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Date:         Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:35:26 +0000
Reply-To:     dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Diesel  engine conversion questions, ULSD availability
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <45816B19.50401@cox.net>
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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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