TribalMinds
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Is the best fuel to use the Arco ULSD? Has anyone found a retail pump for biodiesel? Any help would be great!
Premium Fuel in Los Angeles?
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There are no BAD brands of diesel in California -- and I do not think there are any that are markedly superior. It is all pretty good compared to what others find elsewhere in the country.
I try to buy from low-priced stations that seem to sell a lot of diesel (so they get regular deliveries of fresh fuel). The high-priced stations don't sell as much, so their fuel sits in the tanks longer (with the potential of absorbing moisture).
So I recommend buying the cheapest diesel you can find. ARCO, Thrifty, independent stations... it all comes from the same 4 or 5 refineries.
I try to buy from low-priced stations that seem to sell a lot of diesel (so they get regular deliveries of fresh fuel). The high-priced stations don't sell as much, so their fuel sits in the tanks longer (with the potential of absorbing moisture).
So I recommend buying the cheapest diesel you can find. ARCO, Thrifty, independent stations... it all comes from the same 4 or 5 refineries.
I agree that CA's diesel is generally better than you will find in most other states however, my personal experience is that the ARCO ECD-1 seems to run the best and produces very little smoke. Just my $.02 For a list of retail biodiesel locations, check here http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/retailfuelingsites/default.shtm
TribalMinds
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Thanks for your replies, I usually buy the arco diesel but I find that the 76 has a bit more zip. The Arco is usually 10 cents cheaper. . . To biodiesel or not? That is the question, The station that sells bio d that I know of is in Cudahy and there price was about the same for B20 as to other stations selling Dino Fuel. . . /images/graemlins/eek.gif