Thread: Lubricity Study
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Old 03-28-2010, 01:21 PM   #9
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RE: Lubricity Study

"No one seems to mention that the study is based on "on highway" or road diesel. Its viscosity is far less than that of marine diesel, and has a much lower flashpoint (illegal by marine regulatory standards)."

Perhaps on ships there is some difference , but here in the USA most marinas are serviced by the same trucks delivering the same fuel they supply to gas stations.

Diesel ashore comes in #1 and #2 grades , and of coyrse is modified for winter use with additives.

Most "marine" diesel is died red to show the road tax has not ben paid , big no no for diesel car or truck users.

The "off road diesel" used to be the old style ( not super low sulfur) fuel , but now its the same (at least on farms and in the marinas in FL ) as comes out of every road truck.
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