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7 Signs of Diesel Fuel Contamination by Microbes, Fungus, and Bacteria
Maintaining today's stored backup fuels is a bigger job than it used to be. With the way fuels have changed, you're much more likely to encounter...
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Recognizing Diesel Fuel Algae
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...
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Guidelines For Long Term Fuel Storage of Diesel and Storage Tanks
Back when fuel prices went sky high with no sign of coming down long term, fleets and fuel-using entities (like city governments) were forced to...
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Diesel Fuel Algae Treatment
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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How to Select the Best Diesel Fuel Stabilizer
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 Gelling Symptoms: 3 Things to Know
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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Diesel Engine Troubleshooting: Black Smoke
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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How to Boost Cetane in Diesel
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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Diesel Fuel Degradation in Storage - the Signs
It's a real shame when a storage tank fuel of expensive fuel "degrades" and starts to lose its quality. Whether it's from oxidation, hydrolysis, or...
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Dirty Diesel Symptoms
“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...