~DJ~ wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. Back in '01 with my brand new CTD the techs told me to leave it plugged in especially sitting long periods. They said diesel will gel faster in tiny engine compartments faster than in the tank. I guess that is not true today?
I am very paranoid about diesel gelling as back in my trucking days (70's) I had a '70 KW with Detroit gel up on me about 2 AM in Montana driving in a snow storm about 30 below. I had recently filled up in Great Falls, winter blend fuel, 3 gallons of gas in each 75 gallon tank and "special anti gel additive used by fighter pilots!!" :R One miserable and expensive night!!!
Guess I'll head down to Lowes today and get a timer. I see they even have some with remote control!! :C
My Peterbilt gelled up on me last week. I had filled up with straight summer fuel and then added an anti gel product and shut the truck off. The next morning the truck started and ran but I couldn't get more than about 30 mph out of it. After limping down the road for nearly 2 hours the fuel warmed up enough to thaw the filters and I had no problem. What's interesting is that I've been burning summer fuel from this very same tank in my Ford without an additive and have yet to have had an issue. The fuel is so syrupy coming out of the storage tank at -30 that it plugs the screen on the storage tank tranfer pump. I always fill my Ford up at night so the fuel can warm up a little in the garage overnight.
