Amazing...
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From: Redding, CA
Amazing...
I give up... I wanted to know what the cetane number is in the fuel around town. I called a few stations and not one person had ever heard the term. I called some of the distribution points and some have heard of cetane but didn't know what the number is while others had no clue. I called THE primary distribution point (where all of my town's diesel comes from) in a neighboring city and they had no clue.
It would sure be nice to know prior to adding a cetane enhancer, huh?
Mike
It would sure be nice to know prior to adding a cetane enhancer, huh?
Mike
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From: Great State of Texas
Well Mike...I personally have not heard of any negative issues with to much cetane. It is my guess that it's positive effects plateaus at some level.
As I have mentioned before, here in the Dallas area (9 counties) the state mandates that distributors provide 48 cetane level diesel. I add 0.64+ oz / gal of Power Service (gray) at each and every fill up.
The math says I am running 54+ cetane level. I have read somewhere that our 6.0s were designed for a minimum 47 cetane...did not hear that from Ford though.
So...I wouldn't worry about having to high a cetane value.
BTW: My truck never blows smoke on start up. Even after it sits for a week and a half.
As I have mentioned before, here in the Dallas area (9 counties) the state mandates that distributors provide 48 cetane level diesel. I add 0.64+ oz / gal of Power Service (gray) at each and every fill up.
The math says I am running 54+ cetane level. I have read somewhere that our 6.0s were designed for a minimum 47 cetane...did not hear that from Ford though.
So...I wouldn't worry about having to high a cetane value.
BTW: My truck never blows smoke on start up. Even after it sits for a week and a half.
