for the same reason. But, WVO will always be cheaper in the long run if done right.

txcas · 02-02-2006, 11:39 AM

I have been running all kind of blends for almost a year and B100 for the last 6 weeks on my 6.0. Our winter has been mild (mid to low 30's some nights) this year so I have not had to blend Bio with petro diesel. I do plug my block heater if the temperature is going to be in the low 30's at night. The truck runs great on B100 but fuel mileage is a couple of MPG lower on B100.

ViperKiller · 02-02-2006, 03:26 PM

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There are a few of us running WVO in the 6.0. Flyingisbest and me of the top of my head. I just past 10,000 miles on my conversion. Almost all those miles were on WVO.

Not sure Bio would be cheaper. The initial cost of setup may be less then a kit or even the parts for a home made solution. But, in the long run your going to pay about $.70-1.00 to make bio.

Were as with WVO you will have very little expense in fuel prep. Some electricity and some filters. In either case you will have your time involved.

I for one am loving WVO no real dependencies. I don't have to worry about having Lye or Meth, were to get it. I don't have to figurer out what to do with the 40 gallons of gue I just made cause I messed up a measurement.

Bio is from what I've read easy. Lots do it. The debate about which is better, easier lives on. I choice WVO since it fit my life style. Others choice Bio for the same reason. But, WVO will always be cheaper in the long run if done right.

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How much would you say it has cost you to get your truck set up?

BandE · 02-02-2006, 08:10 PM

The kit I used sells for $2149 That is without a tank or second fuel pump and some locally available parts. My complete setup was about $3K

flyingisbest · 02-03-2006, 11:19 PM

I am the guy B and E mentioned about, I run WVO in my 6.0L too. We compare notes from time to time and are both doing fine. I just changed my first fuel filter, and it got me only around 1000 miles, but that's likely due to the local short driving I mostly do. Have a little over 1000 miles on veggie now and it's going fine. Will change a couple things soon to extend the fuel filter lifespan.
Everything we do to recover oil and filter it, has to be done by the biodiesel gang, and that's just the start. Not to bash biodiesel, it's just a choice one makes. Even with the short lived filter I just replaced, I still got less than 20 cents per gallon of filtered fuel plus a little labor. Getting the truck set up correctly cost me about $750 but I sourced all the parts myself locally and welded up my own 62 gallon Excursion style tank. So it can be done fairly cheaply. Filtratin and storage tanks probably cost me about $1500 but I have about 4000 gallons capacity in storage and a 500 gallon propane tank recovery trailer, so I can get large amounts of fuel at one shot. The benefit of biodiesel is no vehicle conversion, but I hear they must "assist" their fuel in cold weather. So I am sure I went the right direction. Consider all the facts and make your own mind up. If there's a bit of chemist in you maybe biodiesel is your cup of tea.