Posted by JDseller on December 24, 2010 at 07:25:34 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Kero and diesel? posted by JayinNY on December 23, 2010 at 16:09:42:
Jay you and your FIL are right. Your are correct IF it does not get real cold for an extended time, but if it gets to below zero then treatments are not enough. Your FIL is correct that you need to run a #1/#2 blend when it gets sub zero but he is wrong not to run some conditioners too. I have my farm fuel mixed with 10% #1 for the winter. I then put in a fuel conditioner to handle any water than might be there.
Here in North-east Iowa we can get below zero for days at a time. Each of your vehicles will act differently. My chore tractors, JD 4020 and Oliver 1655, do not seem to have a problem gelling until twenty below. My International Semi tractor with a Cummins ISM motor will gel at ten above. I think that the fuel filter location and how much fuel the motor returns is the difference. The tractors have the filter on the side of the engine block and they get warmth from the running engine. My semi has the filter mounted inside of the frame next to the oil pan and it gets no warmth from the running motor. My brother"s semi has the filter mounted outside the frame but it is high up in the hood and it does not gel as bad as mine, must get engine heat.
I also have had trouble with bio-diesel under twenty degrees. I use it in the warm months but try to be switched before cold weather. I used to run it in my semi whenever it stayed warm. The local Coop keeps road fuel both ways. I got caught by a sudden cold spell two years ago. I had to put the semi in my heated shop over night and pump all of the fuel out. It cost me four sets of filters before I got it all cleaned out. I checked and I DID NOT have water in the bio-diesel either. My source of bio-diesel just seems to gel at higher temperatures then regular diesel. I like to use bio-diesel but just can"t in the winter.
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