2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Going to Canada Wanna know what precautions for truck and Fuel

[RolandJ]

I am going to Canada and I know asking may be stupid but I i knw next week is supposed to be cold and im wondering about the fass fuel system and the fuel. I dont wanna have probs and i fig this is best place to ask . I should be able to plug the truck in where im goin. Thanks and Happy Holidays:-laf

 

[GAmes]

Just keep on doing what you have been doing. The fuel there is the same as in the U. S. , blended for the locale.

 

[RolandJ]

ok thanks FASS is ok Ive never had that in extreme cold its only supposed to be 11 so I dont want any problems

 

[JCyrbok]

ok thanks FASS is ok Ive never had that in extreme cold its only supposed to be 11 so I dont want any problems

I have had un-pluged starts at -20F over night with my FASS no problems. I have no fuel heater as I run straight from the FASS to the VP. As long as you use anti-gel you should be fine.



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[RolandJ]

ok thanks for your imput i just wanted to make sure i fig wouldnt be any problems but easier to check now :-laf

 

[DWeiler]

I run Power Service white bottle and Howes,either has worked in both my 01 and 07,no problems here---yet. I am generous with it though,supposed to be a balmy -31C Sat night, with the wind chill it will hit -45C out here, ---"long undies a must".

 

[Grizzly]

Don't let your fuel tank ever get below half tank just in case of some un-foreseen delays with weather.

 

[EKlem]

I try to make a point of filling up wherever I am headed so that the fuel will be properly blended and then I add a little antigel. These trucks run in those temperatures all the time, you should be fine.

 

[RolandJ]

I fig it would be ok like i said just not used to the cold like that in NJ . It will be pluged in and full of fuel :-laf. well thanks for all imput . hope evryone has a wonderful holiday

 

[DWeiler]

I fig it would be ok like i said just not used to the cold like that in NJ . It will be pluged in and full of fuel :-laf. well thanks for all imput . hope evryone has a wonderful holiday

Enjoy your trip---dad just called and said he hit -45C just on the inside of the way northwestern Alberta/BC border,thinks the wind chill will push it over -50C,wood stove is working overtime.

 

[BeefDoc]

The previous advice is excellent, but I will add my 2 cents FWIW.



I use Powerservice very liberally and have had minimal trouble. Buy your fuel from a respected place and always put in twice the powerservice recommended on the bottle no matter what the blend. You will not hurt the truck and if their is a high % of #1 in the fuel anyway, you still need the lubricity provided by the PS. Also, I always keep 2-3 fuel filters in my truck, the equipment needed to change them, and a quart of Powerservice 911 (red bottle). The two times I've gelled mine in 250k (both times with a 50:50 blend and powerservice) it's taken between 2-3 fuel filters and a quart of 911 to make it function. I dump most of the quart in the tank and dump some in the bottom of each filter.



Fuel quality here in SW MN sucks. It's terribly variable and if their is more soy in it than there should be, it will gell, bad. Filters will have a quarter inch of honey like crap on every pleat, just a serious PIA. All of the fuel additives have a hard time working well with the soy product.



Hopefully you won't have any trouble, but it never hurts to be prepared. I have also helped out many other people along the roadside by being prepared.





Good luck



Matt

 

[jelag]

As a business owner who sends trucks to Canada all the time let me correct a couple of thoughts posted above.....

Under Canadian federal control all suppliers of gasoline and diesel are to blend their products down for the winter... that means that from some time in Sept through sometime in the spring all diesel in Canada is a blend of #1 and #2 and other products to keep it from gelling... The problem is from those of us from the US warm climates driving into Canada...

US fuel suppliers are left to decide on their own based on climate conditions where they are at... . often to save money they don't blend down unless a bad cold front is moving in... Like here in Spokane this week... we will see -5 to -10 before its over... .

Say your fuel is good to 15 *F or so... . and you just bought fuel in Canada good to -30*F... that mixes with your fuel at what ever ratio you have in the tank and maybe your good to 0*F now... see where I'm going... . and you drive into Edmonton where its -15*F... . your in trouble...

How do I know this... . from a foolish driver who was warned to blend what is in the tank down to -30 before leaving town... who thought he knew better and just added fuel in Canada...

BTW - we never purchase fuel in Canada if we can help it... currently diesel is 2x's what it here in Spokane... I was in Vancouver BC last Mon and Tue and checked the prices... Gasoline was still 89 a liter... . 89x3. 8=$3. 38 gal less the conversion from CAN $ to US$ still about $3 and we are 1. 49 as of today... . I'm sorry but I don't remember the diesel prices...

Also, because we often drive from a warm to a cold climate we always use a fuel conditioner all year long... once the habit is established it easy to continue with the process... .

Hope this helps. .