Work UTV ... narrow down some choices please

[Bill Stecik]

I think it still might have lead as in 100LL avgas . I don’t profess to know for sure , but it works .

 

[timswi]

Algae in diesel, that's new to me. How long does that take for that to happen, must be longer then 4 months, that's the longest I've had diesel fuel on hand in a 6 gallon containers.
I get 18 gal. of fuel in 3 jugs at once when I diesel up, bring the jugs back home, then add a couple ounces of Power Service (PS) diesel additive to them, so far after 8 years, no algae, no jello and no problem starting my tractor and battery drill.

Heard about this more with heating oil tanks than diesel fuel supplies even though they are basically the same thing...Never had either but I don't store diesel. I only have 20 or 30 extra gallons laying around, not hundreds.

 

[Copperhead]

FPPF Killem is a great biocide product. Very reasonably priced and little goes a long way. I dose my tanks with the stuff a couple of times a year. Available at most major truck stops and commercial truck dealerships. The key to keeping condensation down is to keep tanks as full as possible during cold weather, be it gas or diesel. Especially since ATV/UTV/CUT tanks are vented and not closed, contained setups like automotive tanks.

 

[Oldpath05]

FPPF Killem, I guess I better add this to the additive list, just think last week I didn't have a care in the world about algae in diesel fuel, one more thing to be thankful for today.
And it's get's even better, last night on the news, didn't quite catch it all but someone is proposing a bill to add more ethanol to gasoline in Maine, and according to some small engine repair shops, that's a big mistake, alcohol is not good on internal engine parts, gaskets etc. The companies that make fuel additives probably think it's a great idea. Diesel or gas UTV's both now require fuel additives and some of that stuff is not cheap, electric UTV's are sounding better now.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Diesel or gas UTV's both now require fuel additives and some of that stuff is not cheap, electric UTV's are sounding better now.

"REQUIRED?" I add NOTHING to my diesel, my neighbors don't either, nor do my friends or family, so it's hardly "required"!

AND I, along with all of the above, have NO problems with algae or gelling.... and I've been running diesels since 1982, TROUBLE FREE...

NOW, alcohol in the gas, that's another story!!

SR

 

[ultrarunner]

I'm living through the gas with alcohol as a California resident and going the best I can...

What I don't know is just how ultralow sulfur Diesel affects equipment that is 30, 40 or 50 years old... read a lot saying the loss of lubricity is a problem for injector pumps with solutions from adding commercial additives to simply adding 2-cycle oil to the Diesel.

Really don't know what to do other than I am having Injector Pump problems with older equipment...

 

[timswi]

I'm living through the gas with alcohol as a California resident and going the best I can...

What I don't know is just how ultralow sulfur Diesel affects equipment that is 30, 40 or 50 years old... read a lot saying the loss of lubricity is a problem for injector pumps with solutions from adding commercial additives to simply adding 2-cycle oil to the Diesel.

Really don't know what to do other than I am having Injector Pump problems with older equipment...

Some people I know add a little ATF to the fuel for the benefit of the injector pump on older stuff...One dude couldn't get his early 90's Chevy diesel started no matter what, an old timer told him to do this and it fired up and ran perfectly after a few minutes. That was a year ago and it's still going strong. No personal experience though, just neighbors and such.

 

[LA Confederate]

The sulfur content in ULSD is 50 ppm whereas the old stuff was 500 ppm. The sulfur gives it the smell (ever notice diesel doesn't smell like it used to) but more importantly it is the main component of how slick it is. Older injection pumps which were mechanical were either lubricated by the fuel or by engine lube oil. The loss of lubricity causes faster wear on the pump gears.

Modern high pressure systems do not have this concern since they are typically self contained and/or have their own lubrication systems.

In my old Dodge I could and would add any manner of clean oil to the tank with zero problems. Motor oil, cooking oil, ATF, etc all burn fine. The main advantage of the ATF is all of the detergents and additives in it to keep the transmission clean and shifting.

 

[ultrarunner]

With all the choices in ATF it could be confusing... I have lots for old spec Ford and Dextron in the shop...

 

[Bill Stecik]

I use a little 2 stroke oil i all my diesel motors . The reason is that 2 stroke oil is made to burn.