Cheaper Jeeper
Ever have the bio clean out your tank and the filter then plug. As far as you know if it might have been that "crud" from the tank.
WOW! Adding PS to B50 @ 59 degrees ambient temps? You're being REALLY cautious, huh?
Like I said I've been running home brew B100 at temps in the low 30's and haven't even added anything to it yet - though I think I better pretty soon...
Cheaper Jeeper
Since you've been running bio-diesel, in any vehicle, did you change any of the fuel lines & such because of the "corrosiveness??" of bio-diesel?
Have you ever run wvo before you process it?
I've got to find that demo a bio dude did here in NC.....Well, the feedback from several sources indicates that the addatives that keep petro diesel from clouding won't work for Bio - the chemistrys are too different. Has anybody tried Technol B100? Its supposed to be specifically formulated to improve cold temp properties of B100.
I mixed 5 gallons D2 with 15 gallons B100 when I refilled the tanks today. B75 that doesn't gell up on me is better than B100 that leaves me stranded I guess...
biodiesel produced from low erucic acid varieties of canola seed (RME) starts to gel at approximately −10 °C (14 °F). Biodiesel produced from tallow tends to gel at around +16 °C (61 °F). There are a number of commercially available additives that will significantly lower the pour point and cold filter plugging point of pure biodiesel. Winter operation is also possible by blending biodiesel with other fuel oils including #2 low sulfur diesel fuel and #1 diesel / kerosene.
Not really sure what the difference is between the batches. My understanding is that they are both made from Canola oil. The darker stuff is from a later batch and the stuff in the jar is from the bottom of the barrel. The cold seems to have helped it settle out. Kind of like ice filtered beer. Mmmm...beer...
Some more pics: +7 today.
Remember... filter, filter, filter.