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Hi, I am new to this site and love it.I have a question for this site,does anyone use a disel
fuel additive when you fuel?Thanks for your imput
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12-08-2007, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Hi, I am new to this site and love it.I have a question for this site,does anyone use a disel
fuel additive when you fuel?Thanks for your imput
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12-08-2007, 11:32 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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Location: Frederick Md.
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Diesel fuel comes with additives. Save your money. I was in Trucking for 34 years. Not needed
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12-09-2007, 02:54 AM
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Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
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DaveyD1, welcome to iRV2.
The diesel engine manufacturers do not recommend any additives, and the vast majority of us do not use any additives.
However, those of us on opposite sides of this issue probably will never convince the other side to agree. 
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12-09-2007, 07:55 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Wellington, Florida
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I have never used fuel additives. For coach fuel, I always use truck stops. This means I should be getting fresh fuel. I live in South Florida. We use the coach year around.
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2005 Newmar KSDP 3910 + GMC ENVOY XUV 37K lbs Moving Down The Road
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12-09-2007, 08:32 AM
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I live in a very small town where a man's word is known by everyone. My mechanic is a friend who I trust. He tells me he likes to use Howe's treatment and recommended it to me.That's what we're using now. HarveyP
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12-09-2007, 09:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fulltime RVer on the road
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We fulltime, and try to always buy fuel at busy truck stops. Still, you never know. Every six months or so I throw a container of Diesel Kleen in our old MCI bus. I've got another friend, a longtime mechanic, who routinely puts about a cup full of Marvel Mystery Oil in both the tank of his diesel motorhome and his gas powered Jeep.
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12-09-2007, 11:17 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Country Coach Owners Club Appalachian Campers Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Chattanooga, Tn.
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I add 2 oz. of acytone to 10 gals of diesel fuel at every fill up. Every third tank I add a quart of transmission fluid to the tank.
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2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser 450 hp & 1330# torque
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12-09-2007, 11:28 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
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Why?
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12-09-2007, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Tallahassee
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To RV Wizard
Mike.
I've been thinking about you doing this ever since you posted a year or so ago. I see you are still happy with the results. Still getting better MPG with the acytone. Any special tune-up needed? s/Toby
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12-09-2007, 02:09 PM
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Long ago aboard a Naval destroyer there was a boiler technician in the After Fireroom who routinely lit fires in his boilers with a crisp 20 dollar bill. His boilers always ran well.
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12-09-2007, 03:24 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">The diesel engine manufacturers do not recommend any additives, </div></BLOCKQUOTE>But what about the injector pump manufacturers? Diesel fuel additives are not about the engine. They are about the injectors and injector pumps.
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12-09-2007, 03:43 PM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Newark, DE
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All part of the engine which is warranted by the engine manufacturer.
I believe that if additives kept down warranty costs, all the engine manufacturers would be recommending them.
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12-09-2007, 03:59 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Country Coach Owners Club Appalachian Campers Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Chattanooga, Tn.
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I am still using the acytone because I get better fuel milage and notice more power than with out it.
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Amy, Dr. Assistant - Roxie & Mei Ling, four legs each
2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser 450 hp & 1330# torque
06 Saturn Vue, 06 Chevy Z71 4x4 & 2014 Corvette Z51 M7
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