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High
in Water, Low in Lubricity,
Cetane & Stability
Lubricity
drops
33%
in
off-road
fuels
due
to
EPA
mandates: The
EPA
has
mandated
that
the
sulfur
content
of
all
off-road
diesel
fuel
be
reduced
from
5000ppm
to
less
than
500ppm.
Further,
due
to
fuel
handling
requirements,
fuel
distributors
will
generally
be
delivering
on-road
15ppm
ULSD
fuel
(with
red-dye
added)
as
off-road
fuel
- a huge reduction
from
current
off-road
5000ppm
fuel.
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The
new fuel
will burn
cleaner and
pollute less, but the
process
of removing
the sulfur
removes
much of the
natural
lubricity
of the fuel.
Diesel engine
high-pressure
fuel pumps
and injectors
rely on
the lubricity
of the fuel
to keep
them operating.
Off-road
fuel users
will find
it necessary
to add lubricity
to prevent
premature
failure
of their
equipment
- especially
older equipment. K100-D
increases
lubricity
ratings
of these
new diesel
fuels 20-40%.
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Lower
sulfur
fuels generally
have lower
cetane
ratings,
meaning
less power.
K100 boosts
the cetane
and cleans
the engines
and fuel
system
to restore
power. Because
cleaner
engines
operate
more efficiently,
engines
start
easier,
smoke
less and
get more
miles/gallon/hour.
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Lower
sulfur
fuels deteriorate
more rapidly
than higher
sulfur
fuels.
K100-MD
contains
enhanced
stabilizers
to keep
fuel fresh
for extended
periods.
A double-dose
of K100
will even "fix" equipment that
has been
sitting
a while
and doesn't
start,
or runs
roughly.
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The
new off-road
fuel also
contains
up to a 10-fold
increase
in water due
to hydro-treating
at the
refinery.
Equipment
with "open" fuel
systems
where
the tank
is vented
to the
atmosphere
further
increases
this
moisture
content
through
condensation.
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Water
reduces
the heat
of combustion
which means
more smoke,
less power,
hard starting,
rough idle,
poor mileage,
winter
freeze-ups
- and microbe
growth. Microbes,
which
grow at
the fuel-water
interface,
require
fuel for
food and
water
for respiration.
Any water
contamination
provides
perfect
conditions
for microbe
growth.
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K100
seeks out
water molecules
and permanently
bonds itself
to the
individual
molecules,
totally
encapsulating
them with
a burnable
organic
compound.
Encapsulating
the water eliminates
all water
problems,
and denies
the microbes
the conditions
they need
for growth.
Eventually,
lacking
water
for respiration,
they will
die. And,
because
there
is no free
water,
the corrosion
effect
of the
fuel is
significantly
reduced
- which
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