[Vwdiesel] Re: vwdiesel digest, Vol 1 #480 - 12 msgs

[Harmon Seaver]

On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 03:20:12PM -0500, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > Is it mere stupidity or naivete' on my part to think that if the inclusion
> >  of 2-cycle oil posed such clear advantages for diesel fuel, it would be
> >  included in the production of the fuel itself?
> >  Jack
>
>   Bosch recommends Stanadyne fuel additive.  It's not included in the
> manufacture of diesel but one of the leading injector pump manufacturers
> recommends a competitor's product.  I got that straight from a pump
> rebuilder.  This came about with the reformulation of diesel a few years,
> to reduce the sulfur.
>   I'm not a big endorser of fuel additives, I rarely use them in fact.  But
> just because something's not in a fuel to start with doesn't mean it can't
> help certain characteristics.  A little toluene does wonders to stop
> preignition in a gas engine, as does avgas.  Neither are in regular but
> either help.  In the case of gas, they do indeed withhold octane improvers
> in the lower grades or use lower grade fuel.  Since a diesel doesn't tend
> to "tattle" like a gas engine does, they can use lower cetane fuel and
> most will never have a clue!  There are very few hi-grade diesel options
> out there.

      Best choice is biodiesel, preferably straight or at least as an
additive. Higher cetane and *much* better lube. Also cuts emissions. In fact if
you ran biodiesel all the time, you could add a catylitic converter and get rid
of the NOx as well.



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Harmon Seaver
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