Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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8.1 Van wrote:
Back in December 2000 my wife got stuck with our first PSD Excursion because the diesel fuel gelled in the filter and they towed it to the dealer to thaw out.
Sorry to hear that has happened. A tough break, but generally, that is a maintenance issue, or specifically, the lack thereof.
One is usually running summer fuel when an extreme cold snap hits, and no anti-gel in the fuel tank.
That is one aspect of owning a diesel in cold climate areas. One has to think farther ahead than your current tank of fuel. Knowing what is in your tank and comparing that to forecast weather temperatures should get one ready to add anti-gel at the very least.
I've never had one gel up on me, but believe I came really close one morning at -50 F. Wow, that was a brutal day.
