Trouble is with newer trucks,especially ones with Detroit engines they return lots of fuel,so after running a while the fuel gets hot.Some have fuel heaters in the fuel line.I dont know how much this helps on gelling,but it does help because if you are running it wont gell nearly as fast as shutting the engine off overnight is when you have trouble.I have been running down the road going into colder weather and my truck would start gelling while I was running,but it was below zero when it happened and I was lucky enough to have additive to pour in every time.Unless it was going to get below 20 below,and I couldnt find any additive,I would not mess with gas.Its dangerous because static electricity can set off the fumes while you are pouring it in,and it cuts the lubricity of the diesel,besides cutting your mileage down.Good additive mixed right is the best,blended in before the fuel gells.That doesnt completely guarantee it wont freeze water in the line or something,but it gives you a whole lot better chance of getting something at least running in the cold.If it gells up its hard to ungell it.If you can get it running it might get better after it warms up.Setting there cold and wont start is hard to do anything with.Blended diesel usually does not get as good of mileage as fuel with a good additive mixed right.Plus besides that you have more power with fuel additive.Gas might work in an emergency,but you wouldnt want to mix any more than you had to,and you probably wouldnt want any alcohol in it because if you had any water in the tank,the alcohol would carry it with the alcohol and could freeze the water in the line some where.I have heard of people using Heet,and even bought some,but never had guts enough to pour it in because it had alcohol in it,and was always able to find the good stuff before I had to use it.Thats about all I know about it.I drove over the road for 15 years and never gelled up to where it quit running,but I always used additive,or kerosene,or number 1,or a few times had to resort to Power Service,gas a couple of times years ago.I always tried not to buy blended fuel because of the mileage,but once you get far enough north its all you can find.Unless its going to get real cold a 8 ounce container of Fppf Fuel Power concentrate would probably treat 240 gallons.Dont know what it sells for now,but its surely not even 10 dollars.I used lots of that stuff with no trouble,but you need to put it in before it gells,otherwise you need Power Service or something that ungells fuel.
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