This morning it was -9deg Fahrenheit and I believe it got down below -16 last night. I don't have any fuel additive in my truck as I only run 2 stroke oil. I was able to get the fuel inside the filter warm enough to get me to school with 10 psi of fuel pressure  . After some classes I went and bought some diesel 911, and poured a little more than the suggested amount into the tank. The fuel pressure returned to normal as expected. Will having the 2 stroke and diesel 911 in the tank together hurt anything?? Is there a different additive I should use during the winter instead of 2 stroke? Or should combine 2 stroke with something else during the winter? I know plugging it in would be best, but living on the 3rd floor of an apartment makes that option impossible. Thanks in advance!

never get fuel at that station again.

 

Ed

never get fuel at that station again.

 

Ed

man,   it  can  be  a  'crap shoot'  out there  on the  road!      High volume  truck  stops  is  about  the  safest  bet  in the winter.

I am up and down the highway every other week and buying at the same station is not always an option. Never have had any trouble with bad fuel, diesel anyway. Never had any gelling issues either, but I dont see the temps most of yall do as a steady diet. I am counting myself as fortunate.

I will be going out of my way to find a high volume truck stop during the colder months. Thanks for all of replies and help!

Has anyone tried adding kerosine to diesel, guy at work does it to all his farm stuff says it helps. Not sure of ratio but I think he said 10 gallons to 50 is what he does. I thought kerosine was like jet fuel. Just bringing this thread up as it might get cold soon. And not sure where he gets it but he's got 50 gallon drums of it.

The times  I do use  kero..       I'll put   10 gallons  in  a  tractor.  (IF IT WILL FIT   )   most  the time,   the  tank is too full to add  very much of  anything!    If your   tank  is  almost full,  top it off with kero..  but  try not to get it too  diluted..     1/4th  total??

Your right,  it is  pretty  'light'.  and  DRY.     This is where  throwing  some  2 stroke  back in  to help with lube.

 

I look at  kero .    as  the  next level   down from  #1.      I only use kero  as  a   emergency   fix.     There are  better and cheaper means to keep the   fuel flowing.

 

'course,   the  cheapest  way to buy is  bulk at   fuel/oil   depots..      next would be   something like  a  farm supply store.  (five gallon jugs)  and  the worst  but most easy to find..  Hardware, home improvement..   (1 gallon  bottles) 

 

Bulk price  would be  about  5.50 gallon...  up to   almost 10 bucks a gallon  for the  little plastic  jug size.

 

Dude,   it's been   40 and 50   all this week!     tonight is  when the  '****'  hits  the fan..    You sure you're   gelled?

Edited December 14, 201410 yr by rancherman

The times I do use kero.. I'll put 10 gallons in a tractor. (IF IT WILL FIT ) most the time, the tank is too full to add very much of anything! If your tank is almost full, top it off with kero.. but try not to get it too diluted.. 1/4th total??

Your right, it is pretty 'light'. and DRY. This is where throwing some 2 stroke back in to help with lube.

I look at kero . as the next level down from #1. I only use kero as a emergency fix. There are better and cheaper means to keep the fuel flowing.

'course, the cheapest way to buy is bulk at fuel/oil depots.. next would be something like a farm supply store. (five gallon jugs) and the worst but most easy to find.. Hardware, home improvement.. (1 gallon bottles)

Bulk price would be about 5.50 gallon... up to almost 10 bucks a gallon for the little plastic jug size.

Dude, it's been 40 and 50 all this week! tonight is when the '****' hits the fan.. You sure you're gelled?

Thanks for clarifying kerosine this fast, no I'm not gelled, I was just reading old posts and came across this one that nobody mentioned kerosine so I tossed it in there.

Dude

Edited December 14, 201410 yr by Dieselfuture

Gotcha! 

 

Kero is  probably the  best way to 'get  back online'   .  but it's  expensive,  and  not very  healthy for  pumps  and injectors.  

 

It makes a fantastic   parts cleaner.  (hint hint)..  

Edited December 14, 201410 yr by rancherman

I see, the guy I'm talking about is really hard to convince, and I mentioned 2stroke oil and got a dumb look back, I talked to him before and got similar responses back so I'm just going to let him be. He actually got a diesel shop, mostly fixes farm stuff, busses, tractors, and not cheap ether but some of the most common things he never heard off.

Yep same with general public as it is even here, old school forms of thinking are near impossible to change unless one sees the cause and effect directly and if its ones own pocket book that was affected by old school thinking that caused the issues.

 

I see it at work all the time even had to chew some butt on a couple techs on my crew I caught about to prefill fuel filters a few weeks ago because they were trying to take a short cut and not use the proper tooling laying less than 30 feet from them to prime the system properly.  Injectors on our mine equip are about the same price as any other but the fact most engines take 12-16 of them along with the extreme cost of downtime by lost production really adds up fast plus cost of parts and labor if a vendor repairs it.

I've already gelled once this year    It was after I got my truck back from paint and it was full of summer fuel... 10 below zero and it gelled. I didn't even think about adding anything because I was just happy to have it back after 10 weeks in the paint booth