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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tony B.
>
> Back in the old days diesel fuel was sold to farmers, bulk delivered
to a
> home tank, for tractor use only, cheaper and exempt from road use tax.
It
> was color dyed for obvious reasons. Occasionally a pickup truck would
be
> seen in town with a splash of reddish purple around the gas cap.
Well, since we're this far astray already....
Automatic transmission fluid is alleged to be an excellent additive to
Diesel fuel for keeping injectors clean, valves lubricated, etc.
Unfortunately, the dye used in the tax-exempt fuel is the same color as
automatic transmission fluid (I wonder if that was intentional?).
-jc-
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