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Old 12-22-2008, 08:32 PM   #60 (permalink)
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The old farmer I lived by when I was a kid always said he threw a half a gallon of gas in his diesel fuel tank in his tractor to help cold starting...
This trick was widely used in Europe, in older days, when diesel wasn't as good as today.

Usually 10 - 15 % of gasoline will do it.

But remember never fill-up your diesel with gasoline !

A friend of mine destroyed his new engine, by mistake, this way. I suppose it was his most costly refilling.

Gasoline engines are less allergic to diesel.

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