The government doesn't worry about the sulfur content of diesel fuel any longer
because the army had done a study of the switch in europe. they switched about 3
years before the u.s... the army study concluded that using low sulfur diesel
fuel for long periods of time caused "catastrophic failure of the vehicle using
the fuel". so congress quick to fix problems they cause voted an exemption for
the military and all emergency service vehicles 2 months after ramming poor
quality low sulfur diesel fuel down our throats.
using a good fuel treatment such as stanodyne's performance formula will help
with most of the problems.
jonathon wrote:
> >I'd agree with Joe, having the injection pump re-calibrated often makes a
> >huge difference. Although the insides are artworks of the finest precision
> >engineering they do wear, well, settle in really over many thousands of
> >miles and with settings of sub-thou orders this can often mean full power
> >demand actually results in something less than the engine can handle in
> >fuel.
>
> There's also the sulfur issue. Here in the US of A when they waived the
> magic wand and cut the sulfer to a third of what it was (or whatever the cut
> was, don't remember for sure) many older engines started having problems.
> According to the pump shop the O rings, which take a set over time, would
> still seal just fine but the lower sulfur fuel causes them to shrink ever so
> slightly and if they were right at the edge then they would start leaking.
> They had a rush of work right after the low sulfur fuel came on the scene.
> Now, here in the US of A, our fearful leader is now waiving his arms again
> and calling for the sulfur to be cut 97% from what it is now. I have not
> talked to the pump shop lately but I wonder what effect this will have on
> things? So, in a round about way, what I'm saying is, it's not a bad idea
> to have an old pump looked over anyway. The bench fee for testing it is not
> that much and it may save you much more down the road.
>
> je
>
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