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  1. cranetruck

    Diesel Fuel Additives/Conditioners - Good Stuff or Snake Oil

    Add some homemade biodiesel, 5% or so. :-) Helps with the lubricity part at least. Or how about a few liters of veggie oil added when you do a fill-up.
  2. cranetruck

    Diesel Fuel Additives/Conditioners - Good Stuff or Snake Oil

    Fuel Additives Hmmm..the additive specified by the military (my post above) does contain an alcohol. So does unwashed biodiesel, which contains a percentage of methanol. I understood that the alcohol picked up the water and bypassed the water separator and finally burned as diluted alcohol...
  3. cranetruck

    Diesel Fuel Additives/Conditioners - Good Stuff or Snake Oil

    The FM-9-207 "Operation and Maintenance of Ordnance Material in Cold Weather (0 to -65F)" states that "Inhibitor, icing, fuel systems" should be used at a rate of one pint/40 gallons. "Add prior to refuling" for proper mixing. The chemical is ethylene glycol monomethyl ether. Hmm..maybe some...
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