Re: plugging in the diesel

Posted by DL on October 05, 2005 at 20:47:52 from (204.227.221.93):

In Reply to: plugging in the diesel posted by Rich Iowa on October 05, 2005 at 19:45:27:

Hey Rich,
I don't consider myself an expert... but I've been driving my diesel truck for around 6 years or so, and have yet to encounter any problems. I don't worry about fuel additives unless it's going to be well below zero for an extended period. Having said that, I didn't use any fuel additives the last two winters but, I buy my fuel from the local truck stop... they monitor their blends pretty carefully. As far as the block heater, I've only used mine a few times since I've had the truck. Last winter we were around minus 35 or so for a couple nights... used it then & did notice a difference in the time to reach operating temperature. One of the posts mentioned that with the price of fuel, it might be better to use the block heater & idle less to warm up... he may have a good point there! Bottom line is, don't worry too much about driving your diesel in the cold... I drive mine year around (and we can get plenty cold here) and I've had ZERO problems. HTH
Regards, DL

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