Super Low Sulphur Diesel and Cat engines???

[Rob Robinson]

I hear ya Doug. I always fill up at Flying J and when I checked their site
last there was only about three dozen stations that had ULSD. That will all
change pretty quick I think so I'm going to stock up on some ATF this week.

On 26/10/06, Doug Engel wrote:
>
> Rob, Thanks for the input. The ATF will help with lubricity, but I don't
> know that it alone will compensate for the new diesel formula. If that's
> your plan, put it in now, becasue you're already running ULSD, it was a
> federally mandated change that took effect August 1st.
> Doug
>
> Rob Robinson > wrote:
> When I start to use that Ultra Low Sulphur I'm throwing in ATF with each
> fillup. I think someone said that two quarts per 300 gallons of fuel
> should
> do it.
>
> On 26/10/06, doug_ngl > wrote:
> >
> > Howdy again, Thanks for the help with my locked safe issue. Now I know
> > you just stand back and throw 450.00 at it and it will open.
> > Now on to my next question/topic. I own and operate a gas
> > station/tire store in Gunnison Colorado and have been talking to
> > various fuel suppliers and addative distributors about ultra low
> > sulphur diesel and winterizing this fuel. Most are saying that due to
> > the differences in the chemical makeup, getting this fuel to reach a
> > CFPP lower than -25 to -30F is going to be a problem (at lesat in
> > Gunnison it will be). Availibility of #1 diesel to thin it is supposed
> > to be a problem this winter as well, not to mention that this approach
> > apparently no longer has the same favorable effect that it used to.
> > So today while talking to a new rep, he mentioned the low lubricity
> > of the ULSD and the problems older diesel engines, Cats were noted,
> > have running this stuff. He noted injector pump failure specifically.
> > Anyone have any input or experience they can share? Thanks gang, Doug
> > Engel in Gunnison, Co. '81 FC35SB
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
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Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
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