Remind me never to try out trucking for a living! Christopher
--- RAH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher wrote: > > >That's very interesting. I had no idea that this > was > >done on such a large scale...or that some trucks > had > >the capability built in (as the other poster > >mentioned). Cool. Did you notice getting better > >mileage with the blacker fuel? > > > Christopher, > Sorry I cant help you much with fuel mileage > between tanks of fuel. > I would NOT drive for one of those company's > that had a fuel mileage bonus figured into the pay > per mile. The only way you could make the fuel > mileage bonus was to shut your truck off anytime the > wheels weren't turning!(Some drivers still couldn't > make the MPG bonus and put fuel in their trucks out > of their own pockets to get full pay per mile!) Even > if it was -30 in Rawlins or 110 in Phoenix! The way > I looked at it, that truck was my house for 3-6 > weeks at a time and the hotshots in the office that > thought they could save the Co. $$ didn't have the > heat and ac shut off in their houses! So I rarely > shut off my truck. > One of the Co. I drove for would post a monthly avg > for each tractor, but that's all I knew of or cared > about my fuel mileage. Smart Company's that wanted > better fuel mileage upgraded their equipment. > Example Mech. Cummins 315HP and 350HP I was getting > an avg.of 4-4.5 MPG. Computer controlled 60 Series > Detroit's an avg. of 6-6.5 MPG that includes the > last one that was 500HP. > I don't think the used oil hurt Big Truck fuel > pumps or injectors, with the mandated low sulfur it > may even have helped. I say that because when we had > the Cummins and the first 1-2 years with the > Detroit's they didn't care what kind of anti-gel we > used. Just get what ever they have at the truckstop. > Then Detroit started refusing to honor the warrantee > on injectors they said were damaged with unapproved > fuel additives. Then the Company started getting > pissy and didn't want us to put anything in the > fuel. They said the Detroit's circulated enough fuel > you didn't need any anti-gel with winterized fuel > cut with K1. as long as you didn't shut off your > truck that is! But that Theory didn't work for the > Reefers! And they started handing out the approved > anti-gel at the shop for the Detroit's and > Thermo-Kings. Detroit never said anything about used > oil in the fuel, But they did say they could tell if > an unapproved additive was used when they inspected > the Injector. > All that said I WOULD NOT PUT USED OIL IN MY > 300SD EITHER!! MB fuelpumps and injectors are > completely different animals than a Big Trucks. I > don't know for sure it would hurt a Mercedes but I > wouldn't want to find out with my good car. I would > buy a beater and test it first like you are. Russ > H. > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Raytown, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! I AM A PROFESSIONAL IDIOT, I THINK. -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
