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Donald Lehman · Dec 30, 2017

Local diesel fuel dealer who has a reputation for selling trouble free winter fuel, messed up. He changed suppliers and everybody, truckers, farmers loggers, all had problems the other day. Bet he won't do that again. Went through 3 fuel filters in two days on the dump truck. Added kerosene to all of the tractors and the truck yesterday. The truck puked and gagged for three miles or so this morning and then the thinner fuel worked it's way into the system and all seems to be well.

jeffcat · Dec 30, 2017

Was it summer fuel or did it have a lot of paraphin in it.? Boy there is nothing like playing in cold weather with fuel problems.

Bruce from Can. · Dec 30, 2017

Over the years I have seen the same thing happen . Every one is going along happy , then new fuel comes, and all of the retail delivery companies draw out of the same huge tank, and every one is having gelled fuel. My thinking it is and always had been more about the refining than any thing else.

Donald Lehman · Dec 30, 2017

The stuff looked like a lot of paraphin in it.

grizz02 · Dec 30, 2017

Drove fuel tanker for 5years as far as summer or winter blend it is all ulsd the dye for off road or the additives for winter blend are all added at the rack at the time the driver is loading the truck more then likely he made a mistake on the computer screen when he made the fuel selection. doesn't help the problem when its -30 though damage is done

jeffcat · Dec 30, 2017

Then wouldn't that be summer leftover? Or is it just really cheap garbage? Just thinking, I remember that the fuel used for steam plants was that thicker stuff because of higher btu output. I know the real old school stuff like steam engines would run on bunker 4. Looked like road tar. Had to be heated before it would flow but it had a huge amount of btu output. They would just put fuel oil in the tender because it was a lot easier to use. There are additives that will take care of your problem aren't there? Diesel in the summer is a whole different story than winter time operation. What in the world do those ice road truckers use?

hd6gtom · Dec 30, 2017

Local fuel dealer mixes the fuel as he fills his truck--Unless you are buying semi loads of fuel, then it is blended at the pipeline terminal. That was the way it was when I owned my fuel business.

504 · Dec 30, 2017

Just add 10% gas and drive it.

guido · Dec 30, 2017

Hello grizz02,

Exactly! Not many gas stations would be in business for long with the wrong product for the area that is sold at. No chemistry changes needed, pump product should do the job 99% of the time. Extreme weather is another story,

Guido.

gab · Dec 30, 2017

About 1980 my brother bought a new car, filled it with gas at the first station about a mile from the dealer, engine locked up about five miles later along with everybody else that bought gas there. The fuel tanker hauled some kind of liquid fertilizer and didn't get it flushed out good enough. Kept the wreckers busy for a couple of days hauling dead cars, engines looked like they were coated with some kind of black ceramic, pistons and valves stuck solid.

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