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With the modern advances in diesel engine technology, there should be no reason to ever see smoke coming from a diesel engine. You might see a small puff of smoke under acceleration (because of turbocharger lag) in older engines. But the days of...
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Microbes in fuel are a fact of life for people who store fuel for any amount of time. Today's ULSD fuels are more prone to contamination than fuels...
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You have a diesel engine and it just doesn’t seem to be running right. Maybe it’s a little rough. It could be noisier than usual. It doesn’t seem to...
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It's a real shame when a storage tank fuel of expensive fuel "degrades" and starts to lose its quality. Whether it's from oxidation, hydrolysis, or...
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“Dirty diesel” vs. “clean diesel”. You hear about the term “clean diesel” sometimes. What are they talking about? If you don’t think you have “clean...
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Anyone who works with diesel fuel, stored or otherwise, knows that water comes with the fuel territory. Water in fuel can cause problems all year...
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With an ASE-certified master mechanic on staff, we get all sorts of questions about gas and diesel engine problems. Some of them are pretty general...
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As winter beckons, a prudent eye turns towards the fuel tanks and the specter of cold flow problems that lurk in the colder months. Understanding...
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Heading into the winter, we’ve been reminded of the problems that local and private groups (city and county governments, small to medium businesses)...
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Fuel storage and maintenance is a topic of great significance, especially for industries relying heavily on fuel-based operations. A recent episode...
