Just got this in the monthly Biodiesel Bulletin........
Dodge Ram Leads the Way in Promoting Use of Biodiesel
The Cardinals may have won the World Series, but the Rams are also generating attention in St. Louis – the Dodge Rams, that is.
Representatives from DaimlerChrysler hit the streets of St. Louis last month in the new 2007 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Diesel Pickup to make an announcement. Chrysler Group will fuel every 2007 Dodge Ram diesel coming off the assembly line at the company’s Fenton, Mo., north plant with B5, a diesel blend containing 5 percent biodiesel made from soybeans grown in the U.S.
The Dodge Ram’s B5 factory fueling builds on a similar program implemented first with the company’s Jeep® Liberty CRD and continued with the recently announced 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD. The company has also approved the use of B20 in the Ram for fleet use.
The Dodge Ram Heavy Duty 2500/3500 series diesel pickup trucks are powered by the 5.9-liter Cummins turbo-diesel engine. Beginning in January 2007, the vehicles will be built with the new Cummins 6.7-liter turbo-diesel engine and will meet all Federal and state environmental standards.
Posted 2006-11-03 7:44 AM (#51046 - in reply to #51037) Subject: RE: Biodiesel
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The downside to bio fuels is condensation. According to my source, there is no way to prevent the bulid up of mositure with bio fuels so using them in the winter ( in the colder climates) is a bad idea. Some fuels have a greater percentage of soybean oil than others- the more soy oil, the more moisture.
Posted 2006-11-03 3:06 PM (#51070 - in reply to #51037) Subject: RE: Biodiesel
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Thanks, Farmbabe!
I'm still "researching" this option: my truck is a '98, so will require some "minor modifications" to convert to Biodiesel. I just thought that it was interesting that they're fueling these trucks with Bio from the plant and wanted to pass it on.
As they say, "The jury's still out" on it for me....
Posted 2006-11-03 3:12 PM (#51071 - in reply to #51046) Subject: RE: Biodiesel
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Originally written by farmbabe on 2006-11-03 7:44 AM
The downside to bio fuels is condensation. According to my source, there is no way to prevent the bulid up of mositure with bio fuels so using them in the winter ( in the colder climates) is a bad idea. Some fuels have a greater percentage of soybean oil than others- the more soy oil, the more moisture.
Condensate from dissolved moisture that WAS in the root stock (soy) oil ?
Transesterification (bio-D production) is affected by dissolved H2O how ?
I thought water was "dropped out" in the settling process.
Around here the air is very dry in the winter, I would expect it to just about "suck out" moisture in fuel.
Posted 2006-11-04 1:03 PM (#51106 - in reply to #51037) Subject: RE: Biodiesel
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I'd like to use biodiesel in my truck (03 Dodge 2500)I use it in my tractor (John Deere 970) and haven't noticed any difference. MFA sells only biodiesel in the dyed off-road stuff. But, I haven't found it anywhere in Missouri for on-road use.
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