Re: diesel fuel gelling

Posted by paul on February 12, 2004 at 08:59:28 from (66.60.196.128):

In Reply to: diesel fuel gelling posted by zoidberg on February 12, 2004 at 06:03:11:

Got this from a Dodge site, seems about right. I've heard the wax crystals start to form at 28 degrees in #2, but don't cause problems for some time yet. At 10 degrees I've had problems with #2. Ran the tractors at -15F with a little #1 blended in, and some Power Service. One diesel will start at about -5F with no heating, the other 2 need heating if it's much below 25f. Thiner oils & being run every day & a _strong_ battery will help. With a synthetic oil & good proper fuel treatment & intake air heat from a blow drier or such, you can probably get a cold diesel to fire up about the same as a gas tractor.

Once you get to -20, the battery is so weak & the belts so stiff & the oil so thick it's hard to get anything to fire. You need to plug in & preheat, and then either will fire up. Once running, with enough conditioner in either fuel, it should keep running. A diesel can run so cool it might not want to keep running at idle with no load at extreme cold.

--->Paul

Q: Should an additive be used in the fuel to keep it from clogging the fuel system?
Below 15 degrees F, wax crystals begin to form in diesel fuel. These crystals form a gell that will clog the fuel filter or fuel lines and stop the engine as the temperature drops toward 0 F. Any good "winter fuel conditioner" for diesel fuel will keep the fuel moving to at least -20 degrees. Follow the instructions on the bottle!

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