Adding a small amount of Gasoline to Diesel Fuel to Improve Quality??

I'd probably stick with the Power Service myself.

Off the subject, "You've been sniffing the cetane booster again, haven't you?" will be added to my expression library.

 

We use to mix gasoline with diesel as an degeling additive.
The engines were a lot different then and I wouldn't think about doing it to these engines.
Yes, gasoline will mix with diesel. They're both petroleum.
But we use to have to start the engines on gasoline, then when it had warmed up a bit, switch over to diesel. These were pre war era engines, to give you an idea.
And they were in tractors, not trucks.
Trucks ran on gasoline up as late as the early 60's.

 

No. the pricipal by which diesel engines work is incongruent with gasoline.
Diesel is not bad today. That's an urban legend.
Basically, newer diesel... LSD and ULSD are simple diesel with the sulpher removed.
It makes the fuel cleaner.
Diesel is what's left over after refining gasoline, naptha, and more from it.
Take a bit more out and you have bunker fuel.
There is no good reason and lots of bad ones to thin your diesel with gasoline.

 

I agree, the diesel is further refined today and cleaner than it ever was. If there are problems with fuel quality it is usually due to improper handling or storage at the local level. Too many people have it in their heads that fuel needs additives to increase performance and reliability. This is becoming a big urban legend for sure! Biodiesels and other alternative blends are only somewhat recommended to an extent before problems will arise. Nothing wrong with a little treatment here and there to prevent gelling as long it is designed for diesel.

 

gas in diesel decreases fuel milage, its heat output is lower, but igmition temperature lower (lower zetane ratio) The only thing it helps - prevent gel in fuel at below zero temperatures and easier to start engine.

But I would advivce use AntyGel ore aircraft jet fuel (not more 10%, else -add some motor oil in fuel, but semisyntetic).

 

Kerosene is what old timers used to use, well some.

The diesel now burns cleaner but doesn't burn as hot or ignite like the older stuff, isn't that how it goes???

 

Kerosene is a high grade diesel fuel. Works in jet planes too.

 

Mixing gasoline and diesel fuel will cause bad fuel millage, poor power as well as your engine might be a bit more loud ( knocking sound), but will fire-up in cold. No more than 10 % of gasoline in very cold zones with bad diesel fluid. Nowadays diesel is good, better use anti-gell aditives if needed instead of gasoline.