Diesel Gel

All I know is I've use 911, Power service, Howes, and "Heat" for over 30 years. I've always added it to the tanks when fueling. I suppose it pulls what moisture that's in the fuel out, and helps keep fuel from gelling. If you can find #1 diesel about 75 gallons mixed with your #2 will also help with gelling. You do what you want to, I'll keep doing what I've be doing for over 30 years. It works for me.

 

thanks guys. i tried both ways today, no effect. truck won't be fired. also i pushed small pump on engine several times, feeling no pressure in it. waiting to tomorrow to get in shop. thanks anyway.

 

There are any number of ways to approach this issue. Some are less than ideal. As long as one prevents the problem, doesn't do damage to their engine, etc then it really doesn't matter. Additives are like engine oils, folks have an almost religious zeal about the product they use. My only concern is that it gets the job done well at the lowest cost. I get a pretty good additive for $157 for a 5 gallon can, delivered free to my front door (along with my normal oil and grease order that is also delivered free), that has proven itself to me over the years. A gallon of this stuff treats 1000 gallons of fuel, so it is pretty cost effective. So that is roughly $31.50 for treating 1000 gallons of fuel. Not too many diesel treatments, especially on truck stop shelves, has that low of an application cost.

 

Whats the name of the fuel treatment?

 

I will be sure to tell all the old timers that have been adding a gallon of unleaded to each tank for 30-40 years that the newbie said it was horrible. Should get quite a laugh.

 

I use Schaeffer 137 ULSW winter fuel treatment. I use Schaeffer oils and lubes, so seemed like a good idea to get that also. I just got two more cans in with an oil order about a week ago. I misspoke on the price in the last post. Wasn't $157 for a 5 gallon can, but $136.55 for a 5 gallon can. Better than I remembered.

 

I wonder where I can find it out here on the left coast. I'd like to try it. Like I've said, I used the other stuff, it has worked for me, but I'm all for saving money!

 

Get on http://www.schaefferoil.com/find-an-oil-sales-rep.html and find a Rep that lives near you. Any rep in the country can order product for you, so they don't have to live right next door. If it is sold retail in your area, a nearby rep can turn you on to who is selling. But, retail, you will not get quite as good of a deal on cost, though it will still probably be less than the other name brand stuff.

 

Thanks cowpie. I found it on the net, and the closest is about 150 miles from me. I'll call him and see what kind of price he'll give me.

 

We have a bulk tank at our shop and we haven't had any problems with our fuel. We treat it with http://www.schaefferoil.com/ and not one of our trucks that fuels here exclusively has shut down. We've had trucks that rarely fuel here come in that gelled over the weekend. After cutting fuel filters apart we found out it wasn't the fuel that gelled, it was the soy biofuel component that plugged up the filters.