converting a dodge diesel truck to use bio diesel?

does any one know if it is posible to convert a dodge truck with a cummins diesel engine to run on bio diesel.if it can what changes needs to be done.

mike

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3 Responses to “converting a dodge diesel truck to use bio diesel?”

1. David B says:

   November 16, 2011 at 10:50 am

   Do you mean vegetable oil instead of bio? Because they’ll run on bio right now, no mods.

   Cummins approves them up to B5 but I know of many folks that run much higher concentrations and have no problems.

   You just have to be a little careful the first tank or so as biodiesel is a pretty good solvent and all the varnish and junk in your fuel system will be loosened and caught by the filter. People unaware of this are usually the ones who run biodiesel and give it a bad reputation.

   Biodiesel also contains more water so be sure to drain your water separator more often.
2. dodge man says:

   November 16, 2011 at 11:27 am

   they,ll actually run on it right now,im not all that familiar with all the facts on those but here’s a web site that has a lot of information on the dodge diesels engines,and i think it has some information on bio also,good luck ,,http://www. dieseltruckresource. com/
3. Biff says:

   November 16, 2011 at 12:16 pm

   The only thing you might need to do is change your fuel lines. Biodiesel will slowly eat away at rubber (or vinyl tubing you bought at the hardware store) lines and make them leak.