Posted by Diesel Dan on March 08, 1998 at 20:31:36:
In Reply to: Tractors, What kind of diesel to use? posted by James on March 08, 1998 at 15:01:29:
Good question. Most inline pumps ( the ones running on seperate plungers in a row) can tolerate almost any type fuel, even with some dirt and water thrown in. Distributer type pumps on the other hand require good clean fuel. As you know our government required the oil companies to take out the sulfur in the fuel which should make injectors last longer since there is less acid in it. However they didn't tell'em how,so they did it the cheapest way and the result was less lubrication in the fuel.Fuel additives that add lubricant to the fuel helps.Distributer type pumps use the fuel as lubricant so use something. Red & clear fuel are the same in most cases since very few oil refinerys added more tanks. The red fuel signifies no road tax has been added so don't burn it in your road vehicles.
Keep'em turn'en,
Diesel Dan