Dodge Sprinter Gas Mileage

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#13 of 76 Re: Responses to #602 (mpg & wheelsize) [gagrice] by kenbaker Jun 13, 2006 (1:54 pm)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 13, 2006 7:29 am) Flying-J Oklahoma City (one on I-35, one on I-40) are marked as ULSD (under 500 PPM). This is where I get almost all of my fuel for my Sprinter, best price and lots of turnover (no stale fuels there). Small state/town compared to a lot of other places, but also one of the busiest crossroads in the entire USA. The pipeline thing is very curious, since they send many products through the same lines one after the other and have done so for years... In the beginning they sent a pig between batches, now they don't do that very much as far as I know. So how much mixing is there? Not much according to studies done due to controlled flow rates, only liquid is sent (single phase), a few gallons to a few barrels are mixed between batches. I just wonder what they do with the mix? KenB (B.S. in Petroleum, OSU, 1984) Replies to this message: kenbaker (Jun 15, 2006 7:10 am)
#14 of 76 Re: Responses to #602 (mpg & wheelsize) [kenbaker] by kenbaker Jun 15, 2006 (7:10 am)
Replying to: kenbaker (Jun 13, 2006 1:54 pm) humbly contradicting myself... under 500 ppm is LSD (low Sulfur Diesel), not suitable for 2007 diesels for over-the-road vehicles in the USA. LSD will become Farm/Offroad diesel in October or so, and must not be used in 2007 vehicles (or damage may occur?). I know that they put colored Dye in farm diesel here in the USA since they do not have to pay road taxes on farm equipment driven mostly on farmland (like tractors). If a commercial vehicle gets caught with colored diesel in the tanks, they are going down for a big fine. Anyway, the actual sticker on the pumps at the Flying-J mentions that they are selling LSD (less than 500 PPM) and that it must not be used in 2007 over the road vehicles. I should have taken a picture with my new camera phone to post, but I dind't think of that until now... KenB
#22 of 76 More on gas mileage vs. wheelsize (#602) by grasspress Jun 11, 2006 (7:32 am)
hello, sprinter drivers: i've done some more research on the question of wheelsize and mpg. i was wondering if i could get better mileage by switching to the 16" wheel (my 2500 sprinter has the standard 15" wheel). evidently, any change in mpg would be negligible. the reason is because the new tires for the 16" wheels make up any difference in the 'contact patch' (the distance the tire travels in one turn of the wheel). to maintain the integrity of the braking safety features of the vehicle, tire manufactures design tire profiles that maintain a similar 'contact patch' with any change in wheel size. the tires for the 15" wheel have a greater profile than the tires for the 16" wheel, thus the 'contact patch' is nearly the same. with this in mind, i can save the extra investment of new wheels since it won't produce any noticeable savings in fuel costs. also, i'm hearing a lot from you guys about the quality of diesel and mpg. i buy my diesel at the pump at regular gas stations here in the usa. what should i look for on the pump label. i read the owner's manual and am following their warnings to stay away from bio, and the typical advice about fuel supplies in the winter, but other than that, i can't see much difference on pump warnings (except now we're getting information leading up to the new diesel sulfer regs due to be in place 1.1.2007). thanks, dave Replies to this message: altered3 (Jun 11, 2006 8:35 pm) kenbaker (Jun 13, 2006 2:27 pm) altered3 (Jun 13, 2006 9:12 pm) kenbaker (Jun 15, 2006 7:29 am) and 13 more...