Re: Gas vs diesel

Posted by 4240 Turbo on September 15, 2020 at 20:31:00 from (98.127.42.158):

In Reply to: Re: Gas vs diesel posted by 504 on September 15, 2020 at 18:31:04:

Well,gas vs diesel is a double edged sword. A gas in cold or cooler is a better starter.diesel does start ok if it is a good engine and has good fuel. Bad fuel or not enough anti gel and big problems. Never had gasoline gel. Maintenance is a big consideration,most diesels have multiple batteries, meaning network of cables, and extra batteries. This leads to increased maintenance cost over a one battery gasoline regiment, and increased time/labor/cost/down time to repair, maintain, service diesel vs gasoline electrical. Upkeep cost. gasoline fuel filter, oil filter, belts, oil, and amount of oil all come into play for a machine I need to use. Diesel costs more, filters more expensive and take longer to change, gasoline cheap and fast, oil for diesel is more and typically a diesel takes more of that expensive oil. gasoline faster and cheaper, again. not to mention that the cost of fuel additive in your diesel adds up to about the cost of plugs and wires and distributor parts in your gasoline. diesel parts are almost always more, like a starter, like a fuel lift pump, gasket for valve lash adjustment.

Now, lets elaborate into a more long term maintenance regime. diesel typically has more electrolysis issues in coolant system meaning coolant service is more important and fluid is more expensive if done correctly. In circumstances of longevity, keep in mind that a gasoline breaks down its oil from a shear effect and fuel contamination. diesel breaks down its engine oil from a different effect of depositing soot into the oil, over time reacting with cold/heat cycles and moisture and actually developing sulfuric acid within the crankcase causing severe wear sometimes prematurely. Another reason why starting and stopping a diesel more often can definetly shorten lifespan of oil and therefore prematurelydamage your engine. If that engine started only 10 times and ran for 15 hours a time, that is 150 hours that is nearly harmless versus starting in 1500 times for 20 minutes at a time. the oil change interval should be adjusted accordingly.

I do a lot of farm work with a 130 horsepower turbo diesel tractor, and almost all the corn planting, hay raking, grain drilling is done at idle. you could take that turbo off and throw it away and never know the difference, and for that matter you could install a 100 horsepower gasoline engine and I would almost bet a small fortune that at the end of that tractor's lifespan, the gasoline would cost less money than the diesel, in respect to maintenance, economy, and simplicity. but theresale would suffer.

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