wrote:

In rec.aviation.military Peter Stickney wrote:

# Heating Oil is similar, but doesn't have the Dyes placed in U.S. #2
Diesel fuel to show that the necessary fuel taxes have been paid.

Uh, just a minor quibble, but my understanding is that they
dye the non-taxed stuff so that they can see the dye in over the
road trucks that have been cheating. I know, dying the non-taxed
seems backwards but that is what I have always seen on various web
pages related to diesel fuel issues. Here is a link to an EPA
document to support what I have said.

I know that you're right Bill, at least as far as Canada is
concerned...I remember on my grandfather's farm when he'd order
gasoline for use in farm vehicles the truck driver would pour a
little bottle of red dye into the storage tank after he had
filled it, this stuff will stain the carb on any vehicle red, I
don't know how in 'ell it gets out to do that but I assure you
that it does!...
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-Gord.