You think Dodge has problems!!!

[_MACKIN]

Gary,



Glad your enjoin that truck. Big change I'm sure ... .



The JUICE is an is a terrific enhancement . Plenty of sack and very everyday drivable in max setting... You never know when you got to get out of a scream'in Cummins way... ... Edge is top notch IMHO in software tweaking, as you know with your Comp box..... Best of luck with your new RIDE.....



MAC

 

[tntway]

hey MACKIN.....

where in Ct are ya?... . stay posted on our wrench days and come on out..... we're usually at massdiesel's in Mass. or torque this's in derby.....

 

[Champane Flight]

Dangers

I watch for stations with a medium turn around that sell an average amount. High output stations have a habit or need to run on the bottoms. Someplace with newer tanks under ten years old. I never fill when tanker is unloading or within an hour of delivery. I always keep an extra fuel filter in the tool box.



Diesel will get into a bio mess if stored for extremely long time. This time depends on the blend of the diesel and additives. I have seen diesel stored for two years and look like new, and diesel stored for less than a year and look like goop. I have also seen some wholesalers take old fuel and blend it with new. This makes for real trouble if not used quickly as the old stuff has bios already growing and will spread very quickly.



When I drove my own Class eight, I would keep records of fuel bought, amounts, where and when. Would also take samples once a month and check color, haze, gravity, and flash. I still do, but not near as often on my Dodge. Mostly because of amount burned. Just keep my tank topped off and watch as per above. I only use additives before filter or oil change.

 

[tntway]

my local citgo has brany new tanks... (under a year) and they have a good turn around on diesel

 

[brucew]

el cheapo fuel

i just returned from a florida to pa. and back to florida vacation. used fuel from alot of different places. i kind of agree with those who says they would rather get fuel at a place that sells alot of it rather than a place that looks good but sells little diesel. i always looked for a truck stop to purchase fuel and tried to avoid a place were they were filling the tanks when i was there. give me a volume place anytime. bruce

 

[Pit Bull]

Re: Dangers

Originally posted by Champane Flight



High output stations have a habit or need to run on the bottoms.

Champane Flight, could you expand on this alittle more?

 

[WadePatton]

all the fuel ain't the same

I saw a guy with test equipment checking our fuel. I thought he was the state wieghts and measures man. Turns out he was an independent contractor checking the quality of our BRANDED fuel at the PUMP.



and back to Duraflax rumor mill- guy told me the other day that his son had blown a head gasket on a GM diesel and that the gasket was going to cost a cool g. (1,000USD).

 

[Will24]

I work in the parts dept. of a GM dealer and there are many duramax specific parts we can't even get! The dmax parts we do have are quite easy to find, the GM parts and AC delco parts are in nice small boxes, well labeled. The dmax parts are in plain white unlabeled (except part #) boxes, plain and simple they aren't GM OR isuzu parts!

 

[Champane Flight]

Hard

Sure PB . A lot of the high output stations cannot recieve fuel fast enough, therefore run on bottoms a lot of the time. They also take the cheapest terminal prices. This opens up another can of worms as the cheapest price may be many more miles away and longer resupply time. Some terminals are run different and don't drain tank bottoms as often, hence water in fuel.



Ask how many gallons they sell per week and what their capacity is. Then ask how many gallons they have recieved for the week. If they are keeping on the top 2/3 of capacity it is a good bet their fuel is on the better side. Even better ask when the last color cut for water was performed on their tanks and how much water was found. There will always be a little water, so be leary of anyone who says "None" .



Your best bet is to do a little homework on the local stations in your area. Ask where most of there fuel is coming from. Drive by that terminal, if the terminal looks shoddy, rusty, or run down, chances are their fuel is not up to snuff also. Maintainence and product stewardship go hand in hand.

 

[Pit Bull]

Thanks Champane Flight.

I trade at a Texaco truck stop, that fills some large over the road trucks but it is not on the interstate. It's on a state highway. The kids working there are idiots and don't hardly know how to use the cash register. My only other potential station is the corner Conoco that sells to the local farmers. I'm afraid not enough traffic. It is to far for me to go to the big truck stop at the interstate, 20 miles out of my way to get fuel is not worth the $$$ and like you said it might not be a good deal.

 

[Rcpilotlv]

800. 00 a injector, that thing would be accidentally ran off a cliff.....





OUCH

 

[Steve M]

The Shell station I buy from looks good, is kept very clean and sells alot of diesel fuel. While I'm in town I buy from only that station. If I ever have a fuel related problem, I have receipts for every purchase and the mileage is recorded on the receipts. When we're out on vacation, I buy fuel from Fying J truck stops with clean everything and all the yuppy appointments. Including the yuppy scales that I sometimes run through for $5 worth of intertainment.