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Blending Biodiesel with Diesel Fuel Isn't a Picnic in the Winter
The practice of mixing up to 5% biodiesel into diesel fuel without the necessity of labeling it as such is one of the reasons biodiesel use is higher...
Winter Issues
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Cold Weather Diesel
It seems futile to dream of a white Christmas here in Florida but that doesn't stop us from trying. We know we're more like to get a 70-degree one....
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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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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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Start Your Cold Flow Treatment Earlier This Year?
When you’re lining up plans for cold flow treatment of diesel fuel, there are two key variables you need to have a handle on. When can you expect to...
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New diesel advances mean more cold flow problems
I had a friend who moved to North Dakota and she would post updates on what the temperature is like on a given day once she got there. She's been...
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Demand for Cold Flow Improvers Grows. Why?
Cold flow improvers - also known as anti-gels - are the treatment of choice to keep diesel fuel from gelling. Some parties like to dilute with...
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Don't forget - fuel gelling problems are higher than before
With common rail diesel engines becoming the norm, engine manufacturers have been advising extra vigilance on diesel cold flow issues.
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Sneaky New Addition To Diesel Fuel That Might Bite You This Winter
We’ve been talking about how things have changed in the fuel world with respect to protecting diesel fuel from gelling in the wintertime. This is of...