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Re: ULSD Fuel
I am not about to blame ULSD for any problem with my truck, not that I have seen anything that I can relate to fuel. I've been using it for one full year in my personal vehicle. Winter mileage seemed to be about the same as when we had low sulfur fuel. This summer I am back to 18.5 mpg and I still have yet to see any leaking fuel lines, etc. Granted, local regions will vary with fuel quality and content, but I cannot say that we have seen all the horror stories that sprouted up over a year ago over ULSD. Reminds me of the days when leaded gasoline was replaced with unleaded. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
From a commercial or heavy industrial point, we have been using ULSD for about 1-1/2 years on over 300 pieces of diesel equipment without any fuel related issues. Our environmental manager is happy because the MDEQ is happy in that they did not measure any measurable amounts of SO2 in our air last year during an environmental audit and compared it to the same audit from 5 years ago. ULSD is making a difference, after all, it's about cleaner air. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
Last summer we ran a B20 bio-diesel blend with #2 ULSD as the base fuel. By the time winter got here, we were on straight #2 ULSD. In April we increased our bio-diesel blend to B50 with #2 ULSD. This is all from federal mandates to clean up our air from diesel engine emissions. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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'00 F250 XLT 4x4 (born on 6/00), manual tranny & hubs, SPA Techniques EGT/Boost Gauge, Homemade HX Crossover Mod & Return Fuel Regulator, Toro Liner, 203* T-stat and Coolant Filter, LUK Clutch, flywheel & pressure plate, Amsoil Dual Bypass Filter
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