bugstruck
Platinum Member
Gary, I agree with you on not cutting already blended or reformulated fuels with anything if they are doing the job. You are certainly correct that at some point you could over dilute the diesel and create a problem for your equipment by cutting winter and perhaps even summer blend. I think your advice there is prudent.
If I may digress and perhaps be wrong /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.....If you think about how industry and business work.... One or a few leaders in any sector make improvements and the smaller less well capitalized businesses take allot longer to implement the changes and follow the leaders. Part of it is, as you know, they have to wait for the cost of the change to come within their means which usually occurs over time. So if a large fuel supplier in Maryland can't figure it (blending) out until around 1994 or 95, the small to mid size fuel supplier in remote parts of Maine is likely to be some years behind. They may require additional or separate fuel storage tanks etc.. I don't know their requirements, except that nearly any change in business involves serious $$. My point is that, yes, the guys in Maine recommending the kero cut may be giving out old information (wrong), or they may just be smarter about their fuels than we know. I know it's 2005 but I wouldn't bet my life that all of the diesel in America is winter blended, unless the State or Feds mandated it somewhere. Admittedly, one would think any lag on blending in more remote areas has passed by now. In that instance your recommendation for no additional kerosene is again, right on the mark. The science says the antigels are good (lubricants etc.) , even though I'm suspicious of the base product in at least some of them.
If I'm cutting fuel (no current need), it's still kerosene for now. Have you seen what the antigels do to paint? Not exactly what I want running thru my fuel line components, even diluted. My concern is fuel lines and seals.
I'm rather sure that diesel engine operators have been cutting diesel for over half a century with kero with little or no known adverse effects. More than a few still give the winter blend a drink of kero too, even if they shouldn't. I'm not hearing of failures realted to that though.
Someone just has to convince me that the antigels are that improved. They may actually be. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I bet Mad is right. All this has problably been poured over before and if I followup on this I may just move over to the Fuels and Lubricants forum. I've certainly cascaded in that direction.
Good comments guys!
If I may digress and perhaps be wrong /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.....If you think about how industry and business work.... One or a few leaders in any sector make improvements and the smaller less well capitalized businesses take allot longer to implement the changes and follow the leaders. Part of it is, as you know, they have to wait for the cost of the change to come within their means which usually occurs over time. So if a large fuel supplier in Maryland can't figure it (blending) out until around 1994 or 95, the small to mid size fuel supplier in remote parts of Maine is likely to be some years behind. They may require additional or separate fuel storage tanks etc.. I don't know their requirements, except that nearly any change in business involves serious $$. My point is that, yes, the guys in Maine recommending the kero cut may be giving out old information (wrong), or they may just be smarter about their fuels than we know. I know it's 2005 but I wouldn't bet my life that all of the diesel in America is winter blended, unless the State or Feds mandated it somewhere. Admittedly, one would think any lag on blending in more remote areas has passed by now. In that instance your recommendation for no additional kerosene is again, right on the mark. The science says the antigels are good (lubricants etc.) , even though I'm suspicious of the base product in at least some of them.
If I'm cutting fuel (no current need), it's still kerosene for now. Have you seen what the antigels do to paint? Not exactly what I want running thru my fuel line components, even diluted. My concern is fuel lines and seals.
I'm rather sure that diesel engine operators have been cutting diesel for over half a century with kero with little or no known adverse effects. More than a few still give the winter blend a drink of kero too, even if they shouldn't. I'm not hearing of failures realted to that though.
Someone just has to convince me that the antigels are that improved. They may actually be. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I bet Mad is right. All this has problably been poured over before and if I followup on this I may just move over to the Fuels and Lubricants forum. I've certainly cascaded in that direction.
Good comments guys!
