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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
Well, heh. I hate to say I told you so - but I did. According to this technical sheet - 30% blending ratio of gasoline to diesel fuel.
I don't know that this is from the Mercedes-Benz Owners Manual for their diesels - but the fact is I was right about the gasoline blending after all.
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Yes, it is from the owners manual of an early '80s diesel.
It's not as simple as adding 30% gasoline to diesel fuel, and everthing will be peachy.
If one bothered to read it, it states that low ocatne gasoline or kerosene may be used up to a 30% ratio at temps below -15 degrees Celcius. Obviously kerosene is better, because it has more lubricity than gasoline.
The only reason this should be done is to prevent fuel gelling.
Obviously, this is an extreme measure for extreme weather conditions, and does not do the injector pump or engine any good. Better to avoid doing this unless you absolutly have to. I don't want the diesel newbies to think that they should add gasoline to diesel during the winter as a standard operating procedure.
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