On 4 Apr 2008 at 19:13, eaglesawdust <TDI-conversion@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>  I work for a company that is a pool for GM and Ford products. We
> build van bodies for installation onto their chassis.
>
>  We would get Ford LCF (low cab forward) chassis that were made in
> Mexico, V6 Turbo Diesel. They would piggy back them in El Paso and
> drive them up here to Montana.
>
>  The lead vehicle would usually get refilled but the others had
> Mexican diesel in them that would usually start gelling at about 10-
> 20 degrees F. I would constantly get calls from drivers that would
> spend the night somewhere in Colorado, only to wake up to frozen
> fuel. Not all diesel is created equal as we all know.

That can happen around here if you have local diesel in your tank, then take a trip up to the
local ski hill... happened to us many years ago in our diesel Rabbit when the hill got unusally
cold, in the -20s C during the day. At the coast, we never see below -10C, so I guess they
don't treat it as much as in colder places.

>  Seems like diesel owners are getting shafted harder than most. Ive
> always thought they paid a premium for an engine that could run on
> inferior/cheaper fuel, now they pay more? Oh well, I guess that what
> we get for letting a fox implement our hen house policy.

Yes, diesel has gone from being .15 per liter less than regular gas, to about $0.15 more in
the past 6-8 months here. Currently around 1.29 CDN. Since I often go 3-4 weeks between
tanks, the difference can be shocking each time I fill!

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA