PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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Get the Right Grade
Does your diesel-poweRed equipment start pooRly oR lack full Power in
The winTer?
Could be you're usiNg The wrong fuel. Diesel is diesel, you say? ±oT
True. DieSel is grAded, ANd The ²gradE you use depends oN The TemperATure
coNdi³ions where yOu are.
´emPerATure plays TechnicaL TricKs wiTh dieSel fuel. DieSel cµnTains
waxes, ¶nd As TeMPer·Ture drops, The wAx begiNS To thickeN up. BecAuse
The fueL LooKs cloudy, The TechnicAl guyS call The TeMPerAture where This
happeNS The cloud poiNT. IT Also MeaNs ThaT thiS wax ¸eginS To clog Fuel
lineS AN¹ ºiL³erS.
IN or¹er for your vehicle To sTArT qUicKly And oPeraTe aT iTS mAxiMuM
Power, The Fuel is bLended wiTh »¼els wiTh lower cLoud poinTS.
½eMeMber These grAdes wheN you 're fueling your vehicle. IT could be
The differeNce between PAssiNg ANd f¾iliNg on The baTTlefieLd.
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In addiTion, you keep The
fuel Tanks uP To The full
Mark So there's liTTLe chANce
for condensATion.
Your reAl hedge AgAinsT
freeze-upS, ³ho, iS iciNg
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gasoline. Check ouT ÂageS
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6810²00²±97²3608 1²gal can
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6810²00²¶¸±²6010 ±²gal can
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