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DOT diped?

Been dipped to check for ORD?

  • I drive a Blazer or PU and yes I have been dipped

    Votes: 2 8.3%

  • I drive a Blazere or PU and *NO* I have never been dipped

    Votes: 19 79.2%

  • I have no idea what the hell this poll is about!

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Total voters
    24
DieselWarrior

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I was curious, what state are you in, and have you ever had your tank dipped for ORD by a DOT man? (This is only for passenger vehicles, like Blazers and pickups... not dumps and big rigs)

Ive only had my 62 for about 6 mths, but in my life in VA Ive not seen anything other than a DUI checkpoint.

Interested to see what the outcome is...
 
I've never seen or heard of it happening to a passenger vehicle. Now, if you happen to be hauling livestock through a state that requires you to stop at a scale I could see it being possible.
 
never in the 5 years i ran my diesel Jimmy, or the three years I've been driving my diesel pick-up.

Rene
 
In the 5+ years I have been in this small mountain town, I have driven by checkpoints twice. Both times I was in my 6.2 burb and both times I was waived through. They were stopping passenger vehicles. My buddy was right behind me in his Dodge on one of the stops and he was stopped and checked.
 
Ohio, owned a 6.2 Blazer since '94 and daily drove it for years and never got dipped. Of course a K5 doesn't exactly stand out as a diesel vehicle since there is a pretty low percentage that are diesel.

I've heard rumors of the law setting up checkpoints outside of a big Farm Science Review not too far outside Columbus to dip tanks (very high concentration of farmers with diesel trucks) but have never talked to someobody that had actually been stopped nor seen this checkpoint driving past the place.

I'm going to guess that pickups are pretty low on the list in regards to enforcement, especially considering a single big rig can blow through as much fuel in a single day as a farmer's pickup may use in a month.
 
Around here the State Patrol/Carrier Enforcement will stop and dip tanks of pickups that are obviously farm pickups during the spring planting season and fall harvest season.
They seem to especially target pickups with fuel tanks on the bed.
They have figured out that farmers will get in a hurry and forget to fuel up the pickup, then put red farm diesel in from the tank on back. A few gallons in a tank takes several tank fills to dilute out, unless you run down to almost running on fumes before refilling.
A local fella got pinched a couple years ago, and cost him about $700. I have heard the fines are based on the percentage of dyed fuel, measured by a color chart, and that 2nd and subsequent offenses have higher penalties.
 
In CA there are occasionnal days when DOT comes out and does this, it's like they remember that this is one more way they can get money so they go out and do it, they never catch anybody so they forget about it for a while, then they remeber again.
:rolleyes:
 
prairie said:
A local fella got pinched a couple years ago, and cost him about $700. I have heard the fines are based on the percentage of dyed fuel, measured by a color chart, and that 2nd and subsequent offenses have higher penalties.
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$700 is cheap. Here if you get caught driving with red dyed fuel, it's 300 euros (that's $420) per DAY!! And since officers can't tell how long you've been driving with that stuff, they just look that how long you've owned the vehicle :thumb: Make's you think twice before filling up with red fuel, that really isn't that much cheaper.
 
Friend of mine got stopped in his flatbed f350 for no tag on the trailer by the highway patrol. They weighed him and dipped him. No red fuel in his tank, but just fuel for thought, states are hurting for $$ so they will get it anyway possible. Heck at work (off topic) we aint never had a problem with overweight tickets, in the last year we've had 5. All our tags are being updated as they expire.
 
I never had any one want to sample my trucks fuel,nor have I heard of any other diesel light truck owner having been pulled over and tested--thats not to say they aren't around here hoping to bust someone though--since I drive my truck very little I have a lot less chance of getting stopped...I would not doubt if the D.O.T. or state police truck team has "stings" every now and then,and probably would pull over those hopped up Dodge trucks with Cummins engines,there are many here running a single 6" stack and jake brakes,turbos,etc,that they would target long before my rusty old GMC..many folks are surprised they even sold trucks as old as mine with diesels,even those familiar with trucks ..

I wonder if I ever did get "sticked" ,if having a quart of Dexron XTF in the fuel would get me busted,seeing its red just like the dye they put in diesel off road fuel!...I have put a few quarts in it every now and then to help clean the injectors and lube the pump..that would suck,being busted for a " false positive"...
 
Just so you guys know, dipping your tank isn't the only way they can catch you.

It will show up in the exhaust as well and they can tell if you EVER run it . not just if you currently run it




And as far as getting caught, I have no sympathy for those that do because if you run dyed diesel in your OHV your a Tax cheat and deserve what ever punishment you get


And also to the guy wondering about the ATF, it wont give a false positive from what I've been told by the Local D.O.T. office in New Mexico a few guys have tried that as an excuse when they got caught with dyed diesel in there tanks
 
yellowK20 said:
Just so you guys know, dipping your tank isn't the only way they can catch you.

It will show up in the exhaust as well and they can tell if you EVER run it . not just if you currently run it
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I'm curious about this now. Please explain?
 
They have portable exhaust gas anaylizers that can detect the presence of the DYE after its been been burned both in the actual exhaust gases and the soot in the tailpipe. and even if they "dip" the dank they dont go by the color it is they have test strips that detect the DYE down to parts per million
 
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yellowK20 said:
They have portable exhaust gas anaylizers that can detect the presence of the DYE after its been been burned both in the actual exhaust gases and the soot in the tailpipe. and even if they "dip" the dank they dont go by the color it is they have test strips that detect the DYE down to parts per million
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I work in automotive testing for a living including subcontracting mobile emissions testing and therefore really interested in this. Spent some time searching on the internet but couldn't find anything indicating you could detect the dye like this......don't get me wrong, not disputing this but just curious.
 
My best friend Is a DOT enforcement officer for New Mexico and thats the skinny I got from him, I'll try to contact him to get more info
 
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