Posted by trucker40 on December 16, 2007 at 11:41:10 from (69.155.107.127):
In Reply to: cold weather diesel posted by flying belgian on December 15, 2007 at 15:13:03:
I dont know what kind of tractor or how new it is,but I think number 2 would be good down to 20 degrees above zero farenheit if it doesnt have any water in it.They make stuff that takes water out of diesel you should use.I would put it in my truck when I ran over the road starting about September or if I knew it would be cold up north and I was going that way.Then use some every time you fill up as long as its cold,or you know you can trust the fuel,then every other time.Thats how I did it. Below 20 degrees farenheit,Power Service anti gell.Power Service has other stuff,cetane booster,fuel injector cleaner,and I dont know what all else,but you got to have anti gell. Thats good as long as you mix it according to directions down to -10 or 10 below zero farenheit. After that you need to blend it with number 1 about 50/50,if its past about -25 farenheit,you most likely need all number 1,or at least a stronger mixture like 60% number 1. Not knowing all that much about diesel farm tractors,I could be off a few degrees.Thats the way I mixed it for over the road diesel trucks,mostly Cummins,Detroit series 60,Cat. If you did get gelled up,but not solid,sometimes you can take your secondary filter off and fill it with power service and get it fired up,but you want to just idle it untill you get that power service out of the filter,or you can pull the filters and fill them with number 1 and try that.Anything you can do to warm the oil helps spin it over.A water heater helps get it fired up if its installed right and warms the water in the top of the motor.They make dipstick oil heaters. I try to pull up close to a wall or building or something to keep the north wind off of it if I can,or inside is good,especialy if you have a heater to warm it up. You want to buy you a pair of rubber coated gloves so if you have to pull your fuel filter and pour power service in a new filter you dont freeze your hands. Allways push the clutch down when you are trying to start in cold weather. Older stuff you can use a little ether.You have to be carefull cause it can bust head bolts among other things.
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