Fueling a diesel truck
When I add fuel to our new to us diesel truck at our local Shell station the stations diesel fuel pump is "very" slow, the regular gasoline pumps are working ok. Is it normal for the diesel pumps at f...
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Nope.
First of all, you need to know that diesel pumps come in two flavors. There are ones that have small nozzles and low flow rates that are known as "auto diesel" and are used by folks driving diesel cars, such as VW TDI Jettas and Golfs, as well as BMWs and Mercedes, that have small tanks and fill quickly even at low flow rates.
Then there are the ones with larger nozzles intended for big trucks. These guys have 150 to 300 gallon tanks to fill and for whom time is truly money. The flow rate on those pumps will overflow a Jetta 16 gallon tank in seconds.
Now it may or may not be that the particular pump at which you pulled up has specific problems. But unless you were at a truck pump, you are never going to see high flow rates. Think about it: diesel stinks, and the first time some guy in a suit, or a gal in an expensive frock for that matter, finds him/herself soaked head to toe in diesel because the pump flow was so high it sprayed out before they could take their hand off the nozzle, the station owner is going to hear about it in very unpleasant fashion.
First of all, you need to know that diesel pumps come in two flavors. There are ones that have small nozzles and low flow rates that are known as "auto diesel" and are used by folks driving diesel cars, such as VW TDI Jettas and Golfs, as well as BMWs and Mercedes, that have small tanks and fill quickly even at low flow rates.
Then there are the ones with larger nozzles intended for big trucks. These guys have 150 to 300 gallon tanks to fill and for whom time is truly money. The flow rate on those pumps will overflow a Jetta 16 gallon tank in seconds.
Now it may or may not be that the particular pump at which you pulled up has specific problems. But unless you were at a truck pump, you are never going to see high flow rates. Think about it: diesel stinks, and the first time some guy in a suit, or a gal in an expensive frock for that matter, finds him/herself soaked head to toe in diesel because the pump flow was so high it sprayed out before they could take their hand off the nozzle, the station owner is going to hear about it in very unpleasant fashion.
