Is There Such a Thing As Too Much Cetane ?

[dbrannon79]

lol I need to go back and read that study someone did on the lubricity of different additives. I know I have been over treating. rather than doing like I had been (1/2 quart of 2 cycle) and now using power service at about 1/4 of the smaller bottle. look at the ratios on the bottle and get me a measuring bottle to keep in the truck.

I have been thinking of going back to the 2 cycle since there isn't any cetane only lube if our engines run just fine on the straight diesel without needing extra cetane. I think the recommended ratio was 200 to 1

 

[jrsavoie]

How do you test your fuel to see if it has enough antigel?

I don't remember what we have in our 500 gallon tank other than it is B11 Soy..

I don't remember if it was cold enough to be treated when we got it. We have not been burning up the diesel lately.

We used to dump a gallon of gas and a gallon of 2stroke oil in the tank every fill. Not any longer since we have a CP4 on the place. I tried talking her into selling it. It's not often you can drive a vehicle for a year and still make money on it.

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

How do you test your fuel to see if it has enough antigel?

Take a gallon jug of the fuel and put it in the deep freezer ......

 

[jrsavoie]

Take a gallon jug of the fuel and put it in the deep freezer ......

I thought about that. It sounded like a recipe for disaster. LOL

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

Sit it in a pot in case it leaks ...

 

[MrMarty51]

How do you test your fuel to see if it has enough antigel?

I don't remember what we have in our 500 gallon tank other than it is B11 Soy..

I don't remember if it was cold enough to be treated when we got it. We have not been burning up the diesel lately.

We used to dump a gallon of gas and a gallon of 2stroke oil in the tank every fill. Not any longer since we have a CP4 on the place. I tried talking her into selling it. It's not often you can drive a vehicle for a year and still make money on it.

I think if You or a neighbor has some liquid nitrogen You could rig up a cooler with a thermometer for a test station. Chill the fuel until it begins to cloud.
Other than that I would not know.

 

[RI Chevy Silveradoman]

Whoa. Sh!ts gettin teknickle in here.

 

[jrsavoie]

Sit it in a pot in case it leaks ...

Its not a bad problem to have, but I might have to remove a ribeye from the freezer to have room for a jug.

The good fridge went bad. The beer fridge is now The fridge. Gave away the 3rd freezer - regretting that now. It was an oldie but goody.

Down to 2 freezers and 1 fridge. No cooling devices outside the house.

I was hoping there was something like an antifreeze tester that could be used.