Your experiences with Diesel Exhaust Fluid

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  1. patekama120

    patekama120 Bobtail Member

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    Hello Everyone,

    I'm a student at the University at Buffalo and I'm currently trying to do market research on diesel exhaust fluid and have been learning as much as I can on it. Now, I am trying to learn about the experiences end users have with DEF.

    I have made a survey at: Diesel Exhaust Fluid Satisfaction Survey

    It is a survey with general questions on user experience of DEF. If any of you are able to take it and answer as honestly as possible it would help out a lot! I appreciate any help you can provide!

    Thank you!
     
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  3. CargoWahgo

    CargoWahgo Road Train Member

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    I stayed out 4 months at a time never shut the truck off had no problems.... Then winter would come and I would turn it off and it would cause all sorts of issues.

    If I always left it running I had no issues other than blowing out a giant puff of smoke behind me for 30 minutes leaving Laredo. It would fix itself by the time I got to San Antonio.

    Just an extra annoyance to fill up and made the truck less reliable to me.
     
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  4. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    It smells like pee and rips off ur arm hair if u get it on ur arms.
     
  5. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    I just finished completing your survey, and would be happy to answer any followup questions you may have. May I ask what the overall focus of your research is?
     
  6. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    The DEF nozzle at Loves have a very sensitive backflow cutoff. You have to VERY gently squeeze the lever to get a trickle going then gradually increase lever pressure to full flow.

    It's kinda like foreplay.
     
  7. flood

    flood Road Train Member

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    I thought the act of getting the nozzle out and Stretching the hose before you put it in the tank WAS the defamation of for play..!!
     
  8. Southtxhauler420

    Southtxhauler420 Light Load Member

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    Lol. I can already tell this is going to be a great thread!
     
  9. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    Yeah, I'm a dude so stretching anything out isn't foreplay for me.
     
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  10. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

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    If your pee smells like DEF, I would suggest that you see a Doctor immediately! : )
     
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  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    In any event, the stuff reeks.
     
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