Super Low Sulphur Diesel and Cat engines???

[doug_ngl]

Bruce,
Good point, and the concern I have that started this thread. It's
great that tests show you can run ULSD in a new engine for 100K+ miles
without ill effects, but what about my already 100K 3208NA that grew
up on good old higher sulphur #2. I don't doubt that the refiners will
add packages to their fuel to help us out, but what they add has to
still pass muster with the EPA when testing time rolls around. So they
are limited...to a degree. In our area, "thinning" winter fuel (ULSD
#2) has to be done with ULSD #1 (kerosene or jet fuel) or it will kick
the sulpher content out of range and get distributors in trouble. So
there are "eyes" that are watching this deal. From what I am being
told, ULSD is the only product available in Colorado, so remember that
when filling up here.
The ability to add over the counter addatives in our own tanks
seems to bypass any testing procedure (except for the "red" issue").
In my book, sending a few bucks for a high end addative that not only
adds lubricity, but also has a package that increases cetane, reduced
ash, helps keep injectors clean is a far better move than saving a few
busks, just adding ATF, and hoping it does the same thing. We are
talking about high end rigs, this is no time to pinch pennies.
On another note, being a "Newbie", this has ben a great exchange of
ideas. Alot more info and input has passed back and forth than I had
expected. Seems like a great group and makes me even more sure of my
decision to buy a Bluebird. Doug Engel, Gunnison, Co. '81 FC35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
wrote:
>
> Bruce: These retrofitted vehicles were probably all recent models. I
> doubt anything as antique as a 3208. The seals they are using in
thir
> pumps are not the same as in our old babies. Any experience thay had
do
> not relate to BB owners.
>
> Bruce
>