Fuel Quality

Well, about two months ago, the big switch to winter fuel happened. That probably has more to do with it. All of the fuel stops get their fuel from the same fuel terminals. But, then, also how much junk is in the storage tanks has to be figured. Not all stops do a great job of keeping crud out of their storage tanks including water. I gave up on T/A several years ago when I got the only fuel problem I had in 3 decades after fueling at T/A in Walcott. And it wasn't gelling... it was water. I had a tough time with titers on that load as icing would clog them. Never fueled at T/A since and have never had the problem again. Can't say they are all like that. I just never use the other locations either.

 

WoW! Only one problem in 3 decades and you dump a truck stop? Just how many trucks have you gone through?

 

Well, I never cared for T/A anyway, and I just happened to stop at that one to get a bite also. Otherwise, probably stopped at a T/A once or twice a year. Now that one in Texas decided to take down the American Flag that Wally World supplied to a trucker and he put up on T/A property Memorial day last year, I decided I had no use for T/A regardless. So as far as "dumping them", I never really cared to use them in the first place. The flag thing probably solidified in me more to shun them than anything else. Heck, I live 100 miles from Walcott and never have attended the Jamboree either. Never wanted to and never will.

And yes, only one fuel related problem. And that includes driving 10 years in Alaska. Maybe it was because I started my driving career up there that I learned early on how to try and avoid fuel related problems. Can be more problematic if you get caught with a bad load of fuel up there. Just lucky I guess. And all it takes is something like a bad load of fuel to cause me to never fuel at a location again. I pay the bills. I decide. Have had to change fuel filters on the road several times in those years, but not on the scale like I had with the T/A fuel that one time.