Re: Any winter starting tips

Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 13, 2004 at 19:31:44 from (209.226.106.99):

In Reply to: Re: Any winter starting tips posted by JT on December 13, 2004 at 15:23:21:

JT: Interesting question, I think there are more ingrediants than just methyl hydrate in most of them, however most of those would be already in #1 diesel fuel. Fuel manufacturers probably do add some methyl hydrate as well. Problem is it just will not stay there.

We all run into the same problem in our daily winter driving. Methyl hydrate is also used in windshield washers as the agent to prevent it from freezing. From time to time we all swear about that poor jug of washer we got, as it freezes. If you pay close attention to that one, you'll quite often discover, been 4 or 5 dry days, you haven't used washers. Methyl hydrate has evaporated. At that point I just pour a bit back in the system.

We get the same thing with air brake conditioners, all kinds of fancy names out there for what amounts to nothing more than methyl hydrate. Lock deicers are the same. I make one stop do for my deicing supplies, I keep a gallon of methyl hydrate plus a 20cc hypodermic shringe with a small hose on the end. You have to remove plunger from shringe after each use as the alcohol will make it stick. Great way for getting product into air brake systems, locks, etc. I do have a bit of concern that someday, someone is going to question the shringe, I'm hoping 20 cc will look reasonable, for the use I'm making rather than what police usually think of when these thing are discovered. I've never been questioned about the shringe in that respect, then no one has ever gone looking. I don't think truck inspection would be too difficult, they are aware deicing problems. Police would probably understand. The one that would concern me is a customs agent, reasoning with them my be horse of a different color.

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