General DieselDiscussion about diesels in general. All brands are welcome, please refrain from brand wars. Discussions about types of diesel fuel also go here.
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.
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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2000 Ford F250 7.3l diesel of course with 137,086 original miles, new waterpump, AEM intake, ATS Turbo Housing, TS Performance 6 pos chip, guages (exhaust temp, boost, onboard air gauge), 4 inch MBRP exhaust to the turbo, CB Radio always on ch. 14, 60 gal. Aux. Tank/tool box in bed, Rotella Oil 15w40 soon to have HPOX on there, Train Horn hehe, Viair Onboard air (150psi),Pioneer head unit, some kind a drop in bedliner, 32in Nitto tires, and cant forget the pintle hitch
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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2001 F-350 7.3L 4X4(ESOF) CC LWB 4R100 4X4, WIX 46637 open element air filter, Wicked Wheel, walker BTM, 203* Tstat, IC tube foil removed, coolant filter, AIH removed, 08 aluminum finned rear end cover, DP tuner 80econ 140smoke high idle,Phantom gauges, ATS transmission,ATS deep trans pan, 5 star torque converter, V10 trans cooler, 4" MRBP SS downpipe, twin 4" stacks
1989 F-250 6.9L IDI E4OD 500,000+ miles(sold)
1982 VW rabbit 1.6L diesel
2007 Arctic cat 700 diesel ATV
1975 W900 Kenworth 500 Cummins
1997 Ford school bus 5.9 cummins
Stripping sulfur out of the fuel is, unfortunately, expensive. It's not the availability of ULSD that annoys me, so much as being FORCED to use it. Even in older vehicles, where we were supposed to have a choice, I can't find a gas station or truck stop that sells regular low-sulfur diesel anymore. It's ULSD only, everywhere.
So with this ULSD now in use for years now, and my 2000 E350 7.3 now over 155K on mileage. The question would be "Would it be good to get a spare fuel pump because the stock is about to go South?"
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Winter is here again, and yes I mean WINTER.. the temps are likely to reach -25F and then there is the snow and the dark.
2000 E350 7.3PSD, Hellwig Stablizer bar,140 Lightforce with covers, 55Watt High/Lows HID's , extras in the bumper. 4"Aero Turbin and 4" all the way back. 1705 program, Scangauge II,265/75/16E Toyo Open Country, My Photos http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showgall...&stype=&ppuser=
"FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION"
IT IS MINE ALL MINE.....(The Van that is, it has been Released by Lenholder)
I thought Alaska received an exemption from the ULSD requirement until 2010?
There might be ,, but the only really refinery here in the state spent millions to up grade to the ulsd and boy do we know it at the pump..
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Winter is here again, and yes I mean WINTER.. the temps are likely to reach -25F and then there is the snow and the dark.
2000 E350 7.3PSD, Hellwig Stablizer bar,140 Lightforce with covers, 55Watt High/Lows HID's , extras in the bumper. 4"Aero Turbin and 4" all the way back. 1705 program, Scangauge II,265/75/16E Toyo Open Country, My Photos http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showgall...&stype=&ppuser=
"FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION"
IT IS MINE ALL MINE.....(The Van that is, it has been Released by Lenholder)
I use Castrol supper + power service diesel kleen Diesel Kleen +Cetane Boost oil. As these oils under stands liquid engineering as well as its not getting colder in winter.
1986 Isuzu P'up, 177,673.8 miles.
- Hella headlights (highly recommended)
- DOT C-2 back end (also recommended)
- R-12 air conditioner converted to R-406a. Saved ozone and money
- 4.1:1 final drive converted to 3.4:1. Quieter, better mileage but it's a good thing I live in the flat Midwest.
- 9/22/2007, age 21: Still running well when reluctantly sent away for reincarnation, due to body & frame rust.
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Ford F250 7.3l diesel of course with 137,086 original miles, new waterpump, AEM intake, ATS Turbo Housing, TS Performance 6 pos chip, guages (exhaust temp, boost, onboard air gauge), 4 inch MBRP exhaust to the turbo, CB Radio always on ch. 14, 60 gal. Aux. Tank/tool box in bed, Rotella Oil 15w40 soon to have HPOX on there, Train Horn hehe, Viair Onboard air (150psi),Pioneer head unit, some kind a drop in bedliner, 32in Nitto tires, and cant forget the pintle hitch
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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