Re: Opinion

Posted by John A. on July 13, 2007 at 21:03:05 from (4.227.111.14):

In Reply to: Opinion posted by Allan In NE on July 13, 2007 at 11:16:40:

Allan, The problem is not weather your engine will function properly or not. Red DSL will work just fine till Neb-DOT pull you over and runs a swab into your fuel tank! As we all know The basic difference is the red dye put in the DSL. What you May Not Know is that dye, Stains the internals of the DSL System. The insides of the fuel lines, the pump, the hard lines to the injectors, and injectors, and lets not forget the return line to the pump! That dye will stay in a engine for a long, long, long, long, time even if all you did was put in one tank. That red reside will stain a swab and get you a ticket for a long while now.
Your Filter is red too also it will need to be changes NOW! Here in Texas an offence can get you a $20,000 Fine.
I know of an old rancher that has a 2000 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 that has had nothing but Red DSL since he got it, it has 95K miles on it now. This truck will not pass a TX-DOT test today. the only way it would pass is change out the whole system, Tank, lines, DSL pump, hardlines, injectors and return line too.
Yes this truck is an extreme case but it will show you to what extent that dye can get you in trouble. If all you did was put in 10 gal or so to get home, run it very low to get rid of the lions share of red DSL, do this 2 or 3 times, then put in a new filter and start over again one more time, or just plead ignorance to the Neb-DPS Officer who swabs you tank if you get stopped. Then again you may never ger tagged for inspection.
My Uncle took an inspection about 3 yrs ago. After hauling his cattle, with his Kenworth truck all day. He was dangeriously low on DSL,It was almost dark-30. His son had a Farm DSL wagon close, pumped in 10 gal just to get to the Salebarn then home. Okla-DPS picked his truck to check, He told the officer his story, about needing to get the last load to the salebarn and the sale was almost over, Being almost out of DSL and going back to the farmstead was just not possible. so he got 10 gal to get done. The offocers were Not Impressed.....He still got a $1000 fine out of that deal. His Pickups, OTR trucks Do Not Get Close to the Red DSL pump.
This probably won't happen, but it could. get that red DSL out of there ASAP. Later My Friend,
John A.

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