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i have ran howes for the last 2 years, mainly for the anti gelling at first, I stopped for a month last summer, lost an injector....coincidence??????? Anyway, I run it all year long, I tend to run it to the winter mix year round. I also drive 125-150k miles a year in it.. No problems out of it. I have ran other stuff, but due to the lower cost of howes, when compared to the cost of others, I will continue to use Howes. It is sold at alot of Flying J truck stops, so you may want to check one of those out.
Seems to me the PSD's with mechanical fuel systems dont like ULSD. Life span of a pump is short now. All have been weep hole leaks. I think its from the fuel.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MADVAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Seems to me the PSD's with mechanical fuel systems dont like ULSD. Life span of a pump is short now. All have been weep hole leaks. I think its from the fuel.
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I think the Feds should pay to have all our trucks converted to the new 6.4L engine! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
i concur
im not sure if the fuel has done anything to my truck yet but it definetely does have a less diesely smell more like burnt kerosene or something
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I was told by a cummins tech rep to add a quart of brake fluid to my tank with fill ups to lubricat the fuel system. It seems to work quite well. KDB
I DON'T think you want to do that!!! Brake fluid is a type of glycol, and it sucks water out of the atmosphere like a sponge. Water is what you're trying to keep out of your fuel.
i have been adding any ATF or motor oil i hve laying arround
has anyone noticed a couple of months after this ULSD crap came out the price started to go up..... now diesel fuel has been as much as $1 more than PREMIUM!!!
not to mention a diesel engine running properly has far less emissions than a gasoline engine
i really think our government has their heads up their arse!
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I DON'T think you want to do that!!! Brake fluid is a type of glycol, and it sucks water out of the atmosphere like a sponge. Water is what you're trying to keep out of your fuel.
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