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  1. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) 24 valve 2001

    Yep. Still driving my 01. 110,000 miles. And the best part is, the only problem I've had with the truck was a VP44 at 67,000 miles. Other than regular maintenance, it's been trouble free. Now that I say that the trans will blow up or something. OP you need to post your mileage. Now...
  2. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    So what component/additive is used to raise Cetane in diesel fuel at the refinery? Or is it a component of the fuel itself? Also, I dive in Arizona a lot. I can not tell the difference in the way the fuel "Foams" between the fuel I buy in So Cal vs the fuel I buy in Arizona. They both foam.
  3. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    Yea that is why I live in Pioneertown. 250 full time folks, 4500 feet, snow in the winter, just a little and I can go to the Palm Springs area to shop if I need to. Although once I retired it's hard to get me off the hill so to speak. If I can't find it in Yucca, I will order and UPS it...
  4. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    I shop both, depending on where I am when I need fuel. Both the Chevron and the Shell directly across the street in Yucca are owned by G&M. I live in Pioneertown, so Yucca is closest. Yes, I know Chevron comes out of the community rack. I get a kick out of the guy who swears he gets better...
  5. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    YOU my friend, have WAY too much time on your hands!:-laf Bottom line, I shop price. And if the cheapest place in town is less than . 20 per gallon less than Chevron, I will buy Chevron. Why you ask? Because I have a Chevron card and refuse to sit in long lines to save a couple of bucks. Even...
  6. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    Please inform me what these additives are. I did a study on two stroke oil vs regular engine oil for use in my diesel fuel several years ago. The one thing that was missing from the two stroke oil that made it better to use in diesel fuel was ASH. The ASH is hard on the pistons and bores in a...
  7. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    Final answer Okay. I just got off the phone with my informant. I will try to explain what he said, as we were on the phone for 30 minutes with this guy explaining so much stuff, that my head is swimming. :eek: Here we go. He transfers fuel out of the Colton, California refinery, tank, or...
  8. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    I called the guy who I spoke with, but he does not answer his phone. Fathers day dinner or he is out on the road. As soon as I talk with him I will ask him about the jet fuel/diesel fuel line. In the mean time, after reading the test done for lubricity and how Power Service was way at the...
  9. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    You totally disagree with what? Were talking about where and when the diesel fuel additives are installed in the fuel, not what YOU as a consumer put in after you buy the fuel. Re-read the first post.
  10. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Diesel fuel additive at the pump. The real story

    On my previous post we talked about what is added to the diesel fuel to replace the lubricity lost by the process to remove sulfur. Today I remembered my wife works with a gal who's husband is a "Tanker yanker. " So I called him and here is what he had to say. Here in southern California...
  11. krtcummins

    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Think I need to "top" off my A/C coolant

    Wow! Yea I bet ranch trucks are used and abused big time. Our trucks out here in CA are like city trucks in comparison. Even though I live in a very rural high desert area. My nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile away. I worked on some fleet truck accounts in my time and they were a dirty ***** to work...
  12. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Recommended Fuel Additive

    Green Thumb Produce has a great deli inside of their store. An Italian family owns it. Great food and great produce. :-laf
  13. krtcummins

    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Think I need to "top" off my A/C coolant

    I just replaced my heater core and recharged my A/C on my 01. Took me 4 hours to do the job. But, i was a tune up, electrical and A/C tech with Ford dealerships for 20 years. My A/C was not as cold as it used to be is the reason I recharged it. To do it RIGHT, you need to evacuate the system...
  14. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Recommended Fuel Additive

    I thought the Duramax was a good engine?
  15. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Recommended Fuel Additive

    With all the good stuff removed from the new diesel fuel, one might as well buy a gas motor. Costs less to start with and now days gets about the same MPG. I hear the new Dodge trucks average around 14 to 15 MPG. Not like our old second generation trucks that got 21 on the road! I think my...
  16. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Recommended Fuel Additive

    From what the oil companies state, the reason the ULS diesel lost lubrication, is the process that they use to remove the sulfur. Apparently it's some kind of a heat process used during the removal of the sulfur. What I want to know is what is being removed from the fuel that is the lubricant? Oil?
  17. krtcummins

    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Recommended Fuel Additive

    The one thing I wish they had done in the lubricity test with all of the additives, was to test fuel that was ready for sale. It would be interesting to see how different brand fuels performed. Then we would really know if we need to add an additive for lubricity or not. I still say, by...
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