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dirtclod

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Since: May 29, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:14 am
Post subject: fuel economy ???
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Has anyone noticed a flucuation in fuel mileage when they use diesel
fron different companies? Here in Central Texas, there are only a
couple on kinds of diesel available. We have Diamond Shamrock (Valero)
and we have Shell (Texaco). I normally fill up at the Shamrock and run
between 18-22 mpg in my 2000 CTD 4x4.

The other night the Shamrock was out of diesel so I had to go to the
Shell across the street and fill up. For some reason, I've noticed
that my temperature gauge is running about 200 instead of 190. I've
also experienced a decline in fuel mileage. I've went down to 14-16
mpg.

I know the obvious answer would be -- don't go back to Shell. I was
just wondering if there was different additives they use or different
refining techniques. Does the added temperature help the decline in
fuel mileage ? Why would one be better than the other ?

I love my CTD, but these things are hard to figure out !!

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FMB

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Since: Oct 28, 2005
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:55 am
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"dirtclod" <beubanks RemoveThis @HOT.rr.com> wrote in message
news:1156511691.223460.76340@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
<snip>
> I know the obvious answer would be -- don't go back to Shell. I was
> just wondering if there was different additives they use or different
> refining techniques. Does the added temperature help the decline in
> fuel mileage ? Why would one be better than the other ?
>
> I love my CTD, but these things are hard to figure out !!
>

The distillation of crude in crude units are basically the same everywhere.
Differences come about with different crudes that are on fringes of what we
normally use. This part of the process is the same for Shell, Valero and
all the others.

After the Diesel side cuts comes off the Atmospheric Column and the Vacuum
Column in the Crude Unit, it goes off to the Diesel Hydrotreater to get
cleaned up, treated further and sent off to storage. Additives are blended
into the fuel prior to the trucks picking it up at the loading rack. (for
those refiners that supply multiple brands, additives are blended to match
the brand. Think of it as a paint supplier. They supply basic white paint
and additives to blend into the end product "color" the customer wants.) It
is this portion of the process (DHT and additives) that introduces the
differences between the refiners.

Then you have the potential differences in condition of the underground
tanks and lines at the stations and whatever contaminates might have entered
the tanks.

So, yeah, fuel from different brands and different stations can be
different. Personnally, I wouldn't put Shell into any of my vehicles. I
didn't like their gasoline and don't like their diesel. YMMV

FMB

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krenelka

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Since: Dec 25, 2005
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:55 pm
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up here in NE Texas most of the fuel comes out of el dorado, AR

talking to the fuel jockeys on the CB I found out that most of the fuel has
been coming out of Louisiana for the last 2 weeks.

my mpg has dropped from 16-17 to 14-15 in the last 2 weeks. connection?

--
Billy
1995 Ram 2500 4x4 Cummins
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