On Dec 13, 2006, at 7:32 PM, ed@vetteracing.com wrote:
No additives. I could pump the aux tank into the main tank, but like
you, I don't use this truck that often..........
Ed
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Tone [mailto:gmc6power@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 03:21 PM
> To: ed@vetteracing.com, 'Land-Speed List'
> Subject: Re: Lo Sulpher Diesel Fuel
>
> Did you put in an additive when you stored it? Is the tank full
> tothe top? Air is the enemy. I use my truck about once a month and
> so farno trouble.
>
>> Does the new lo-sulpher blend have a "shelf-life" or period
>> oftimethat left in my truck unused (I have an Aux. tank) it will
>> starttodegrade?
>> Ed
I haven't worried about "shelf life" of diesel before now -- and am
interested, I guess, in seeing if there's any need to do so with the
newest fuels. Our old semi tractor, for instance, has fuel in the
tanks that's a couple of years old. We don't run the truck other
than for "exercise" -- a few miles every four or six months. It
starts and runs just dandy with the old stuff in it. Until the
question was raised I wouldn't have given degradation any further
thought.
Since diesel doesn't have much in the way of volatile components (vs.
gasoline) that'd evaporate -- making ignition more difficult, maybe
-- I'd guess that it'll stay good for quite a while, whether the new
ultra-low sulphur or not. Gasoline -- yes, we know that gets old,
even with Sta-Bil, but I don't think so for diesel.
Maybe Sparky can add some information to this question. I wonder if
Rick gold (ERC) has anything to add? Whatever, the fuel in my pickup
and my road trucks seldom lasts more than a few days, so the question
is of intellectual interest only to me.
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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