In a message dated 5/16/2007 9:34:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now this is going to get a bunch of debate ;-) Look through http://www.energy.wsu.edu/documents/renewables/Fuels.pdf In the above, you will find comments about "This process can reduce trace components containing nitrogen and oxygen that provide a natural lubricity. (Ref.1) This reduced lubricity could result in excessive engine wear" The above is a comment about one of the process to make ULSD and does not necessarily indicate the qualities of a final product. So look at http://www.clean-diesel.org/faqs.html Q. Will I need to put an additive in my fuel tank to replace the lubricity that was provided by the higher sulfur content? A. Like Low Sulfur Diesel fuel, ULSD fuel requires good lubricity and corrosion inhibitors to prevent unacceptable engine wear. As necessary, additives to increase lubricity and to inhibit corrosion will be added to ULSD fuel prior to its retail sale. With these additives, ULSD fuel is expected to perform as well as Low Sulfur Diesel fuel. I can not seem to find an authoritative comment that suggests that we should not use ULDS fuel in our Universal diesels. John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > List > > Now that low sulfur diesel fuel is being sold for cleaner > burning engines, am I limited to purchasing fuel at marinas? I have > tried to avoid marinas for fear of contaminated fuel. Or can I still > purchase fuel from service stations and supplement with an additive? > Any advice would be appreciated. > > John Jennings > s/v Escapade > 83 C-27, 5267 > Standard/Dinette > I/B Diesel, 5411 > Middle River, MD > www.catalina27fleet19.com List So. In conclusion, engines manufactured before 2007, including Universals, can use ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) with some lost of power and low sulfur diesel (LSD) but engines manufactured 2007 and after can not use LSD?? Is my conclusion correct? John Jennings ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
