Cat C7 Diesel Additive for Cold Weather
I have a 2004 Cat C7 350 hp engine. I will be driving from the south to northern Indiana in late Nov/early Dec to leave the RV to be worked on and will not pick it up until March. Should I put an addi...
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You don't say what "cold" is - is it 30*, 20*, 10*, -10*, -20* or ?
I'd check your clear fuel bowl on the filter by the radiator to see if there's any water in it. Water in a plastic clear plastic fuel bowl will freeze and break it.
I'd arrive in the area you're going to leave it with a low amount of fuel in the tank and then fill the tank with #1 winter fuel if they have it. At the time you fill it, before putting in the fuel, put a couple bottles of Power Service in, use the white bottles. They also make some in red and grey bottles, these are not what you want for this purpose. Run the #1 fuel with the Power Service for at least ten miles before you park it to make sure everything has cycled through your lines and filters. You should be fine.
Your MH should have an engine heater on it for cold weather starting. It may work off of either or both the generator and 110VAC. You should make sure you know how to use it before going north.
Also, after putting the Power Service and #1 fuel in, run the generator for a while to get them through the generator's fuel system in case you need to use it. If you don't have jumper cables in the MH and already own a set, throw them in just in case.
If they don't have #1 fuel up there, then it probably isn't going to be that cold. I'd still use the Power Service.
Bill
I'd check your clear fuel bowl on the filter by the radiator to see if there's any water in it. Water in a plastic clear plastic fuel bowl will freeze and break it.
I'd arrive in the area you're going to leave it with a low amount of fuel in the tank and then fill the tank with #1 winter fuel if they have it. At the time you fill it, before putting in the fuel, put a couple bottles of Power Service in, use the white bottles. They also make some in red and grey bottles, these are not what you want for this purpose. Run the #1 fuel with the Power Service for at least ten miles before you park it to make sure everything has cycled through your lines and filters. You should be fine.
Your MH should have an engine heater on it for cold weather starting. It may work off of either or both the generator and 110VAC. You should make sure you know how to use it before going north.
Also, after putting the Power Service and #1 fuel in, run the generator for a while to get them through the generator's fuel system in case you need to use it. If you don't have jumper cables in the MH and already own a set, throw them in just in case.
If they don't have #1 fuel up there, then it probably isn't going to be that cold. I'd still use the Power Service.
Bill
