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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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i would think if you ran WVO you would just use a devoted tank.start the engine on diesel until warmup,then switch to WVO tank.5 minutes before you reach your destination switch to diesel tank again,so the pump and filter etc are all flushed though with pure diesel and ready to cold start next time with.
sounds easy enough i guess in theory lol.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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Heck i usually remember to switch tanks about the time it starts sputtering at me
 
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 08:38 AM
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how much atf should one put in a tank?
 
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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I usually put in 1 pint every 3rd tank.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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For all those who love ATF, could i run 75 Fluid?

http://www.countrymark.com/userfiles...F_75_FLUID.pdf

Its a tractor trans/hyd fluid that we use at the farm. And it's green, not red.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 02:00 PM
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Type F ...

Depends on what you need, if you are trying to clean up the system ... I use a quart for 10 gallons, for normal every day use I use a quart for 50 gallons.

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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Type F is getting hard to find around here. Festus, do you see any additional smoke runnin the atf??
 
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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When mixed heavy, 1 quart to 50 no...

Type F is getting hard to find anywhere, but it's still available cheaply at most parts houses, not at convenient stores, I don't have any personal experience with anything else.

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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What do you think of the 75 fluid, Festus?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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1 quart of ATF per 10 gallons is way more than the cost of 4 oz per 10 gallons of diesel kleen today though(and that's mixing more than called for even.)
 
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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True as that may be, i can get the 75 fluid free...
 
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by FORDF250HDXLT
1 quart of ATF per 10 gallons is way more than the cost of 4 oz per 10 gallons of diesel kleen today though(and that's mixing more than called for even.)
That's the super cleanu dose. Kind of like putting a whole bottle of diesel kleen in a tank to clean things up. Doing that, the dk is more expensive. If anyone else is like me you don't get 7 treatments out of a bottle of dk. If you dose the ATF right, you should get almost 7. Here in bc that would be a 50% price reduction if the ATF does what it is said to do.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Otahyoni
What do you think of the 75 fluid, Festus?
Never heard of it ...

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