Yup, there it is. And here is the link: http://www.flyingj.com/fuel/diesel_CF.cfm?state=IN.

Okay, thanks for clearing that up guys. The 6% tax would equal the price difference I was seeing.

__________________
'95 E300D ("Tank") - 231,000 miles
'79 240D ("Biscuit") - 197,250 miles (Sold)
'83 240D ("Ding-Ding") - 217,000 miles (Death by deer)
______________________________________

"Back off, man. I’m a scientist” ~ Peter Venkman

The flying J fuel is NOT red, it is the same fuel. Differant way of collecting the tax

__________________
83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

The following comment is posted in the absence of any actual knowledge about the subject. I think that in many states there are two state taxes on motor fuel - a highway use tax and the state sales tax applied to any product. All vehicles pay the highway use tax, along with the Federal highway use tax. Commercial vehicles are exempt from the sales tax, because it is a business expense.

I don't know if all diesel is winterized or not but...
Trucks have Water seperators and fuel preheaters in them. They also have power to various systems while they are at rest to keep fuel from gelling.

I know on my car, I also have a fuel preheater but only runs when the car is running, As far as the water, i'm pretty sure it is designed to accumulate in the filter, another reason to change the filter.

__________________
1999 E300 Turbodiesel
179,000 Miles

Sounds logical. I just have no knowledge of how the big rigs are set up. Thanks

__________________
'95 E300D ("Tank") - 231,000 miles
'79 240D ("Biscuit") - 197,250 miles (Sold)
'83 240D ("Ding-Ding") - 217,000 miles (Death by deer)
______________________________________

"Back off, man. I’m a scientist” ~ Peter Venkman

Most of us that do cold weather driving have fuel heaters that use the fuel burned in a chamber and a pump from the batteries do heat the fuel and keep it flowing. This was one reason for idling the engines all the time! The fuel heater looks like a little thermos bottle with a glow bar coil in it surrounding a fuel tube. A small pump recirculates the fuel and pumps the cat burner full of fuel at the same time. A 12 volt fan keeps fresh air coming into the cat! Expensive but effective!

Many trucks and buses have heated filters, I run a Racor 1000 system for example. However, this is for heating the fuel going through the filter, to prevent the filter from fouling from paraffin (sp?) when the fuel is below the wax-point. Gelling is another matter. The fuel in the tank is not heated, nor from the tank through the lift pump and to the filter normally.

Ask a truck driver, they would never fill up with non-winterized (#2 diesel) in the winter. It isn't even available. #1 diesel is cut with kerosene and winterized, and all that is available at truck stops. Petro and Flying J have pretty good information on their websites and will probably help answering some of these questions, and they even post when they're switching to winter diesel.

__________________

Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

If he would have said that "all truck drivers would never fill up with non-winterized diesel in the winter", I would agree. However, perhaps only in the border states (temperature wise), #2 diesel may be thinned with kerosene or other anti-gel additives. However, his basic statement is correct. Just look at a big rig and look at those big tanks sitting low and subject to the cold wind while going highway speeds. As babymog indirectly said, untreated fuel would never get out of the tank(s) to the filter. Also, trucks are sometimes left at idle so that the excess warm fuel returned to the tank(s) helps to warm up the rest of the fuel in the tank. I should add that these general comments refer to the "lower 48 states". Have a nice warm day.

__________________
Paul 1987 300 SDL; 2000 ML; '69 MGB; '68 VW Fastback

I know you guys don't believe what I said in previous post about this ignorant way we collect fuel tax and state sales tax on commercial units using fuel. So this is from the Governor.

THE RULES OF RURAL INDIANA ARE AS FOLLOWS:



Listen up City Slickers !



1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.

2. Turn your cap right, your head isn't crooked.

3. Let's get this straight; it's called a "dirt road." I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to! get dus t on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.

4. They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell funny to you. But they smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? Rt. 70 goes east and west, I-65 goes north and south. Pick one.

5. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $150,000 combines and hay balers that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

6. So every person in southern Indiana waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.

7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.

8. Yeah, we eat taters & gravy, beans & cornbread. You really want sushi & caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.

9. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.

10. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.

11. No, there's no "vegetarian special" on the menu. Order steak. Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey.

12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup. Oh, yeah.... We don't care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI!!

13. You bring "coke" into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice.

14. You bring "Mary Jane" into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.

15. College and High School Football is as important here as the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.

16. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards -- it spooks the fish.

17. Colleges? We have them all over. We have State Universities, Community Colleges, and Vo-techs. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at everybody when they come for the holidays.

18. We have a whole ton of folks in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. So don't mess with us. If you do, you will get whipped by the best.

19. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump crap ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers. Refer back to #1.

20. 4 inches isn't a blizzard - it's a flurry. Drive like you got some sense in it, and DON'T take all our bread, milk, and bleach from the grocery stores. This ain't Alaska, worst case you may have to live a whole day without croissants. The pickups with snow blades will have you out the next day.

__________________
Junqueyardjim
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!