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Re: Convert from gasoline to tri-fuelsaid by fifty nine:I had no idea they sold dyed, untaxed gasoline. I thought they only did that with diesel.
Around here they sell off road diesel which doesn't have the road tax and it's about 50 cents less than regular on-road diesel. OF course it has the red dye so if you use it in your truck, the cops pull you over and dip your tank... thousands in fines.
Pull you over and "Dip" your tank? Wow  the cops in NJ must have a lot of excess time on their hands to be able to pull over civilian diesel powered vehicles and check the fuel. Gas at a marinas is not taxed here and if you buy taxed fuel for your boat just keep the receipts for a tax refund. |
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said by Jack_in_VA:said by fifty nine:I had no idea they sold dyed, untaxed gasoline. I thought they only did that with diesel.
Around here they sell off road diesel which doesn't have the road tax and it's about 50 cents less than regular on-road diesel. OF course it has the red dye so if you use it in your truck, the cops pull you over and dip your tank... thousands in fines.
Pull you over and "Dip" your tank? Wow the cops in NJ must have a lot of excess time on their hands to be able to pull over civilian diesel powered vehicles and check the fuel. Gas at a marinas is not taxed here and if you buy taxed fuel for your boat just keep the receipts for a tax refund. It's not NJ. I've mostly heard this from people in the Midwest. I don't have a diesel vehicle. |
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said by fifty nine:said by Jack_in_VA:said by fifty nine:I had no idea they sold dyed, untaxed gasoline. I thought they only did that with diesel.
Around here they sell off road diesel which doesn't have the road tax and it's about 50 cents less than regular on-road diesel. OF course it has the red dye so if you use it in your truck, the cops pull you over and dip your tank... thousands in fines.
Pull you over and "Dip" your tank? Wow the cops in NJ must have a lot of excess time on their hands to be able to pull over civilian diesel powered vehicles and check the fuel. Gas at a marinas is not taxed here and if you buy taxed fuel for your boat just keep the receipts for a tax refund. It's not NJ. I've mostly heard this from people in the Midwest. I don't have a diesel vehicle. You didn't specify that you weren't referring to NJ. Anyway I've never heard of the cops "dipping" a tank for illegal fuel here. |
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Re: Convert from gasoline to tri-fuelsaid by Jack_in_VA:You didn't specify that you weren't referring to NJ. Anyway I've never heard of the cops "dipping" a tank for illegal fuel here.
Then as usual you're the exception rather than the rule. They do dip and they do check, and they do fine people. Otherwise people would just use red dyed diesel in their vehicles. |
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in 69 years I've never seen or heard of it here in VA. Now if it were happening it would be common knowledge wouldn't it? Heck with the budget cuts we have little checking on our pump accuracy much less what someone is running in their tanks. |
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said by Jack_in_VA:Gas at a marinas is not taxed here and if you buy taxed fuel for your boat just keep the receipts for a tax refund.
marina gas up here isnt taxed either but the marinas get you big time because you are captive so they charge more than retail gas stations |
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said by Jack_in_VA:in 69 years I've never seen or heard of it here in VA. Now if it were happening it would be common knowledge wouldn't it? Heck with the budget cuts we have little checking on our pump accuracy much less what someone is running in their tanks.
I could also say that police don't check for speeding because I've never gotten a speeding ticket. Dipping happens more at truck scales and more with commercial trucks. Some places can also determine if you were using red dyed diesel from examining your exhaust. Now you tell me, why would they go through all the trouble of dyeing the diesel if they didn't at least enforce it sometimes? Virginia seems to check: » www.dmv.state.va.us/webd ··· esel.asp |
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I worked out a deal with a plumber friend who will install the piping for $100.00 if I buy the stuff. I'm looking at about 20 to 25' of 1" pipe, two 90' elbows, one T fitting, and two valves. He has the tap and threading machine. We can T right above the meter in the basement, run about 8' to the corner, make the turn along the other wall about 12', then turn outside. This will place the gas outlet out of the way and close to my garage were I store and run the generator. So far most of the places that sell the conversion kits are back ordered. I guess from the storms and lack of gasoline, a lot of people are doing the same thing. |
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 jack bGone Fishing
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Cape Cod |
jack b
MVM
2012-Nov-12 9:42 pm
Get full bore 1" ball valves, not the tapered-core gas cocks. Too much pressure drop in those. |
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ITICharlie1Ass Mode
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Saint Louis, MO |
He has plumbed a few standby generators and he is making a parts list for me. He knows I pretty picky when it comes to home projects and repairs. |
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 dosdoxies
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Wallingford, PA |
dosdoxies
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2012-Nov-13 12:22 pm
said by ITICharlie1:He has plumbed a few standby generators and he is making a parts list for me. He knows I pretty picky when it comes to home projects and repairs.
The REAL Red Green would use an old garden hose and some duct tape.  |
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the cops in NJ must have a lot of excess time on their hands to be able to pull over civilian diesel powered vehicles and check the fuel.
