Diesel fuel? Duh.

Post #7,294 by Ric Locke 8/30/01 9:47:33 PM Reply	Diesel fuel? Duh. >>I still might end up with a TDI (e.g. maybe Jetta TDI wagon), but I'd have to think about it because most gas stations don't have diesel. Huh? Where do you live? Around here, and over in the FW/Dallas Metromess, it's unusual to find a gas station that doesn't have diesel, although not like in Europe -- it's not part of the farm of pumps in the main line. Generally a separate pump, often off to the side, where you kin git a hoss trailer in an' out reel easy. Also true all over the West. I suppose it's rarer in raised-pinkie land, but even there the truck stop can't be all that far away; the guys who bring you your brie have to fill up somewhere :-) Diesel pickups are all the rage -- Dodge/Cummins did some real good marketing there. My neighbor has a Ford dualie, rattle rattle rattle. Regards, Ric
Post #7,306 by wharris2 8/31/01 4:40:53 AM Reply	Duh what? Here in Cincinnati area, I don't remember the last time I saw a gas station with diesel fuel. Hell, last time I saw it was at an Indiana truck stop. Nope, diesel is out of the question for me. French Zombies are zapping me with lasers!
Post #7,318 by addison 8/31/01 10:00:56 AM Reply	No truck stops nearby? Well, I have ahem heard, that diesel engines run just peachy on kerosene. (And cooking oil, but that's definately a "heard" but I want to try to see) Not that its ahem legal to use Kerosene or heating oil to fuel a car, without paying the highway taxes... and certainly I don't know of anybody with a big heating oil tank installed in a warm climate... who owns all diesel vehicles. :) Addison
Post #7,385 by Ric Locke 8/31/01 8:45:01 PM Reply	Alternatives to Diesel Fuel It's been a while since I was in Cincinnati. Cleveland, now, no problem buying diesel (although true, not at every neighborhood station). Yes, no. 2 fuel oil (the clear stuff, NOT the ugly black type) is essentially the same as diesel. If you want to cover your bets, take a trip out to the airport and buy a can of Prist -- an additive that prevents mold growth. Yes, Virginia, there are molds that eat diesel fuel and fuel oil. (This is actually a good technique for your fuel oil tanks as well. Heater burners aren't as picky about purity as jet engines are, but the black stuff in your tank is not corrosion.) As for vegetable oils, sure. Works fine, actually reduces the level of particulate emissions. Of course, the rest of the folk in the traffic will be salivating and looking for the popcorn machine, but that's their problem, innit? Regards, Ric
Post #7,388 by boxley 8/31/01 9:28:53 PM Reply	dont let the tax man catch you there is a reason for the color difference. thanx, bill Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk

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