I think the tranny fluid helps lube the Lift and Injection Pump.
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I think the tranny fluid helps lube the Lift and Injection Pump.
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And mech could you explain the mix of tranny fluid??? Tranny fluid in the fuel???
Trany fluid is high in detergents and helps clean and keep injectors working good.
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I hear ya on the Power Service. Been using it for years and it works really well.Originally Posted by Mechanic688
It used to be that #2 fuel oil and diesel fuel were exactly alike. The only difference was that you paid road tax on diesel.You could use the two interchangeably and it wouldn't make a bit of difference to the engine.
A lot has changed since then. Diesel engines have evolved and the fuel has too. It's very specific. Power Service is fine to use because it's been tested and shown to improve lubricity,lower cloud point, and boost the cetane rating. It's not a good idea to use unapproved additives in a 40,000 $ diesel motor.
Back in the day you could start one of the old diesels with kerosene and run it on used tranny fluid or base oil. One of those old army deuce and a halfs would even run on jet engine fuel. It's not like that now. Everything is different and the rules have changed.
I checked out the Power Service website a few years ago so memory is vague but i think they had some good articles on fuel additives.
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And mech could you explain the mix of tranny fluid??? Tranny fluid in the fuel???That's how it was explained to me, that it keeps the pump and injectors lubed and clean. I only replaced 2 injectors in all those miles plus one pump right after I bought it. With the Power Service in use I could pull up the big mountains on I-80 in Penn. and stay right with the Fords of the era. Definitely helped with bumping the cetane rating.Trany fluid is high in detergents and helps clean and keep injectors working good.
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Mech: could you share your formulation? How many oz of PS per gallon? Or per tank? How many oz of tranny fluid? Tranny fluid every tank or once a month...etc.
Thanks
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You know the small bottles of Heet that you use in the gas powered auto?? Well I had a couple of empty bottles (12 oz I think) and would mix about half and half. I used it every tank full. My tanks were about 28 gal. I just used the cheap tranny fluid. The reason I used it so often was because every fillup was at a different station in a different state, so I didn't know how clean or nasty the stations tanks were. You usually don't have a problem with truck stop fuel as they usually treat it up north. Check around the pumps and if it looks like something red has been spilled, that is the treatment you see. If you know the station treats their fuel you don't have to use it every tank.
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I've been using the Power Service in a ratio of 32 oz / 100 gallons of fuel. It would be the same as 3.2 oz / gallon.
For me: The big thing has been to be able to store enough fuel to run my generator for lengthy periods of time. ( We were out for five days this month.)
We have central heat with an oil fired boiler & a 275 gallon fuel tank. I switched us over from #2 fuel oil to Marine diesel. That way i can always tap into the oil barrel. If it was rationed right we could run for months with what we have on hand. I just have them drop in the Power Service before they fill our oil tank. That way the fuel is already treated and ready to use.
The change over has made a huge difference. When we were running #2 i used to have to clean the boiler every 8 months or so because it would soot up so badly. After we switched over to diesel it didn't soot up anymore. It was as clean as a whistle when i checked it.
As far as diesel at the pump goes: They have what is called a winter mix here. For three seasons it's straight diesel and for the winter you get a mix of diesel and kerosene that comes from the tank farm. By law, the winter mix is supposed to be good to - 20 F but i've seen it gel at -10 F. Power Service will put you down to -50 F so it's nice to have in your tank.
The color of the fuel is for tax purposes. Diesel intended for use over the road is dyed blue and costs more because the road tax is built into the cost. Off road diesel and kerosene are dyed red.
If you're an 18 wheeler driver going interstate and they pull you over for an inspection they will check the color of your fuel sometimes. If it's blue then you're cool. If it's red you're dead.
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Here they use red additive a lot that's why I mentioned it. Very good points Scrappah. Never did see any blue diesel around here. I always watched and if I saw clear while fueling up then in would go a bottle of additive.The color of the fuel is for tax purposes. Diesel intended for use over the road is dyed blue and costs more because the road tax is built into the cost. Off road diesel and kerosene are dyed red.
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