Diesel TV Experience in the Arctic Vortex!
Ten days ago, we got a bad phone call here in sunny Arizona that my DW's sister was in the Ohio State University Medical Center ICU with a list of very serious health issues. So, after discussing the...
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TusonJim, we lived through all that horrid weather here in Indiana, and the weather is STILL in the toilet, even today. Thank goodness is finally above zero, and today it actually got above 32. All that snow is now melting and it's raining, so the flooding is now starting!
About 3 weeks ago I had my diesel in for a really good tune-up at my Chevy dealer. They did everything maintenance wise, even rotated tires and washed the windshield!
When I picked up the truck from service, I asked my technician (we have become good friends over the years as he's serviced all my GM vehicles for the last 20 years), I asked him about diesel fuel and it jelling in these extreme cold temps. He told me with today's formula diesel fuel, it won't jell. I was really surprised, but I trusted him there.
Well all that snow hit, and more snow, and more snow, my diesel became my daily driver to and from work. The temps were -18 (without wind) at the house, and -14 at work in the parking lot. I never had problems with fuel jelling. Today is the first day since January 1 I drove my car again. The truck (diesel) did just fine.
Actually, when we had the truck in the shop, I asked them to disconnect the seat warmers. The driver side was broken and it heated and would not shut off. I was literally burning my (south end) ;) It would cost another $300 to replace the controller, and with all the other "little things" we had done, the cost was just too much at this time. My son also slammed his car into a curb and messed up his front end, we helped him pay for that little repair, so money did not afford fixing the seat heater. Personally, I don't like it. But my wife does. In the en-term while we save a few more bucks to get it fixed, my wife is using a 12 volt cigarette lighter plug in electric throw cover on her seat to heat it up. But I hate the seat heater!
About 3 weeks ago I had my diesel in for a really good tune-up at my Chevy dealer. They did everything maintenance wise, even rotated tires and washed the windshield!
When I picked up the truck from service, I asked my technician (we have become good friends over the years as he's serviced all my GM vehicles for the last 20 years), I asked him about diesel fuel and it jelling in these extreme cold temps. He told me with today's formula diesel fuel, it won't jell. I was really surprised, but I trusted him there.
Well all that snow hit, and more snow, and more snow, my diesel became my daily driver to and from work. The temps were -18 (without wind) at the house, and -14 at work in the parking lot. I never had problems with fuel jelling. Today is the first day since January 1 I drove my car again. The truck (diesel) did just fine.
Actually, when we had the truck in the shop, I asked them to disconnect the seat warmers. The driver side was broken and it heated and would not shut off. I was literally burning my (south end) ;) It would cost another $300 to replace the controller, and with all the other "little things" we had done, the cost was just too much at this time. My son also slammed his car into a curb and messed up his front end, we helped him pay for that little repair, so money did not afford fixing the seat heater. Personally, I don't like it. But my wife does. In the en-term while we save a few more bucks to get it fixed, my wife is using a 12 volt cigarette lighter plug in electric throw cover on her seat to heat it up. But I hate the seat heater!
