Biodiesel in Santa Rosa

[nlpPati]

I am converting an old VW camper van with a diesel engine to run on biodiesel.

I am writing for advise regarding local availability of biodiesel fuel and the availability of this fuel source for traveling.
I understand that I can switch from biodiesel to regular diesel at any gas station that carries diesel fuel if I can't find a biodiesel pump. I am aware that there is a biodiesel pump somewhere in Sonoma County but I don't know exactly where it is. (I actually saw a biodiesel pump near Laytonville when I was traveling from there recently.)
I am considering an additional electric conversion at another time, but for now I am going ahead with the diesel engine first.

• How available are the biodiesel pumps?
• Where is the closest biodiesel pump to downtown Santa Rosa?
• How does the cost of biodiesel compare to regular fuel?
• Any advise or warnings before I begin this diesel conversion this week are greatly appreciated.

Please send replies to me directly at [email protected].
Thank you!!

Pati
[email protected]

:pengy::pengy::pengy:

[robbibaba]

You can buy 5 gallon carboys of Yokayo biodiesel from community market off of Mendocino Avenue near the JC. This has the advantage of being made from all recycled oil instead of virgin stock. Also Yokayo has a good reputation for quality. The downside is that you have to physically lift the carboys and pour it into your tank, which requires a certain amount of strenght and patience! This would be your closest source to downtown Santa Rosa.
You can also buy it at the Chevron station just east of Sebastopol on Hwy 12 and on Todd Road in south Santa Rosa from Royal Petroleum. Cost fluctuates a good deal, as does petro diesel. Expect to pay 40 to 80 cents a gallon extra.

As far as 'converting' goes--the only thing you should have to do is possibly replace a bit of fuel line and a few fuel filters. The biodiesel will start to clean out all the old diesel crud from your system and it will probably gum up your fuel filter(s) for a month or so.
Good luck!



I am converting an old VW camper van with a diesel engine to run on biodiesel.

I am writing for advise regarding local availability of biodiesel fuel and the availability of this fuel source for traveling.
I understand that I can switch from biodiesel to regular diesel at any gas station that carries diesel fuel if I can't find a biodiesel pump. I am aware that there is a biodiesel pump somewhere in Sonoma County but I don't know exactly where it is. (I actually saw a biodiesel pump near Laytonville when I was traveling from there recently.)
I am considering an additional electric conversion at another time, but for now I am going ahead with the diesel engine first.

• How available are the biodiesel pumps?
• Where is the closest biodiesel pump to downtown Santa Rosa?
• How does the cost of biodiesel compare to regular fuel?
• Any advise or warnings before I begin this diesel conversion this week are greatly appreciated.

Please send replies to me directly at [email protected].
Thank you!!

Pati
[email protected]

:pengy::pengy::pengy:

[sunflower]

You can buy 5 gallon carboys of Yokayo biodiesel from community market off of Mendocino Avenue near the JC. This has the advantage of being made from all recycled oil instead of virgin stock. Also Yokayo has a good reputation for quality. The downside is that you have to physically lift the carboys and pour it into your tank, which requires a certain amount of strenght and patience! This would be your closest source to downtown Santa Rosa.
You can also buy it at the Chevron station just east of Sebastopol on Hwy 12 and on Todd Road in south Santa Rosa from Royal Petroleum. Cost fluctuates a good deal, as does petro diesel. Expect to pay 40 to 80 cents a gallon extra.

As far as 'converting' goes--the only thing you should have to do is possibly replace a bit of fuel line and a few fuel filters. The biodiesel will start to clean out all the old diesel crud from your system and it will probably gum up your fuel filter(s) for a month or so.
Good luck!

You can find a map of biodiesel retailers plus lots of info on biodiesel on www.biodiesel.org.

[sonomatom]

You can find a map of biodiesel retailers plus lots of info on biodiesel on www.biodiesel.org (https://www.biodiesel.org).

They haven't updated the website to say that Redwood Oil in Sebastopol changed to B50 instead of B99 in an effort to compete with the manipulated gasoline price drop in Dec 2008.

Here's another source of all Sonoma County Biodiesel filling stations:
Biodiesel Links - Show Us Your Green (https://getgreen.ning.com/profiles/blogs/biodiesel-links)