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Old 11-22-2012, 02:59 PM   #8
bfloyd4445
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Originally Posted by Larry M View Post
A good point but you don't have many options in the area. The entire country uses it including all the local boats and trucks. It's a government mandate so hopefully there are some QC/QA during the blending. The only down side (and I can't substantiate it), is storage can be an issue. You need to treat for water. We have less than 50 gallons on board and will be adding 600+ gallons of regular diesel before we leave Trinidad (non bio). I'll report next month if we have any issues.
bio diesel provides better lubricity than straight d fuel and thats why in the US all d I believe is now 5% or more bio. The new diesel engines dont like diesel fuel without additives to increase lubricity but the old style power systems like most of our boats have can handle it without problems but the 5% bio does help to prevent engine valve train wear
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