With the polar vortex upon us how cold does it have to get for you not to shut off your truck for anything........?
My personal line is -15F . At that temp she runs period. All night/day whatever...
Added fuel treatment (double dose) and hit the air system twice with alcohol ...
How cold to leave running ?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Cat sdp, Dec 28, 2017.
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How do you add alcohol to air system on the truck?
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I set my barrier at about minus 10 depending on the wind .
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Couple of ways....
Pull main supply line off compressor and dump it in there . It’s not great for your air drier cartridge but it beats a frozen line...
Also I dump some in the tank directly. ...
And finally fill the glad hand lines for the trailer....Tall Mike, hunts2much, Grubby and 3 others Thank this. -
Why do you guys use the weather channel term - polar vortex?
It is an arctic blast.
By the way, I ask to keep the trucks running when it hits 10 degrees, hi-idle and not put on defrosters, just plain heat with no air on. -
My engine with be warm regardless ...but I'm not gonna be cold lolGrubby, Broke Down 69, ncmickey and 2 others Thank this. -
I'd say depends if you have treated fuel. I caught hell the other day when my reefer gelled the fuel. Forgot last time I filled it was with Georgia fuel. Even though it was running nonstop it froze up at -1 in Wisconsin. That was a $283 bill at transport refrigeration.
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I’m guessing reefers don’t return any fuel to the tank......?
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They return a little but not much ...anything below 10 mine goes to continuous and always on continuous overnight when cold .
Never had a problem but most of my fuel is bought in northern states .TallJoe, Grubby, Broke Down 69 and 2 others Thank this.
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