Re: [MBZ] Crappy fuel, was: Absolutely pathetic fuel economy

2005-11-19 Thread Peter Frederick
It is time for winter mix fuel to appear in most northern states, too -- less dense, so you get worse milage. We had a rash of bad (dirty) off-road fuel about six years ago in the Indiana/Kentucky/Illinois area -- I did several different analyses for people with samples of fuel with strange

[MBZ] Crappy fuel, was: Absolutely pathetic fuel economy

2005-11-18 Thread Loren Faeth
I have gotten at least 2 loads of bad fuel post Katrina. One was in the truck with the IH DT466. It had a new filter, and I got a few gallons at a small town coop to last until I could get to a truck stop and cheaper fuel. Ended up limping to a NAPA, changed the main filter (again) and that

Re: [MBZ] Crappy fuel, was: Absolutely pathetic fuel economy

2005-11-18 Thread Christopher McCann
Loren, Thanks for the historical precedent. No wonder they're making so much money...not really selling us fuel! Like putting saw dust in dog food. I'm gonna try the local BP per Dr. Booth's rec. Of course, BP fuel in W. MO and BP fuel in W. PA may be TOTALLY different... Chris