Fuel Recommendation Questions

[LBrown59]

Just a follow up to let ya 'll know how things turned out. Fueled up fresh today with the ps additive and cetane booster. Seems engine is staring better, and running smoother, clatter much reduced. Now I know my mind might deceive me looking for a preferred result, but I'm a pretty objective guy when it comes to that. I do think it did some good and what the heck if it didn 't. I'm just out a few bucks on the additive.
* At the mix ratio, the stuff will last me a very long time as I will never be a heavy fuel user.

*When I was living back in the dark age of using 5 gallon cans for fuel storage i mixed 3 ounces of PS to 5 gallon of fuel.


About 2 years ago when I built this Fuel Station I dumped half of a 32 ounce bottle of PS in the empty 30 gallon drum and filled it up. .


Last November I built this Fuel Station.
When the 55 drum becomes empty I dump a Quart bottle of PS in it and fill it with 55 gallon of fuel.

 

[LBrown59]

1*Good thought bpattie. I hadn 't thought of that.

1*More on that below.

2*My only recommendation in regards to diesel is to buy from a dealer/station that sells a lot of diesel. Fuel is typically in better shape, i.e. no water.

2*We have one bulk plant .
There are 3 trucking compaines with several trucks each Hauling 1 fuel from that plant to farmers contractors builders excavation companies home owners construction
compaines service stations. etc. for use in diesel engines and home furnaces and buildin heaters.
The chances of just one service station or truck stop selling more fuel per day than what this plant sells is slim to impossible.

 

[slickstuff]

Diesel fuel quality is a huge question throughout the United States. Every refinery has a different method on how they are producing ULSD. Then you have delivery questions, how are my jobbers tanks maintained? How are the station's tank maintained? What type of bio are they blending or are they blending any bio?

The best way today to maintain quality of your diesel fuel is to either purchase a premium diesel or to treat it yourself. There are many diesel fuel additives on the market. DieselPlace.com tested and ranked over 30 different additives and Schaeffer's Diesel Treat 2000 was one of the best based on performance and price.