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Big Trucks
i was in the CVS store yesterday and a older man was telling me his brother in law told him if you go to a truck stop and and fuel up where thr BIG TRUCKS fuel up,there fuel is better and you get better mpg with it and more POWER.i thought it was all the same,does the old man know what he's talking about or is he blowing a bunch of smoke out his tail pipe.ha ha!
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From: Manitoba
I would agree with the old guy.......the competition in fuel companies is so reliant on performance and services needed like filters etc between fuels. All stations/brands can get special additives put in their fuels at point of origin or at the tank they have.
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The one benefit I can see getting your fuel at a truck stop is that they are usually constantly pumping large volumes so the fuel doesn't sit long in the holding tank. There may be less problems with water and algae formation in it but as already mentioned........it doesn't mean that the fuel is of higher quality.
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he is just blowing smoke up your tailpipe.
if anything, i would expect the truck stops to have questionable fuel, and the local name brand stations to have better fuel.
diesel fuel is diesel fuel. there is no "better than the other" it is all about what is added, or not added to it, and how much water is mixed into it.
i will not buy fuel from a truck stop. i only buy from name brand stations.
the 3 times i had to stop on the road with the mack for fuel, within 100 miles i had to drain the water out of the tanks and filters to get going again after it died on the side of the road.
if anything, i would expect the truck stops to have questionable fuel, and the local name brand stations to have better fuel.
diesel fuel is diesel fuel. there is no "better than the other" it is all about what is added, or not added to it, and how much water is mixed into it.
i will not buy fuel from a truck stop. i only buy from name brand stations.
the 3 times i had to stop on the road with the mack for fuel, within 100 miles i had to drain the water out of the tanks and filters to get going again after it died on the side of the road.
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From: Faibanks Ak.
On our big trucks we dont have water seperators change our fuel filters around 15000 miles I always fuel my pu at truckstops that is all we have where I live I wouldn't pay 1 penny more for it at a GAS station.
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here in jersey, the price difference between hess and truck stops is about 35 cents cheaper at hess.
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From: Faibanks Ak.
nj prices today
flying j 3.19
ta 3.54
hess 3.31
state
avg 3.33
most were in 3.30s
there was only 1 hess listed for some reason. there is 3 more places on same exit as ta but they give huge discounts to big co. dont want little guys business.
flying j 3.19
ta 3.54
hess 3.31
state
avg 3.33
most were in 3.30s
there was only 1 hess listed for some reason. there is 3 more places on same exit as ta but they give huge discounts to big co. dont want little guys business.
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From: Conway, AR
The only place that would ring true is that some truckstops still have pumps with the older style low sulfur diesel which will give you more power and better mileage than the new Ultra low sulfur diesel. Most all the gas stations that carry diesel only have one diesel storage tank so they've just about all switched to the ULSD.
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I don't know about you all, but my 88 7.3 with dual tanks is hard to fill with the automotive style diesel pumps which use the small noozles. I'd never be able to fill my truck with the larger noozles they use. I guess the tank is not vented well or something. As it is, when I fill up now I have to sqeeze the handle one click or it will pop off.
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Originally Posted by wdhille
I don't know about you all, but my 88 7.3 with dual tanks is hard to fill with the automotive style diesel pumps which use the small noozles. I'd never be able to fill my truck with the larger noozles they use. I guess the tank is not vented well or something. As it is, when I fill up now I have to sqeeze the handle one click or it will pop off.
wayne
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if i do not put the block under the wheel, it takes 10-15 minutes to fill the rear tank, and 5 minutes to fill the front.
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From: West Valley Utah
In the 70's-80's there used to be a few places that had what I would call a premium fuel. Burns Bro's truck stops had Burns Red fuel that you could tell the difference just in the smell.
I would go out of my way to fuel at a Burns Bros. Engine ran better, better mileage, ran cooler and quieter.
Those days are gone and most places get whatever fuel is the least expensive at the time.
Flying J fuel in Utah a few close to Utah border fuel stops have fuel from Flying J's own refinery located in North Salt Lake. Some of the crude oil they buy is so sweet that by the time you start to unload the fuel there is a foot or better of "almost" gasoline on top of the oil, low flash point on that stuff.
Sure wish Burns or the like was still around.
I would go out of my way to fuel at a Burns Bros. Engine ran better, better mileage, ran cooler and quieter.
Those days are gone and most places get whatever fuel is the least expensive at the time.
Flying J fuel in Utah a few close to Utah border fuel stops have fuel from Flying J's own refinery located in North Salt Lake. Some of the crude oil they buy is so sweet that by the time you start to unload the fuel there is a foot or better of "almost" gasoline on top of the oil, low flash point on that stuff.
Sure wish Burns or the like was still around.
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
i have a 6X6 wood block in the bed of my 88. when i stop for fuel, i toss the 6X6 under the driver side rear wheel. this raises the truck just enough to clear the intube vent so i can fill it up at speed.
if i do not put the block under the wheel, it takes 10-15 minutes to fill the rear tank, and 5 minutes to fill the front.
if i do not put the block under the wheel, it takes 10-15 minutes to fill the rear tank, and 5 minutes to fill the front.