Fuel station as aux diesel tank
Anyone use their aux fuel tank in their toyhauler for diesel for the tow vehicle ? Any reason you wouldn't ? Looking into taking the hauler up to Alaska and want to extend my range/save some mon...
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Golden_HVAC wrote:Winter blend Diesel is mixed with kerosene not gasoline.
Hi,
Most toy haulers use the fuel tank to run the generator. If you have a completely separate fuel system for the toys, it might be possible. However once you empty out 'most' of the gasoline, there will still be some in the tank. Also when you empty out 'most' of the diesel, there will be some still in the tank.
Have you heard of 'winterized' diesel fuel? That is when they add a little unleaded gas to the diesel, and it is thinner for winter use in very cold country. You are cautioned not to burn it in a truck in warmer areas. So filling up with winter blend in Colorado, then driving to AZ and towing is not really all that well advised. I would also not recommend taking along a 18 gallon diesel mixed with 1 gallon of unleaded to Alaska, then put that into the truck while towing in warm weather (above 50F).
As for the 1 gallon of diesel fuel, mixed into 18 gallons of unleaded fuel? Probably will hurt a catalytic converter, so don't go adding that to a car. But a non-smog equipped ATV or motorcycle will not care to much. Might smoke a little, look a little like a 2 stroke, but should run fine. The octane rating will be boosted a bit too - say 87 unleaded will become around 95 octane. So it will burn slower.
Why take a chance? To save $2 a gallon on 18 gallons of fuel? That is $36 dude! And at what point along the route will you change from the $3 diesel from Seattle to add this to the truck, and when will you refill with $4 diesel on your return trip? Are you sure you will avoid filling with $5 diesel fuel someplace?
Fred.
