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Microbial Infestation of Fuel Tanks? Use a Fuel Cleaner for Bacteria
Anyone who stores or distributes fuel, including your local gas station, has “issues” with controlling and preventing the growth of bacteria and...
Diesel (7)
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Clogged Diesel Fuel Filters
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 2 2024
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...
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The Key Bridge Disaster - Trying to Assess the Aftermath
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 1 2024
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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Oil Additives For Diesel Engines - Are They Worth It?
Erik Bjornstad: Mar 21 2024
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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Diesel Cetane Improvers: Busting Myths
Erik Bjornstad: Mar 20 2024
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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How to reduce black smoke in diesel engines
Erik Bjornstad: Mar 19 2024
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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Recognizing Diesel Fuel Algae
Erik Bjornstad: Feb 27 2024
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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Diesel Fuel Algae Treatment
Erik Bjornstad: Feb 13 2024
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
Erik Bjornstad: Feb 8 2024
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...