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July 2014

Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info

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62 | Overdrive | July 2014 EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT COOLANTS AND ADDITIVES Fuel additive Schaeffer Oil's CarbonTreat Premium Formula additive is formulated to recover lost power, clean high-pressure fuel injectors and prevent filter plugging and sludging. CarbonTreat Winter offers a combination of wax modifier and wax anti-settling agents to help improve low temperature operations. CarbonTreat Extra Cetane provides the same protection as CarbonTreat Winter and includes additional amounts of cetane for low- cetane-based fuels. Schaeffer Manufacturing, schaefferoil.com Lube protection Lubegard's Engine Protectant, Gear Protectant and Power Transfer Protectant are formulated with LXE technology to join negative polarity and positive polarity, creating a bond that offers lubrication and anti-wear protection for post-warranty engines. Lubegard, lubegard.com Diesel formula Gold Eagle's Sta-Bil Diesel Formula is designed to help pre- vent sludge and sediment from forming in the fuel, protect against corrosion, reduce diesel oxidation caused by thermal breakdown and help remove water from diesel fuel. It also contains extra lubricity and detergents formulated to pro- tect and clean the fuel system. Gold Eagle, goldeagle.com Cold weather treatment Lucas Oil's Extreme Cold Temperature Fuel Treatment with Lucas Anti-Gel was devel- oped to eliminate fuel gelling problems in all types of diesel fuels, including biodiesel. The treatment, which is formulated to help prevent fuel thicken- ing and add lubricity, comes in quart and half-gallon containers; a half-gallon treats 250 gallons. Lucas Oil Products, lucasoil.com Extended life coolant Peak Final Charge Global Extended Life Coolants are for- mulated to be free of phosphates, silicates, nitrites and borates, and feature a patented Organic Acid Technology (OAT) formula to help deliver total cool- ing system protection for 1 million miles of on-road use (8 years or 20,000 hours of off-highway use) without the use of supplemental coolant additives. Old World Industries, peakhd.com Fuel supplements Power Service Products' Diesel Fuel Supplement and Cetane Boost is formulated to help prevent fuel from gelling and to keep equipment running through cold temperatures. The company's Diesel 911 is designed to reliquefy gelled fuel, de-ice frozen fuel filters and remove water from the fuel system. Power Service Diesel Additives, powerservice.com Head gasket sealant Blue Devil Head Gasket Sealant is formulated to seal cooling system leaks to help prevent blown head gaskets, warped and cracked heads, heater core damage and freezer plugs. The formula is nonclogging. USA Sealants, usasealants.com EquipSpot_0714.indd 62 6/27/14 10:30 AM

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