Fuel Additives and Two Strokers

[Melbo]

I was wondering what is the proper use of fuel additives for storage or cold weather situations.

I don't think I have seen this discussed on this board.

Melbo

[NJT 5573]

Melbo, I'm not aware of many issues with old diesel fuel. If it sits for years in a fuel tank an ideal situation would be a full tank. If I could I would pull the drain plug and drain out a couple of gallons off the bottom and check for water. 5 yeras old and no water I'd run it. The filters should catch anything else. Cold weather fuel additives should not be specific to DD as the only concern I'm aware of is the fuel gelling in the tank, the lines or more often at the filter. Just go to the truck stop buy the product you like and follow the directions. It doesn't take a whole lot but we all put in a little extra!

[Chaz]

I bought a fuel additive that my cousin the trucker reccommended. I'm not sure we can promote stuff on this board so I will only say it begins with an H. He said it was the best he ever used but there are a few good ones out there.
  I was also reccommended to put a couple Qts. of tranny fluid in the tank to help clean the injectors. I really think it helped!! But I did do both at the same time.

   Keepin it clean,
      Chaz

[captain ron]

Sea Foam makes an additive for diesels that is pretty good. A sales man gave me a couple cans of several different of there products. decent stuff

[bobofthenorth]

I don't know of any reason to use a fuel additive for diesel other than to enrich the guy selling the additive, unless you have summer fuel in winter.  Then you need something - and you will know you need it when the engine stops.

[lostagain]

Those fuel additives are snake oil, and you don't need them.

[Melbo]

Thanks for the opinions.

So to sum it up not necessary for cold or storage but maybe for injector cleaner.

I appreciate the feed back

Melbo

[buswarrior]

Hello.

Name brand fuel, good preventive maintenance on the fuel filters, park/store bus with full fuel tanks.

Nothing else needed, except DRIVE that Detroit, and DRIVE IT HARD.

(I will make exception for a biocide where that is a problem, and those of us who understand what -40 means, well, we won't share those secrets, or they'll all head up there... )

They are a thoroughbred, left in the pasture, they languish, they need to be run, they WANT to be run.

Not many manufacturers have been as thorough in their engineering and printed direction as the Detriot Diesel that produced our 2-strokes. Do what they say, and you'll be fine.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[chargePlus]

Name brand fuel, good preventive maintenance on the fuel filters, park/store bus with full fuel tanks.

Throwing in my $0.02, always buy your diesel from a location that has a high volume turnover with relationship to their storage tank size. Truck stops are a perfect example of a high volume/large tank operation, while a small service station with a "small" diesel tank that serves the local community is the other. I've always tried to locate the "busy" local places since they tend to me more convenient than hauling out to the interstate and a truck stop.

When a place has a high fuel turnover in their tanks it usually means a cleaner fuel because the high turnover gives the nasties less opportunity to grow. Even with filtration in place "stuff" gets passed through to your tank.

YMMV, I know mine does! 

- John