Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I had a long talk with our fuel supply company last week... . thought you might like the answers he gave me...
First and formost, don't listen to the guy at the pump or who takes your money... or whats on the pump... ... it's always wrong...
# 2 Diesel Fuel comes off the pipe line in all areas of the country as a base product and will function down to about +5 before it starts to give you problems... .
Each local distributor will blend the fuel to take it to a lower temperature before it will give you problems. . and most local guys will blend their fuel with #1 Diesel as it works and functions the best with out reacting to other products you might put in your tank or whats in the fuel to begin with...
Because this is expensive our local company starts to blend down the temperature when they get weather reports that the cold weather will get to zero... or below... . They only blend what they are delivering, and won't treat fuel that's in the stations tanks. .
So if its going to -10 they will protect to like -15 was the answer he gave me... . but... the fuel in the ground at the station is only good to +5 so you must average the fuel in the ground with the fuel in the tanker... . maybe it will only be good to like -5... see his point.....
Also... if your out of the cold snap area... lets say 200 miles away its only going to get to 20 degrees. . than that local guy is not doing a thing to his product... ... so if you get fuel from a warm location and drive to a cold location your going to be in trouble...
As soon as the temperature starts to let up... they start to blend back to a standard +5.
He suggest that you carry a container of chemical that will help... and he suggests that you blend your fuel as you fill your tank... he also said that too much of the stuff can work like too much antifreeze. . won't work... .
He also suggests that you understand how to open your fuel filter to add additive if necessary and your truck starts to gel... .
His last comment was a problem they were having with their delivery trucks... some water in the water trap of the filter was freezing... . and stoping the fuel flow... . and this can be a big problem for some folks... .
I personally have a 100 gal tank in the back of the truck... I add a quart of additive whenever the temp will dip to below +15 or I'm heading to that area..... If I have no protection... . and I'm carring a good amount of fuel... I'll add some additive and go.....
Hope this helps... .
Jim
First and formost, don't listen to the guy at the pump or who takes your money... or whats on the pump... ... it's always wrong...
# 2 Diesel Fuel comes off the pipe line in all areas of the country as a base product and will function down to about +5 before it starts to give you problems... .
Each local distributor will blend the fuel to take it to a lower temperature before it will give you problems. . and most local guys will blend their fuel with #1 Diesel as it works and functions the best with out reacting to other products you might put in your tank or whats in the fuel to begin with...
Because this is expensive our local company starts to blend down the temperature when they get weather reports that the cold weather will get to zero... or below... . They only blend what they are delivering, and won't treat fuel that's in the stations tanks. .
So if its going to -10 they will protect to like -15 was the answer he gave me... . but... the fuel in the ground at the station is only good to +5 so you must average the fuel in the ground with the fuel in the tanker... . maybe it will only be good to like -5... see his point.....
Also... if your out of the cold snap area... lets say 200 miles away its only going to get to 20 degrees. . than that local guy is not doing a thing to his product... ... so if you get fuel from a warm location and drive to a cold location your going to be in trouble...
As soon as the temperature starts to let up... they start to blend back to a standard +5.
He suggest that you carry a container of chemical that will help... and he suggests that you blend your fuel as you fill your tank... he also said that too much of the stuff can work like too much antifreeze. . won't work... .
He also suggests that you understand how to open your fuel filter to add additive if necessary and your truck starts to gel... .
His last comment was a problem they were having with their delivery trucks... some water in the water trap of the filter was freezing... . and stoping the fuel flow... . and this can be a big problem for some folks... .
I personally have a 100 gal tank in the back of the truck... I add a quart of additive whenever the temp will dip to below +15 or I'm heading to that area..... If I have no protection... . and I'm carring a good amount of fuel... I'll add some additive and go.....
Hope this helps... .
Jim
