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Richard And Babs Ames:
http://ohe.cat.com/cda/files/380705/7/ULSD%20-%20FAQs,%20Cat,%20April%203,%202007.pdf This is the link to CAT on highway engine FAQ and ULSD and they have an answer in reference to fuel additives.

Gerald Farris:
Keith,
There is a lot of similarity between a gas engine injector cleaner and a diesel injector cleaner, although a clogged injector on a gas engine is much more common than one on a diesel, mostly due to the much higher pressures at a diesel injector.

The idea of running a couple of tanks a year with an additive has some merits. The benefits will vary by the engine condition and the fuel that you are using, but there is at least a 50% chance or better that you will pay for the additive with the fuel savings if you use an additive with a cleaning agent and a cetane booster.

The additives that are targeted as a biocide, water control, or antigel will probably be of no benefit to you if you do not have those specific problems. A lot of 18 wheel trucks run an antigel additive all winter because they operate in below 0 weather at times and they get restricted fuel filters without it.

 I do not know about you, but I head south a long time before it gets that cold.

Gerald

LarryNCarolynShirk:
The additive discussion is on page 6, item 14 of Richard's post of 5/3/10.

Larry

Joel Ashley:
The guys at Bend Service Center told me years ago not to worry too much about it, because fuels sold in colder or wetter areas already have the necessary additives in them.  The trick is to not fill up in a warm dry region (that may not have additives in the fuel) and then drive to and operate and store in the opposite environment.

Where we live in Oregon it's theoretically not a problem, mainly because it would be impossible for us to come home all the way from a summer in the midwest, for example, and not refuel somewhere enroute with additive-included diesel.  Plus, I always fill the tank nearby before parking the coach at home after a trip, reducing moisture condensation in the tank, and additives are included.

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