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The last decade, since 2014 when the complete transition of all off-road diesel fuel to ULSD was completed, has seen a dramatic rise across the nation in incidents of fuel storage tanks contaminated with "algae". We put that in quotes because we...
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Selecting the best grease for an important job requires knowing some important things. All lubricant applications are the same and not all grease...
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Figuring out that you have algae in your fuel is one thing. But getting rid of it and keeping it away is a whole other ball game. A game you've got...
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The days when you could take diesel fuel, put it in a storage tank, and "set it and forget it" for months or years are long in the past. And they're...
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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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With the modern advances in diesel engine technology, there should be no reason to ever see smoke coming from a diesel engine. You might see a small...
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You have a diesel engine and it just doesn’t seem to be running right. Maybe it’s a little rough. It could be noisier than usual. It doesn’t seem to...
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“Dirty diesel” vs. “clean diesel”. You hear about the term “clean diesel” sometimes. What are they talking about? If you don’t think you have “clean...
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As winter beckons, a prudent eye turns towards the fuel tanks and the specter of cold flow problems that lurk in the colder months. Understanding...
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Heading into the winter, we’ve been reminded of the problems that local and private groups (city and county governments, small to medium businesses)...
