Best Anti Gel Suggestions?

wind chill has no bearing on gelling
common misconception
kerosene works too without the harmful effects of too much gas
if you fuel in fla and end up in nebraska you will need to add an additive
fueling up in the north it is redundant

 

Run some kerosene

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Mix some number 1 in with the number 2 and no problems. All them additives are junk. I run in below zero temps all the time and I have never had any luck with any of the additives that can be purchased.

 

I've been using Howe's with no problems... especially in sub-zero. If you're going that direction, buy it at a farm supply store - you'll save around $5 per 64 oz bottle.

 

You only find #1 truck pumps in limited area's. You go buying kerosene down south you'll pay top dollar. Additives ain't junk. Power Service never let me down and I've been in subzero temps many times. When your company tells you to use it, you use it!

Our fuel manger had a class where he showed us the additives side by side and their stats. Power Service won hands down.

 

I use Schaeffer Arctic Shield. Even with "cut" or blended winter fuel; you can still have issues sometimes. This product is FAR better than most of the additives typically sold at truck stops and parts houses.

 

Using gas is a prescription for a potential disaster......hope you have life ins.

 

Please explain how? Ive USED it many of times in my pickup. In a big truck 1:100 is a good mixture. Ive had a friend gel using additives, started using a gallon of gas in each tank and never had a problem again. If you have common sense and dont try a 50/50 mix your truck would be fine. I wouldnt do it in a DPF truck though.

 

Gasoline will raise the combustion temperature. This might or might not reduce carbon deposits in the cylinder. This also might or might not overheat the injector nozzle enough to cause coking on the nozzle. That's a clogged injector tip in layman's terms. The fuel being injected is the only thing that cools the nozzle. Diesel fuel has a lower combustion temperature than gasoline. The fuel injectors depend on the fuel burning at the correct rate and temperature for a long life. If the combustion temperature is raised long enough, the gums and varnishes in gasoline will start to cook right in the fuel injector and turn into carbon. These microscopic carbon particles will abrade the nozzle. High combustion temperatures alone will shorten fuel injector life, gasoline makes the problem worse.

In times past it may have worked...but today's diesel does not have as much lubricant in it...