How Low Can You Go without fueling?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Big Road Skateboard, May 10, 2022.

  1. PSM379

    PSM379 Heavy Load Member

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    Definitely does, I been using this stuff from diesel power I think, and my tanks are pretty crystal clear now. Cleanest I ever saw them
     
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  3. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    nice. i had a bad algae problem last year. was able to get rid of it but man that was a huge pain in the ### for awhile. seemed like it was never going to go away and i was changing filters a couple times a week
     
  4. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    We'll see. My fuel filter vac gauge hasn't moved though.
     
  5. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    I've had a flashlight in both my tanks lots of times, and they're spotless on the bottom. I change my spin on filter about every 30k, and Davco about every 50k.
     
  6. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    I thought this was a thread about the limbo. I can’t go low at all.

    Now fuel level, my truck runs like crap when gauge says 1/4 or lower. Or it’s just my imagination. At that point I still have 80 gallons left. I never go lower.
     
  7. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Well, I made it. We'll see what it takes. 1675 miles roughly. I measured again when I get here and actually had 4.5" of fuel left.
     
  8. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    I’m currently running Pri-D to clean up my tanks. Treated algae first then learned it was asphaltines (thanks TTR). Hoping this keeps working so I don't have to have tanks cleaned.
     
  9. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Not near as bad as I expected. I put 262 gallons in 2 weeks ago in Ohio coming out of PA.

    Only 238 gallons today
     
  10. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Oh dear.

    We all realize you can’t put off the pain of fueling- right?

    Only problem I’ve had is the Comdata card shutting off at $990.00 - and I’m still not full.
     
  11. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    Back when I was a company driver I put 60 gallons into a 60 gallon tank on the side of the highway in a spare tractor because I thought it was a 75 gallons tank and was off on miles when calculating how far I could go

    few weeks ago I went to take a nap with under half a tank, but the truck was leaning to the passenger side, woke up to the truck dead, all the fuel returned to the passenger side tank, luckily I had a piece of hose and a gallon jug I was able to syphon and fill a dozen times to get me to the fuel stop, not really a great way to start the morning
     
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