walleyehed
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Re: Diesel fuel additives; voodoo or real benefits?
Stevens, email me, and I will tell you how to get this and at no cost to you....a DVD will be with it.There is no way you can be "had" on this.<br />I have researched quietcats site, and the process this product went through last year, was why the EPA gave it it's blessing...one of the requirements which most don't understand, is the product must also DO as it claims it will.<br />It's the ONLY one that does, gauranteed.<br />shoot me an email....addy is in above post.
Stevens, email me, and I will tell you how to get this and at no cost to you....a DVD will be with it.There is no way you can be "had" on this.<br />I have researched quietcats site, and the process this product went through last year, was why the EPA gave it it's blessing...one of the requirements which most don't understand, is the product must also DO as it claims it will.<br />It's the ONLY one that does, gauranteed.<br />shoot me an email....addy is in above post.
<br />I have done a lot of reading and studying about diesel fuel. For recreational boat use, additives really arent necessary. What is paramount is removing any water from the fuel. Modern fuel filters will remove any contaminants and water from the fuel. The trick is to have access to fuel that will not prematurely clog the filter, and to prevent the build up of sludge (the bi-product of algae) in the bottom of the fuel tank.<br /><br />Algae does not grow in diesel fuel itself, but rather the water that is in the fuel. Remove the water and you remove the potential for algae growth and sludge. Condensation that forms on the inside walls of a fuel tank is a common source of water. Keeping your fuel tank full limits the tank area that can form condensation.<br /><br />Diesel fuel does not deteriorate; it becomes contaminated from algae, but can be cleaned. I think a fuel polishing system is almost a must on a boat. Buy one for $1500 and up, or easily make your own for about 1/4 the price. I am also an advocate for a redundant fuel filtering system.<br /><br />Diesel fuel is made to a specification. Unless you buy fuel from a 3rd world country, you are getting fuel that is made to spec. Different users of diesel have different requirements. Power plants store massive qualities of fuel and thus create an opportunity for the development of contaminants. Ferryboats go thru a tank, several thousand gallons, within days, so the opportunity for contamination to develop isnt there. In New York the fuel is filtered before pumping into a ferry, and the ferries won't turn off their engines for days or weeks. Same for some long-haulers, trucks that go long distances. However, the fueling station can be a source for acquiring contaminants (debris, algae, water). What you need to be looking at is specifically marine diesel applications...how to have clean fuel.<br /><br />I hooked up with a guy that did failure analysis for Caterpillar. His boat is a couple piers down from mine. What an eye-opener! Look in your engines manual
does it say to use a fuel additive? Probably not. Thats because your engine was designed to run on clean fuel alone. The manual for my engine has details for coolant additives if the engine is operated in a very narrow range of certain environmental conditions, but nothing about fuel additives. Your engine was designed to operate only on diesel fuel and anything you add to the fuel means something other than diesel is also going thru your engine. Remember, you never get something for nothing. That doesnt mean an additive is necessarily harmful.<br /><br />As was mentioned above, there arent many small boats with diesels. There should be, but there just isnt. Since there is no conflict with iboats forums Im posting a recommendation for a different forum: 