Today while awaiting the arrival of my new air-cooled Diesel project engine, I thought it might be nice to start the thing off on the right foot and not only break it in on BD but for the life of the engine, use nothing else but BD in it.
I went to the local volume plus but not seeing any pump marked Biodiesel, I went to a couple more places before thinking that maybe the engine would have to have some dino diesel in it after all. I went to the cheapest local servo and immediately saw something suspicious when an amount of fuel ran out of the pump nozzle onto the top of the tin I was about to fill up.
It was obviously very yellow and smelt a lot more like a combination of fish oil and turps than the distinctive Diesel odor I was expecting.
When I went in to pay for the stuff and asked the likely looking gentleman behind the counter if their diesel fuel was Bio diesel, after a long pause and a blank stare I was told in the best Indian accent minimum wage rates can command, “Of course you are having to be buying the Diesel just like the petrol and anything else you are to be wanting to be having from this place. What would make you to be thinking that giving it away for nothing we could do?”
After I worked out what the man was trying to say, I blinked twice to try to remove the blank expression I was now sure was own my own face and simply handed over the bucks and left without bothering to even consider explaining the question I was seeking clarification on.
So to my learned cyber bio buddies, is this stuff a bio blend?
I’m sure it is but I was expecting it to be labeled as Bio diesel on the Pump which it was definately not.
Is bio usually labeled as what it is or is it normally just sold as regular Dino Diesel and you have to ask to know what you are actually getting? Does anyone know if all the VP Servos sell a bio blend or is it marked as such if it is?
I am now looking forward to seeing a friend of mine on Saturday night. I have been extolling the virtues of Bio Diesel to him for a while but after having him on the ropes and nearly convinceing him, he decided he wouldn't use it in his new Turbo Diesel Patrol because the dealership he works for told him it would void the cars 5 yr warranty. I know he fills up at the servo I got this fuel from today so I can't wait to tell him just what he has been running his new pride and joy on for the last 6 months.
Then again, maybe I shouldn't say a thing just yet....
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