If it is Jet fuel, can we convince DOT? They are really pills around here
and this caused the farmers problems as if they had a large fuel tank you
had to have a separate bulk tank for your diesel pickup. If you are
caught, bad news at black rock. However should the government be any
different?
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> From: James Shanks <n1vbn@bit-net.com>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
> Subject: Re: [MV] "Red" Diesel, Howard?
> Date: Friday, August 18, 2000 4:40 PM
>
> The color Red was added to non-highway #2 fuels when the EPA mandated
> reduced sulfur in Diesel Fuel If I remember right in late 92 early 93. I
was
> driving an 18 over the road at the time and on one trip counted over 400
> trucks broke down by the side of the road on I-80 when westbound!! The
new
> fuel didn't have any pour protection at all and I thanked my lucky stars
my
> truck had a ArticFox fuel heater in the right side tank. Prior to the low
> sulfur fuel going into service Diesel was either Red, Green or Bluish
> depending on the brand. The Feds mandated all off road Diesel had to be
dyed
> Red for easy ID at DOT checks. So called Red fuel nowadays is also the
same
> stuff you have in your fuel tank at home if you heat with oil, also dyed
> RED, and it's essentially the old Diesel fuel for highway use and is
still
> has all the sulfur it ever did.
> Lets see now, Railroad, construction, Military, stationary Diesel
power
> plants still use the "old" fuel. By the way Gents when I last talked with
> active duty U.S. ARMY troops they told me the military eliminated Diesel
> fuel in favor of JP-8 which is dyed RED also and the big advantage with
it
> is it will pour out of todays plastic Gerry cans at 40 below F. with no
> problem or additives. AKA no more (theoretically) gelled fuel filters or
> lines/tanks.
>
> As Joe Young pointed out you can run it on the road UNTILL YOU GET
> CAUGHT!!! Believe me, you dodn't want to know what the costs are when
that
> happens. Stay with road fuel as it is called by truckers "DOT ANTIFREEZE"
> (it's got a shade of light green in it hence the name).
>
>
> Note: After the horrendous breakdowns experienced with the
introduction
> of low sulfur Diesel fuel they reformulated it to flow better in cold
> weather and I haven't had any problems with it in my truck without a fuel
> heater.
>
> My apologies at being long winded on the keyboard.
>
>
> James Shanks
> The Line Below is my Ham Radio Callsign
> n1vbn@bit-net.com
> The line below is my Ham Radio Packet Address
> N1VBN @ WB1DSW.NH.USA.NOAM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ken uhrick <kuhrick@home.com>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
> Date: Friday, August 18, 2000 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] "Red" Diesel, Howard?
>
>
> >At 03:49 PM 8/18/00 -0400, MVTrucker@aol.com wrote:
> >>TJ,
> >> >>"Red" diesel fuel found in vehicles offered for sale at DRMO's
> >> across America!<<
> >>This is true! I've found the red untaxed fuel in several trucks that I
> >>purchased from DRMO. It would be okay except, if I sold a truck
> >>with the red fuel in it and the buyer happened to hit a roadside
> >>DOT diesel check, hair would fly. I drain, flush the tanks and put
> >>taxed fuel in.
> >>MV Trucker
> >>joeyoung.com
> >i have been around del. trucks 20 years a goo and oil burning heating
and
> >I have never seen red #2 oil
> >wane did thay start the red #2 in the usa
> >
> >
> >
> >
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