LH>In a message of 16 Sep 97 Ray Harkness (3:771/160) wrote to Elvis 
argrove:
LH> RH> Thanks Elvis,  I have heard that some `summer' grade diesel gets
LH> RH> `thick' in the winter !  Is this related to the paraffin content ?  I
LH> RH> do not know much about paraffin but do know that there is a paraffin
LH> RH> wax. -=RH=-
LH>Hi Ray,
LH>PMFBI, but I think that's correct.
LH>I used to do lotsa driving in Scandinavia, also in the winter, which could 
b
LH>freezing outside 40 degs (centrigrade that is...) or more.
LH>Regular diesel will start to "grow solid" at minus 15 ore
LH>more and it just blocks your filters and everything. Only
LH>way to get the thing going again is getting rid of all the
LH>juice, changing filters, clean the fuel lines and try again
LH>with new fuel.
LH>In the Nordic countries they have additives in their winter
LH>diesel to prevent it from "growing solid", but the
LH>additives just eat up your nozzles, filters, fuel pump etc.
LH> :-)
LH>One way is never switching off your engine: the fuel is heated while
LH>circulating and thus its temperature stays high enough to
LH>prevent the paraffine from growing solid.
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LH>Louis
LH>LHFG:
LH>Does *your* computer like chips?   Mine does!   It collects Flippo's too!
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