Made my first 120 gallon batch with my expanded appleseed. Passed 3/27. Time to stock up for winter.

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'05 Liberty CRD B100, SEGR - SOLD

'01 Beetle TDi B100, EGR delete
'83 Mercedes 240D B100, no EGR

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What blend are you running in the winter months?

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2015 Ram Ecodiesel/Big Horn/4x4/Quad Cab
2016 Arctic Fox 22G/Onboard 2500 LP Cummins Onan Generator/160 Watt Solar Panel

I took the road less traveled. Now I'm LOST.

Depends on the weather. If it even THINKS about getting below 40*F... Run 50% mixed with dino. That will be good down to about 30 or so. You are better off switching to B20 in the winter, as the 80% dino will protect you from gelled fuel all the way down to 20 below IIRC. Gelled fuel sucks. Or rather, it doesn't suck at all. For a fun class experiment, make a bunch of different percentage samples (16 ounce water bottles are GREAT for this) and put them into the refrigerator and the freezer. My homebrewed fuel remained liquid in the refrigerator but not the freezer. But my fuel was based on WVO from soy oil. Some commercial B100 I had was based on chicken grease, and that turned into yellow jello in the refrigerator.

Thankfully, it was mixed 50% in my car at the time, b/c the overnight temps dropped to below 40!

If your fuel DOES gel, the solution is warmth. You need to warm up the entire car, including the fuel lines. Gelled fuel WILL NOT mix with diesel to suddenly "un gel" as far as I know. That is something that I should test... without using the car.

How does that work? Do you react two tanks at the same time or do you have a big water heater tank? Maybe I should just build an Appleseed. I am good a plumbing and I wouldn't need a welder. I really like the Murphy's design though.

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'06 Stone White, CRD Limited
CRD Frankenlift II, Rock Lizard Rear Bumper, Mann Provent, GDE FT-ECO Tune, "Euro Torque Converter, Transgo 545RFE-H2 Shift Kit, 245/75 MT/R's on Moabs, Full Mopar Skids, Front Tow Hooks, CAT 2 Fuel filter and bleeder valve mod, Fumoto valve, Wahlbro Lift Pump, Custom 2 1/2" Exhaust

Through my training, I learned a few interesting facts about biodiesel. For the best performance, a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% dino is considered the optimum mixture. Biodiesel will cause the turbo to run higher and lower EGT’s because the fuel burns cooler, and prolongs the life of the engine. The engine can be pushed harder when running biodiesel. Although biodiesel has a better burn, it still achieves a little lower mpg gains as compared to straight dino. The biodiesel viscosity is what causes the fuel to decrease. Dino is a higher BTU (10 - 12% increase) over biodiesel, however, biodiesel has higher levels of cetane than dino. Biodiesel has a higher flash point and burns slower. I learned that canola oil is the best oil to use for winter applications and is the choice oil by many who have used it due to it’s viscosity. B20 is the recommendation for any temperature below 50 degrees. Biodiesel causes the engine to run quieter and has high solvent properties.

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2015 Ram Ecodiesel/Big Horn/4x4/Quad Cab
2016 Arctic Fox 22G/Onboard 2500 LP Cummins Onan Generator/160 Watt Solar Panel

I took the road less traveled. Now I'm LOST.

B50 works to 0F for me.

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'05 Liberty CRD B100, SEGR - SOLD

'01 Beetle TDi B100, EGR delete
'83 Mercedes 240D B100, no EGR

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I have plumbed two tanks in series, and 80 gallon and an 120 gallon. It works the same as any other reactor; it just looks more complicated.

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'05 Liberty CRD B100, SEGR - SOLD

'01 Beetle TDi B100, EGR delete
'83 Mercedes 240D B100, no EGR

--- SEGR Builder ---

So do you use the 120 gal as a settling tank or just do one big batch at once?

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'06 Stone White, CRD Limited
CRD Frankenlift II, Rock Lizard Rear Bumper, Mann Provent, GDE FT-ECO Tune, "Euro Torque Converter, Transgo 545RFE-H2 Shift Kit, 245/75 MT/R's on Moabs, Full Mopar Skids, Front Tow Hooks, CAT 2 Fuel filter and bleeder valve mod, Fumoto valve, Wahlbro Lift Pump, Custom 2 1/2" Exhaust

Both actually. When I react, both pumps are on, circulating from one to the other. There is not enough room to settle the whole batch in one tank, so I drain from both and pump the contents of the large tank into the wash barrel (the 120 is turned over, so all the glycerol drains, unlike the 80 gallon). Then the 80 gallon gets pumped into the 120 and resettled. Once glycerol is drained, the remainder goes into the wash tank as well.

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'05 Liberty CRD B100, SEGR - SOLD

'01 Beetle TDi B100, EGR delete
'83 Mercedes 240D B100, no EGR

--- SEGR Builder ---

Sounds awesome! I have got to get something put together soon. I have 400 gallons of oil waiting to be converted and the cubbies just keep coming in .

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'06 Stone White, CRD Limited
CRD Frankenlift II, Rock Lizard Rear Bumper, Mann Provent, GDE FT-ECO Tune, "Euro Torque Converter, Transgo 545RFE-H2 Shift Kit, 245/75 MT/R's on Moabs, Full Mopar Skids, Front Tow Hooks, CAT 2 Fuel filter and bleeder valve mod, Fumoto valve, Wahlbro Lift Pump, Custom 2 1/2" Exhaust