"off road fuel" posts beg the question...hmmm

[DZink24]

recent posts concerning the use of off-road fuel in an on-road motor cause me to ask this question. how much off road would it take to taint a full tank of on-road, taxable fuel? we all know that on-road fuel is normally a light green to almost a mountain dew shade, and most off-road is in the range of code red mountain dew or a light red wine, "pink". will 5 gallons (or whatever) in a 35 gallon tank raise suspicion?

as much as i know, that whole rumor that there is a chemical that sets off flags with the law is hog wash. off-road, on-road, HHO, fuel oil, ect ect ect. , are EXACTLY identical, with the exception of the dye. as far as i know, the test is basically just a cotton swab on the end of a wire that will come back pink if you are being bad...



on that note, how will they know if we use UN taxed, CLEAR kerosene in cold weather to prevent gelling? heck, if i had the storage , i'd run 50/50 mix of K1 and #2 year round... to offset the prices



and for those of you who have no off-road fuel near you, you ain't missing much- it is actually more expensive than unleaded gasoline:{

 

[BrianJ]

... will 5 gallons (or whatever) in a 35 gallon tank raise suspicion?

All you are saving is the tax on the fuel, so my question is - would it really be worth the risk of a $5k-$10k fine to save a whopping ~$2. 50 per tank (5gals x $. 50 tax - give or take)?

... as much as i know, that whole rumor that there is a chemical that sets off flags with the law is hog wash.

Those I have personally spoken with that have been dipped indicated it is in fact a chemical test. Initial diagnosis might be color, but it is confirmed with a chemical test.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

yup, it's a chemical test, and I don't know what the PPM concentration is, but it's not much... you can be "caught" when the fuel no longer has any visible red tint