New CRD in Apex

bigcanoe · **Joined:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:33 pm **Posts:** 96

Well, new to me

I bought a 2005 Liberty Sport CRD today. Can anyone suggest a good place in town (or nearby) to buy diesel?

bigcanoe · **Joined:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:33 pm **Posts:** 96

My first offroad experience

fireman1028 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:54 am

Welcome to the CRD and Carolina LOST group!!

I recommend going to the CRD section and reading every post possible. It will make you aware of some of the "issues" that the CRD has. Also, check out the post in this section for a Uwharrie run on the 22nd of July. It would be a great chance to meet everyone as well as find out what a CRD can do.

As far as fuel goes, buy diesel (not gas) from a place that sells a bunch of diesel, I E truck stop. Diesel has a tendency to collect water. So the more fuel that runs through a place, the more likely it is to be fresh and free of water. Also, there is a Biodiesel Coop near you somewhere. Dogparty might be able to tell you more about it.

dog_party · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:35 pm

Hey BigCanoe! Welcome to LOST! My brother lives just on the other side of Raleigh from you.

There is, indeed, a bioD coOp in that area. I'll try to get some info from my bro if you're interested.

Finding good fuel is a bit of a crap-shoot. What fireman says about truck-stops is true. But those trucks are also tuned to run on a lower Cetane point (40 or so). Our KJs are tuned to run on higher cetane numbers (45 to 48 if I remember correctly). I had a really bad tank of fuel from a VERY busy truck stop. Really low mileage for half tank. Then I added some cetane boost and it got a bit better, but I haven't been back.

I've had great results from Crown fuel here locally (just regular "gas" stations, not truck stops), and from Shell fuel. The best I ever had was a tank of B20 from a station north of me. It was in an above-ground tank (always safest since no water can leak down into it) and it had a big American flag on the side of it, which made my truck run better (just like it runs better when I clean it....placebo fuel???) ;-)

Anyway, if you're looking for BioDiesel, I would suggest starting with a good B20 from a station that's going to warranty it's fuel. I'm just not sure I'd risk my new truck to the fuel I'd get from a Bio CoOp (but let me know if you want the info and I'll get it to ya).

If you're just looking for good dino diesel, just started getting fillups from stations radiating outward from your house. My first rule for fillups are, cheapest station wins. Everybody fills up at the cheapest station, so the fuel is turning over fast (don't have to worry about old fuel with water). Fillup there and nail it (WOT) going out of the parking lot. If it smokes like a train, don't go back. I left a station once and dropped a 1/4 mile trail of thick black smoke. I haven't gone back.

Another rule of mine is; No service bays. There are, apparently, no laws prohibiting those places from dumping used motor oil into their diesel tanks. Nasty!

I'll see if my brother (who also has a CRD KJ) knows of any good stations on his side of Raleigh, but I doubt it. The last time I talked to him he was complaining about the outrageous cost of diesel in his area, so I doubt he's going to give anyone a glowing recommendations right about now. But I'll let you know what I find.

Scope out some good moderate wheeling spots in the area. The next time I visit my bro we should all get together and wheel around a bit.

bigcanoe · **Joined:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:33 pm **Posts:** 96

Thanks dog_party (my kids loved that book by the way), check out this website I found:

http://www.raleighgasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D

And thanks again for the warm welcome

dog_party · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:11 pm

Wow! That's a nice site! I'll forward that to my bro. I swore he was saying the fuel prices were well into the $3 range. Maybe he's just shopping at the wrong place (shrug).

I fillup at Crown for $2.77/gal. They just went up to $2.79 though, so I might start driving a bit further to the cheaper station that's selling at $2.76 (it wasn't worth it for one cent difference, but it might be worth 3).

I have to ask....what book? My screen name comes from my love of dogs and from my dog's favorite music (Scott Henderson's 1st CD called "Dog Party"). I've not heard of a Dog Party book. Pretty funny!

bigcanoe · **Joined:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:33 pm **Posts:** 96

I paid 2.89 this week, the same as regular unleaded, at a random station in Raleigh, I happened to need fuel and it was there...

Hah, no kidding, this is the book, at the end there is a big dog party, too funny

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375822976/002-7653930-9113629?v=glance&n=283155

LoganSix · **Posted:** Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:50 am

Congrats.
Time to get it on the trail.

dog_party · **Posted:** Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:49 am

I guess my bro was exagerating when he said there weren't any stations with diesel for less thann $3.20/gal.

What a funny book! Tell your kids that we have a Ted and Fred style dog party on our beach every week. Almost everyone on our street has a dog and we all congregate on the beach and let them run and swim in the Bay. They're all different sizes and shapes and all have their wonderfully different personalities.

bigcanoe · **Joined:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:33 pm **Posts:** 96

Haha, will do

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