Fuel lubricity additives

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Bob Trehus, Dec 17, 2015.

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  1. Dec 22, 2015 #31
    bigguns

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    Just because it didn't work in your pickup doesn't equal mean that I am spending a dime to save a nickel or anyone who is doing the same as I do. Try it in your big truck and then report back. I will even buy the 2cycle oil if need be. I went back and found that others are doing the same as myself. Are they all wrong too?
     
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  3. Dec 22, 2015 #32
    allan5oh

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    If you're getting even 2% bio yes any "lubricious" additive is a waste of time.
     
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  4. Dec 22, 2015 #33
    Bob Trehus

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    Hey guys... I'm not really sure that God intended my old Cat to burn soy bean juice... even though Monsanto says it's the best... No I think it's just another government subsidized filler product like ethanol to keep Monsanto's pockets filled. I live in Texas... we have oil, and I would prefer no bean juice in my fuel... Hey... You burn my share in your Detroit please...
     
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  5. Dec 23, 2015 #34
    heavyhaulerss

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    What's God got to do with cat engines?
     
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  7. Dec 23, 2015 #35
    bzinger

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    i dont disagree that extra lube is needed on straight ulsd in older engines but i have an espar heater in my truck and was told by the espar dealer not to use any oily fuel additives as it fouls up the espar unit .
    i run a 2002 n14 red top in the central us and bio fuel is about all you can get here which is oily to begin with .
    i like the idea of 2 cycle oil if theres a fuel mileage gain tho ...but wont use it with my espar .
     
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  8. Dec 23, 2015 #36
    Bob Trehus

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    My concern isn't fuel mileage and never will be... I run heavy and oversize loads... There could be 0 wind and with a 14' wide piece there is still air drag... I haul money per mile... The bigger the more I expect... Mechanical pump engines are different than electronic and need more lubricity for the pump longevity and to get a grip on what I do... 92,000lbs., 75 mph, wide, trailer 6" off the ground, loads over 16' tall. I work my old ride hard... not 80,000 lb. loads. I want good upper cylinder and pump lubrication and this ultra low sulfer diesel is almost gasoline... This thread may not be for the EGR guy as they are quite clueless to the views of men who have run electronics and believe that computers and engines really don't work that well together. It was done so companies and DOT could monitor drivers. This is reality, except it school boys.
     
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  9. Dec 23, 2015 #37
    bzinger

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    i get it bob and agree with all you have said ...ive been down the new truck road and had nothin but problems and recently bought this n14 powered classic .
    it will never get the fuel mileage of a new truck but after embracing new trucks and elogs and losing my ### im returning to the old school .
    keep up the good posts bob !
     
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  10. Dec 24, 2015 #38
    jeffman164

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    bzinger - I run my webasto ( same as espar ) off of a portable tank and burn only kerosene . I do this for the same reason as you stated - so that it doesn't foul up .
     
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  11. Dec 25, 2015 #39
    bzinger

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    your rite jeff !....i wont pretend to know about the inner workings of cab heaters but they dont like anything oily !
     
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  12. Dec 25, 2015 #40
    rank

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    At $12/gallon for the 2 stroke oil x 1.5 gallons every fill up = $18/fill for 1800 miles.......a penny a mile. At 6 mpg, that's $10,000 on snowmobile oil over a million miles. Not sure if it pays for itself that way or not.

    A penny per mile div by fuel cost of $38 cpm means it needs to increase my fuel millage from 6.0 to 6.15 to pay for itself on a fuel mileage basis.
     
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