Fuel treatment(might be the right word?).

Originally Posted by speedyandypandy

Apperently not if it's water in fuel, but there is a unofficial test that supports 2stroke oil in diesel, mix ratio 1:200, which is a better addetive than any off the "super" diesels you can buy at the petrol station. Takes down soot, brings up mile pr liter, and is just overall good.

It's quite possible wrt. the 2 stroke oil, though one would of course have to do some propa thiense thtuff to find out At the end of the day though more lubrication is never a bad thing... but increased mpg? Not so sure...

Got a DERV andy? Could always experiment Though for the price of 2 stroke oil... :O

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I read that pump (ultra low sulfur) diesel is a p*ss poor lubricator compared to ye olde diesel due to environmental concerns leading to less and less heavy oil fractions and sulfur in there.

Somewhat OT, the sulfur compounds in gearbox oil which help prevent damage under extreme shock-loading conditions are very similar to what is found in the old-skool diesel distillates - probably how they found them. Those compunds being the reason that old g/box oil is probably the unholiest smelling liquid on earth.

So maybe 200:1 gearbox oil in diesel will keep your DERV running for ever?!?

Originally Posted by Spank86

Come meet the GM at loomies some time, I can let you have some colour changing stuff for free if I know in advance.

Thanks spank - already bought it though We have loads in the lab too but it's all used and I hate to think what might be in it now :O

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by 85jas

Those compunds being the reason that old g/box oil is probably the unholiest smelling liquid on earth.

I thought so too, until I had to strip a chuck and cylinder off a lathe after a few thousand hours turning cast iron.
Yeurgh.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I thought so too, until I had to strip a chuck and cylinder off a lathe after a few thousand hours turning cast iron.
Yeurgh.

Ohh the lovely smell of Q8 coolant that's gone "off" blughh I had to fix the pump on our 30 year old lathe was minging ! Race car gear box oil smells gross as well

[yorkie_chris]

Coolant isn't bad even with the bacterial growth in it, it's the sulfur in cast iron that's the 'orrible stuff. Machining it the swarf is very fine dust too, so everything gets crammed with a thick, black, stinking paste. Look like you've been down't pit after 5 minutes!

Diesel might be a bit away from SV talk, but what the heck, we're solving world problems.

There seems to be more people for than against, here is a few threads
http://www.dieselbombers.com/alterna...il-thread.html
http://forums.dieselpowermag.com/70/...-to-be-a-stor/

[johnnyrod]

It's conspiracy theory by another name, seen the like before