antigell?

[bagd99dak]

gotta question. i live on long island,ny and it usually doesnt get cold enough for any period of time to gell the diesel fuel. but next week im driving up to northern wisconsin. what kind of antigell do you guys recommend and how much do you add?

 

[DWeiler]

Right now i'm running Power Service,available at Walmart in the states,run the white bottle in winter and the gray for summer with the cetain boost. Howes works too,readily available at truck stops up here. Both are recommended by alot of members,no gelling problems yet at -25,-30 celcius about a month back,i'm also generous with how much i put in the tank. CHEERS ---DW

 

[steved]

I use Howes AntiGel with good results... .



steved

 

[jwduke]

We use Howe's in all of our semi trucks with no problems. I would use 1 oz per gallon. That will keep you good down to at least -10*, plus you will not loose your mpg to winter blend fuel.

 

[nick05]

i'm in southern wis. and it only got to 0 for a week. right now were in the 20's-30's. i run the power service and have no problems. i forgot to plug in the truck a couple of days and also no problems. the truck sits outside. i'd say you would be fine with some sort of additive if you want.

 

[Cattletrkr]

Power Service

Howe's

Anything else you can find. They all work. Just mix according to the bottle. A little extra is better than a little short.

 

[JHMiller]

Gelled up or Froze up?

Living in Wy and travelling the cold states in the winter has given me some real lessons. Once the weather turns most, and I say most diesel is blended in cold climates. Some lubrication additive is not a bad thing for a blend, however here the stations are serious about keeping their diesel gell free and additives added so I don't feel the need locally. When travelling I always ask what the diesel is good down or if they have a POP(point of purchase) and decide from there. Better safe than stranded waiting to thaw.

However, the only time I thought I had a gelling problem, in Minn. from a major truck stop I picked up contaminated fuel last Jan at -5F. Well it turned out nothing I could buy from Wally World or any supply house would cure the crude and I mean crude. Brown muddy stuff from the water separator, poor mileage, and performance. This was after a filter change also. I'm not sure what was going on in the tank, water or something growing or what but nothing helped. Then I found stuff called KD-100, just like the guy said, completely eliminated the problem in 1 tank full, completely!! I'm impressed with this stuff to the max.

Anyway the point being you need to carry emergency deicer for the fuel as well as somthing like KD100 to eliminate other contaminates and especially condensation which I think is a real problems in the winter. Be Prepared.

 

[jwduke]

Flying J's fuel is usually pretty good in cold weather, never had any problems with it. But a over the road truck returns warm fuel to the tank, at a rate that you can nearly get by without using blended or additives, until you shut it off, then you are sunk. I don't know if our truck return warm fuel or not.



Ryan? You seem to be pretty sharp on the Cummins 5. 9 fuel system, any thaughts???