Last year while on our yearly trip to Canada for some fishing we stop at the U.S. border and filled up my buddy truck. (diesel naturally) But they carried both #1 and 2 diesel. I thought one was a summer blend and the other was a winter blend, but this was in August.
So what is the diff ?
Only use #1 or a blend when it gets way below freezing.
#1 has less btus which result in lower power and mpgs. Plus it costs more.
Unless you are going into arctic conditions straight #2 and additive will protect you to at least 30F below.
I thought #1 had more sulfur and was wetter. I filled up with #1 last time and my truck is not has loud and runs smother and more fast and my mpg went up
If by wetter you mean contains more lubrication, it's the opposite, #1 is drier.
Not a good idea to run straight #1 without some sort of lube additive especally with a weak pump like a VP.
#1 is offroad nontaxed/died diesel...it is home heating oil/construction/locomotive fuel..etc. It is also mixed into the #2 to lower the pour point and keep the #2 from gelling in the cold winter months in a lot of northen areas..such as Canada. Not sure on the lubricity of #1 vs #2, but I'd still add a better lube to either regardless if you have a VP pumped engine
Red #2 is definitely not the same as #1. #1 is not kerosene exactly, but it's basically kerosene. I don't know if there's dyed and undyed #1 or not, I wouldn't want to run it regardless. As has been said, not much lubricity. Ought as well run jet fuel.
Listen to Illflem for he is wise in the ways of fuel.
If you still think you want to run #1, just know that it's a step closer to GAS than #2 is.
I dont think #1 is kero is it ?:confused013: It is illegal to burn kero, no motor fuel taxes on it.
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