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alkillion
Explorer
Dec 10, 2013

How cold does it have to be before diesel gels?

I have about half a tank of diesel that was pumped in October, so I figure it is not a winter blend. Now it's been pretty cold in the Dallas area, so I'm wondering if my generator will start if we hav...
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mrkoje
Explorer
Dec 12, 2013
Keep in mind too that most of the newer diesel engines have fuel filters with 12v heating elements to prevent the filter from clogging with wax from clouded fuel. That helps a little bit with using #2 or summer diesel when it gets a little colder than 15F.

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