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How to reduce black smoke in diesel engines
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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Why is winter diesel fuel mileage lower than it is in the summer?
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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Prevent Your Diesel Fuel from Gelling in Cold Temperatures
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...
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7 Signs of Diesel Fuel Contamination by Microbes, Fungus, and Bacteria
Maintaining today's stored backup fuels is a bigger job than it used to be. With the way fuels have changed, you're much more likely to encounter...
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Recognizing Diesel Fuel Algae
The last decade, since 2014 when the complete transition of all off-road diesel fuel to ULSD was completed, has seen a dramatic rise across the...
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Guidelines For Long Term Fuel Storage of Diesel and Storage Tanks
Back when fuel prices went sky high with no sign of coming down long term, fleets and fuel-using entities (like city governments) were forced to...
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Diesel Fuel Algae Treatment
Figuring out that you have algae in your fuel is one thing. But getting rid of it and keeping it away is a whole other ball game. A game you've got...
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How to Select the Best Diesel Fuel Stabilizer
The days when you could take diesel fuel, put it in a storage tank, and "set it and forget it" for months or years are long in the past. And they're...
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Diesel Fuel Gelling Symptoms: 3 Things to Know
Diesel fuel gels in cold weather because its paraffin wax components get less and less soluble as the temperatures drop. As more of it "drops out" of...
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Diesel Engine Troubleshooting: Black Smoke
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...