Posted by MarkB_MI on December 14, 2020 at 03:47:22 from (174.230.5.174):
In Reply to: Diesel additive posted by tracy brown on December 13, 2020 at 17:26:48:
Just to be clear, folks add kerosene to diesel for a different reason than they add two-stroke oil. Kerosene, aka #1 diesel, is a lighter distillate than the standard #2 diesel. It's pretty much immune to gelling, and when you add it to #2 it reduces gelling. But #1 fuel is more expensive than #2, has less energy per gallon and and less lubricity. If you check your operator's manual, you'll probably find it recommends using #2 rather than #1, particularly in the summer.
Most diesel fuel is seasonally formulated to resist gelling in cold weather. But there's a risk of gelling if you have old fuel in your tank, or maybe your dealer doesn't sell a lot of fuel. When in doubt, the safest thing is to add an anti-gel additive like Howes or Power Service. These contain chemicals that inhibit the formation of paraffin crystals, but don't adversely affect the lubricity of the fuel as does kerosene. Simply add it to your fuel at the manufacturer's recommended ratio.
Adding two-stroke oil (or any oil, for that matter) isn't going to reduce gelling. But, in theory, it will increase lubricity which is good for your injector pump. It's pretty difficult to prove whether or not it works, since you would have to have two identical engines running on identical fuel (one with the additive and one without) for thousands of hours to see a difference. It seems to me you would have to add a LOT of two-stroke oil to see a difference, and the stuff is not cheap. Even if it does improve injector pump life, it seems unlikely it would justify the additional expense over the life of an engine.
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