Blended Fuel How far South?

[J2]

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[brooks379]

gelled up , wax dropout, icing...its all the same.....truck isn't going to start.

[nevadanick]

The reality is that the fuel probably hasnt gelled up but the wax in the fuel at low temps plugs the filter. But that is a different matter that a different post could add several more pages to this forum.

[brooks379]

mpierce, I am talking about fuel everywhere we run 48 states and Canada ! NEVER just go with fuel that someone tells you is blended. I have been running diesel trucks for a long time and have seen drivers freeze up (gel) in WY and MT, Edmonton Alberta and many northern states and they say....he said it was treated...

Bottom line is...When it gets below 10 -5 degrees put some anti gel fuel treatment in your fuel or take the chance of gelling up !!

[nevadanick]

Coolbreeze, treat as in add something like Power Service or Howes antigel or a similar product. I always use Howes when the temps will get below 0. I have been driving dsl pickups since 1985 and have yet to this day have a problem with fuel in the winter in a pickup. I have had problems in equipment.

[mpierce]

gmcsmoke wrote:

Engineer9860 wrote:
The OP's posts in the threads he participates in do not reflect the crass nature of his profile comment.

-jus sayin'.

FWIW, and to anyone thinking of asking a similar question, diesel fuel should be winter blended all the way south to Miami.

but doesn't the location dictate the level of blending required?

EXACTLY. Is it blended or not, is a bad question. The question is: To what level is it blended?

A "blended" fuel in Kansas, is NOT the same as a "blended" fuel in Minot ND! You take that blended fuel from KS up to Minot at -35F, and it WILL not work.

[gmcsmoke]

Engineer9860 wrote:
The OP's posts in the threads he participates in do not reflect the crass nature of his profile comment.

-jus sayin'.

FWIW, and to anyone thinking of asking a similar question, diesel fuel should be winter blended all the way south to Miami.

but doesn't the location dictate the level of blending required?

[coolbreeze01]

J2 wrote:
We are headed south Wednesday from Pa to FL. with this cold snap. Where about dose the blended fuel stop being used. This would be helpful so I can treat the fuel on the way down. Plus know when to start treating on the way home.

Thanks

Treat?

[Engineer9860]

The OP's posts in the threads he participates in do not reflect the crass nature of his profile comment.

-jus sayin'.

FWIW, and to anyone thinking of asking a similar question, diesel fuel should be winter blended all the way south to Miami.

[brooks379]

If the temp is 10 degrees and above don't worry about your fuel when they are calling for temps below 10 degrees star putting Power Service or FPPF in with your fuel . I have seen many trucks gelled up because someone told the driver it was "winter blend" . Trust me, I have been spending a couple hundred thousand dollars a year on diesel fuel in big trucks for many, many years.

[Bumpyroad]

gbopp wrote:
I'm guessing some of the members are talking about the comment in the OP's profile:
'I do not know or care about you, so leave'

Nice.

that was posted 23 minutes before the "what, me worry" post.
bumpy

[gbopp]

I'm guessing some of the members are talking about the comment in the OP's profile:
'I do not know or care about you, so leave'

Nice.

[gmcsmoke]

krobbe wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

HappyKayakers wrote:

On edit: I checked the OP's profile to see if there was any info about his rig. After reading the comments there, this will be the extent of my help.

yep, onto the block list.
bumpy

Block

op asks a legitimate question.

[2012Coleman]

J2's Profile wrote:
More about J2

I do not know or care about you

so leave

OK - bye!

[APT]

Profile comment is weird, like someone hacked his account.

Anyway, your question is not clear. If you mean winterized diesel, the whole country has it. Consider the range of some diesel powered vehicles on OEM tanks (my diesel car can go 800+ miles per tank, and some people have set world records over 1600 miles per tank) and the use of additional truck bed fuel tanks can take you from the farthest north to farthest south in the continental US.