Super Low Sulphur Diesel and Cat engines???

[Gregory OConnor]

Tom, I wonder if the Havoc some purport to exist by using ATF is the
impact on the sale of their additive. I use ATF 4 quarts per 100 gal
on every other tank on my dump truck Cummins N-14 330,000 miles. 1qt
every other tank in 97 Dodge Cummins 195,000 miles. It may well be
that I always used it and the seals never dried out to the point that
rewetting them would tear them up (as they unevenly swell back to
shape). I always also used ATF to clean the injectors by putting 30%
in the filter when changed.
I think the worse thing you can do to seals and bearings on an
older engine is to use a spray degreaser and pressure washer on the
surface. I bet the diesel thing will play out as problems develop and
I also think 'long term unused powerplants'( like RV engines) will
have unique problems. JeffM once pointed out that time is a factor in
product failure. With this new factor Time will tell.

Tom, why can't you simply add sulfur? I buy 'Corn flakes' because its
better for you than 'Frosted Flakes'. with two spoons of an additive
I get a healthy cereal and something good to eat while I read the
dietary label.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomoland

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
wrote:
>
> Rob good idea of putting the ATF in your diesel fuel. But be sure
to
> set aside some money for maintenance right after. You might want to
> go to the Chevron or other fuel producers site and read what you
can
> and cant do. ATF just plays havoc with some seals.
>
> PS: To save everyone some stress you might want to check the diesel
> stops and find out that they still all sell regular diesel
> fuel. http://www.flyingj.com/highway/locations/us-map.html
> For instance in Georgia: only one station today has ULSD but they
> all have low sulphur diesel which you have been burning for a long
> time. In Florida as of today no Flying J stations have ULSD but
all
> of them have low sulphur. Everyone does not expect a government
> mandate to go perfectly do you.Low sulphur diesel will be
> available for quite some time for older diesels.
>
>
> tom warner
> vernon center,ny
> 1985 Bluebird PT 40
>
> At 10:26 PM 10/26/2006, you 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >--
> >Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> >94 WLWB
>