phidauex |
11-18-2005 02:27 PM |
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Originally Posted by dabenz
phidauex: didn't mean to sound snippy - my computer skills aren't good enough to figure out those "smilies" - I remember when the manual hand-crank cash registers were NOT unusual. On a more serious note, people die up here because of vehicle problems or going out when they shouldn't. It's a low population region, so you have to depend on yourself - and that may be a strange thought these days in other parts of the country.
#1 is fine with lubricants. #2 is fine with lubricants. It's the sulphur that provided the lubrication, but those high sulphur days went away decades ago. Kerosine is scarce and expensive up here because we use #1 wherever kerosine is specified.
Up here, the trucks that run #2 or a #1/#2 blend in winter have a heated garage, tank heaters, and a heated water separator to go along with their high-return fuel systems. Our benz's have a low-return fuel system, so the fuel lines can and will gell just as fast as the filter. A moot point for daBenz, of course, as it's tucked away for the winter "smilie - aarrrgh!".
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No offense taken. :) The self sufficiency point is important.. Working in the mountains in colorado I was surprised by the number of people who didn't realize that their cell phones wouldn't work while up there! People have died there because they thought that if they got in trouble they'd just call 911, not realizing that the nearest cell phone tower is over 100 miles away! You have to be very prepared. Same is true in the open north country, you might be hundreds of miles from help, and you have to be prepared to take care of yourself.
Lubrication is key too, no matter what fuel you are using, if you are blending #1, you need to replace that lubrication. Incidentally, 2% biodiesel adds back all the lubrication lost in the transition to low-sulfur diesel. Most anti-gel additives also add a lot of lubrication of their own.
I'd say 30% #1, 70% #2, with a serious anti-gel additive like Arctic Express, and you'll be good to go for some incredibly cold weather. But carry that Diesel 911 all the same. :)
peace,
sam
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