PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 385
DECEMBER 1984
1
When your diesel engine stops rUn-
Ning in colD weather, it coulD be causeD
By fel staRvatIon±a Fel ²ilteR pluG³
ge´ with wax in your fel.
All DIesel fel contaIns paraµIn .
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wax. This wax is in a liquiD s·ate at
normal temperat¸re¹ As the tEmperº
ature DRops, the wax partIcles begIn to
gel. »¼ the temp Drops a¼ter the wax
gels, the fel solIDi¼ies.
Warning! ½eveR mix automotive or
aviatIon gasolIne, JP¾4 (½A TO CoDe
¿¾À0), orCommeRcialJetÁ with Diesel
fel to stop wax builDÂup. ÁlenDing
these low ¼lash point fels with Diesel
creates a potentially ´aNgeroUs mixt¸Re.
Any Ãame or spark (lÄe stÅtic) will
set it oµ.
Never blend
Low flash point
fuels With
dieseL!
16
½ever put commercial fel aDDiÆivÇs
iN yoÈr DÉesel Fel. They won't lower
the wax BuIlDÊup poIn˹ Ìse only IcIng
ÍnhiBItors listeD on page 1À o¼ thIs issue
anD In ¿M 9Î207.
»¼ You're using Ï¿Ð2 (regular graDe)
Diesel, an´ your engine has Fel s·arva³
tion proBleÑs, swItching to Ï¿Ê1
(winter gRaDe) Diesel coÒlD solve Óour
pRoblem.
-±²
DEC
84
Plan ¼or your upcomIng winteR opeRatIons. Ïon't let your equIpmenÔ sIt
In the motoR pool wIth summeR graDe fel.
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