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Subject:Re: Diesel engine conversion questions, ULSD availability
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:08:33 -0500

Yes, and the fun part is that the Diesel sold at those is LSD (Low
Sulphur Diesel) not to be confused with ULSD.....

On Dec 14, 2006, at 10:35 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Thanksgiving week I drove the FUN from NY to FLorida. I frequent
> truck stops, especially Flying J as I appreciate their RV support
> when in the motor home. Anyway, id not see the ULSD at any of them.
> All the diesel pumps had the stickers informing that the fuel could
> not be used in 2007 vehicles.
>
> Dennis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Drillock
> Date: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:28 am
> Subject: Diesel engine conversion questions, ULSD availability
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>> Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel should be the main petro diesel you can
>> get by now.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low_sulfur_diesel
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Sam Walters wrote:
>>
>>> You also can find the ULSD fuel at some Exxon outlets in MD, maybe
>>> others also. I bought a couple of tanks at one Exxon station
>> on the
>>> route home from my son's school before my 85 Benz got rear
>> ended and put
>>> out of commission.
>>>
>>> I read an article, maybe off of a link posted here, indicating
>> that the
>>> transition to this fuel was likely to take place long before the
>>> required date. The gist of the discussion was about it being too
>>> expensive to maintain two production and distribution systems
>> and that
>>> the new fuel would be phased in for most stations and the most
>> populous> areas of the country quite soon...............
>>>>
>>

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