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Don’t buy Diesel unless trucks are also buying
Shop foreman at the truck shop told a out of town trucker not to buy diesel at two locations nearby. Not mentioning name.
After truck left I asked him why he made that statement.
He said they have very little diesel sales as the places are too small for large trucks to get into and they don’t have a truck isle. He said they have numerous small to medium trucks with engine smoothness issues and large percentage are buying fuel at theses two location.
He said they don’t have enough sales to deplete the tanks regularly and therefore the tanks run low for a long period of time and develop water in the tanks.
My son just filled his new Kubota tractor two week ago at a small service station and it started running erratic. It would drop from operating RPM to minimal RPM and sputter then go back to set RPM. He called the dealer and they picked up tractor and took to shop.
They called him and asked where he bought fuel for it. The fuel they said was strange color and had an odor.
They drained fuel and changer filters and the tractor runs perfect.
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And this is why I don’t fill the coach at random stations. Ill use a high volume truck stop and pay extra as to not deal with issues like this.
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Years ago I was bit by the same bug , cost me 100 dollars in fuel filters by the time that fuel was washed out . Old timer told me old pumps and cracked concrete is a sure sign the fuel will be bad . Bottom line buy where truckers buy they know the roads .
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If you want to continue along with that excellent advice, don’t let your coach sit for long periods so your fuel tank is not getting moisture or algae.
If you have to store a coach, make sure the tank is full, try to keep it where the temperatures are constant and use an algaecide for extended periods. The bus fuel tank is as susceptible to getting water and algae as a truck stop with low sales volume.
Stick with big busy truck stops and don’t try to save a few cents at the local convenience store in the middle of town. It takes that cheap fuel stop a long time to empty their inground tank filling diesel pickups 25 gallons at a time.
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