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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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Thought of that too. Sounds iffey I heard they can swab the tail pipe and tell what you are burning. If HHO ever becomes ULSD I guess the swab test wont work any more.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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yes, swab will work, cause to my knowledge it detects the red dye
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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The SWAB TEST is this real or one of those I heard from a friend of a friend etc ,ete........ I myself don't believe there is a swab test..........
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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really doesn't matter with the dye they still have the burden of proof to prove its Off-road fuel. there are plenty of other things that can be added to fuel that are red.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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I dont know about the swab test but i know for a fact they will get your fuel filter out and guess what it will be red and then let the fun begin!!!!!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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really doesn't matter with the dye they still have the burden of proof to prove its Off-road fuel. there are plenty of other things that can be added to fuel that are red.
True.
BUT!!!
You better have a lot of time and money to waste for the fight.

BTW- Swab test is real. Next down the pike is a sniffer at toll booths.

Bill
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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yep. Just do the right thing then you have nothing to worry about! (tell that to my wallet!!!)
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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lets see...8 mpg, $1 less/gallon. but, they do swab at the stockyard while you are inside selling cattle. and, on the way to sell tobacco they have road blocks and swab every diesel sometimes. but, by the same token i have a buddy who farms down here, lives in michigan much of the time. for about 5 years he has been running nothin but farm fuel and is back and forth all the time and never caught!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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soooo.......... when do we start the revolution?!?! Its up to 4.20 around here.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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if americans werent all whimps we would in theory find out how much they have invested per gallon, pay a percentage above that and drive off =) who want to be the guinnea pig?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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The SWAB TEST is this real or one of those I heard from a friend of a friend etc ,ete........ I myself don't believe there is a swab test..........
I told you so!^%$&
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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lets see...8 mpg, $1 less/gallon. but, they do swab at the stockyard while you are inside selling cattle. and, on the way to sell tobacco they have road blocks and swab every diesel sometimes. but, by the same token i have a buddy who farms down here, lives in michigan much of the time. for about 5 years he has been running nothin but farm fuel and is back and forth all the time and never caught!
i realy have a hard time beliving 8mpg increase unless there was somthing realy wrong with the fuel he had in his tank before or other things that changed as well. 2-3 mpg would be beliveable 5 would be a big strech but could maby buy that if going from #1 usld to #2 offroad 500ppm.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by fmco_muddin
I dont know about the swab test but i know for a fact they will get your fuel filter out and guess what it will be red and then let the fun begin!!!!!
Thats not true at all,,,,,,,, run off road and your filter will look just like your on road filter wet oily and smelly but no red color,,,,,,,,,,, btw Ive been working for home heat oil companys for more than 20 years and have changed many many home heat oil filters and none have ever been red stained with red dye,,,,,,,,,,, thats 100% BS, red filter ha lol......... not only that I run 2 psd and had 1 6.9 and never at a dot inspection have they dipped my tanks and yes I know they can, but they just never have as for the swab test and the pull the filter test I bet they are both bs Ive never ever heard that kinda stuff not even here in N.Y. an over regulated police state............
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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i realy have a hard time beliving 8mpg increase unless there was somthing realy wrong with the fuel he had in his tank before or other things that changed as well. 2-3 mpg would be beliveable 5 would be a big strech but could maby buy that if going from #1 usld to #2 offroad 500ppm.
Also allways makes me think it say's it gave me X amount of gallons, But did it really?
It was a big scam here in NY at one time.

Bill
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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Also allways makes me think it say's it gave me X amount of gallons, But did it really?
It was a big scam here in NY at one time.

Bill
hmmm, very interesting point.
 
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