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Clogged diesel fuel filters are one of those canary-in-the-coal-mine problems. Filters don't clog by themselves. On a simple level, if the fuel filter gets clogged earlier than it normally does, it means filterable particulates passing through the...
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Summarizing what they know thus far... They recovered the ship’s “voyage data recorder” (VDR), sometimes referred to as the black box because of its...
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For fuel professionals, the amount of information out there on the internet can feel like an overload at times. Especially when it comes to things...
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One of the nation’s worst infrastructure disasters now threatens to put a major snarl in our country’s complex web of shipping. On Tuesday, the...
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Contamination of fuel – the presence of something that’s not supposed to be there – accounts for more than half of fuel-related problems. This...
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The finished engine oils you buy aren't just petroleum oil pulled out of the ground and slapped into a bottle. They are an engineered combination of...
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Having the right cetane value in your diesel fuel can be the difference between a good driving experience and a poor one. But even some of the best...
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Diesel engines gained a reputation over the decades of the 20th century for being dirty and making lots of black smoke. That’s one of the dominant...
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It’s well known that gas mileage goes down in winter, partly because they change the composition of winter gas to make it more volatile and burn...
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When the weather gets frigid, water isn’t the only thing freezing. In winter weather, drivers and fuel management professionals also need to be aware...
