No gelling problem here...



I'm only using 2 cycle oil... 1 oz of oil for every 1 gallon of fuel... Or 1 quart for a full tank of fuel...

This temp was recorded in New Meadows, Idaho on Jan 16, 2007. All I had was the 2 cycle oil to protect me from gelling...

 

Where did you get that gauge? I like that and would love to have one.....

 

Well 10 F + 2 micron fuel filter, plus no anti-gel......... I drove abotu 3 miles and watched my fuel pressure go from 12 to 0 and then die. So what should I do now ? I don't have a 10 micron FF but I have a spare 2 micron. Was thinking a whole lot of anti-gel in the tank, and new filter (praying my wife's car doesn't gel up because we are using the same fuel)...????

 

That was a birthday present... Sorry but I can tell you some of the truck shops should carry them...

 

Well 10 F + 2 micron fuel filter, plus no anti-gel......... I drove abotu 3 miles and watched my fuel pressure go from 12 to 0 and then die. So what should I do now ? I don't have a 10 micron FF but I have a spare 2 micron. Was thinking a whole lot of anti-gel in the tank, and new filter (praying my wife's car doesn't gel up because we are using the same fuel)...???? Dunno if I can get ahold of Diesel 911, but I can get the white/gray bottles.

 

White / grey PS is not a anti-gel product... But the 911 red bottle is a anti-gel.

You could use a shot of kerosene and then dump a shot of 2 cycle oil in the tank...

 

The grey bottle isn't an anti-gel, but the white bottle is. Diesel 911 is usually only used in an emergency situation where its gelled and you need it un-gelled.

 

I got the white. It says add 96 ounces to 150 gallons for "extreme circumstances" so I put about 15 ounces into 20 gallons (in the tank). I am going to try to warm up the FF. If not, I'll try to replace the FF and put room temp diesel/Power service mix. I am running a large aftermarket racor fuel filter. Should've been running a 10 micron, and of course, should've been running PS to begin with

 

-28 This morning...running WinterMaster Fuel

 

Got the truck running now. It is not high idling (why not???) Got it plugged in, with the A/c blasting and the radiator covered. I just want to get the new treated fuel through the filter. Wondering why it's not high idling though....ambient temp is still only 16 F....

 

If it's been plugged in it's warm enough to not high idle. Nothing to worry about. I had mine plugged in all night and it plugged right up.

Andy

 

It was 9F this morning, and the little Jetta fired up cold with a lot of extra racket and clatter.

Running the white bottled PS in both the Jetta and Dodge.

 

my buddy threw a rod in his honda yesterday, so he took my cummins to work this morning at 4am. couldnt plug in b/c we are not allowed to plug in overnight and run the cords across the sidewalk (stupid apt. complex rules) . long story short, got to about -9 here this morning, and my truck and another friend's tow truck w/ 6.2 chevy diesel ideled all night in the parking lot to stay warm.

 

I plug in & use Power Service [ white ] in the amount recommended on the bottle , with straight #2 , -37 with out wind chill 2 nights ago , its taking a very long time for the oil lite & gage to have pressure [ maybe 45 sec. ] , I may start putting the magnetic heater on the oil pan .

Oh and where is Mopar1973man going to come up with the source of that gage ?

 

I noticed a few references to "3 cylinder idle". Does this mean that when the engine is idling, it's just firing on three cylinders? Neat feature!

Speaking of cold weather, a couple of times I was traveling in eastern Turkey in winter. There, you get winds that start 10,000 miles away in Siberia with no mountains to slow them down. By the time they hit the mountains in E. Turkey, they drive the temps down to minus 50 or so, (5000+ feet altitude). In the morning, the truckers are under their engines with blow touches blasting the oil pan to thaw out the engine oil which froze solid. I'm not sure if they put additives in the fuel, they must have, because that fuel would have gelled up BIG time.