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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Started running B20 fuel

Well, I stopped at a Shell station around Nashville and picked up a tank full of B20 bio fuel(I was hovering around 1/4 mark). I hauled my 13-14,000# load home(60 miles) and really felt no big difference in how the ol' girl pulled or anything. I had her warming up this morning while I changed out my trailer ball and noticed that the exhaust smells different than regular old diesel. I got 23 gallons so I am gonna watch how it does as far as mpg. I guess Dodge will be happy to hear this.....just a reason to stamped DENIED!!!!! on any warranty claims I may have!!
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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guess what? your warranty is still good, as long as you buy bio at a station your ok[keep the receipts though].
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Not quite, DC can deny warranty if you exceed B5.
Good news is that if you use BD you're much less likely to need the warranty anyways.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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I have just about given up on the warranty I have anyhow. I still have 10,000 miles or so left. I have a leaky oil pan and axle seal on the left rear, but I just hate to take it and let some hack(possible hack) work on it. I have a $200 deduct so I thought I could just buy the gaskets, seals myself and then spend a saturday doing the axle seal and oil pan gasket. That would make me feel better about the mechanic working on my truck anyhow. Save the warranty for anything major.

I have heard the soy has good lubrication properties anyhow so I thought that would help the ol' VP44 problem at least. Still, it smells funny out the exhaust, not that normal diesel smell I'm used to.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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ahhh, don't ya just love the smell of deep fryer in the morning?
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