THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE - DFO gets a truck and hops on Schneider's IC Choice Program

Maybe some people just feel differently about additives so who knows. you enjoying the weather here in Atlanta cause it's not to bad compared anywhere else but it still is cold either way even though I got a friend who just walks out in this weather in shorts and a short sleeve shirt.

 

The block heater will actually warm and circulate the fuel in most set ups. Some will keep the oil warm as well. Block heaters work until about 08 degrees if you plug in the truck when warm. Below that they'll struggle to keep up. Below 5.degrees the only sure way for the truck to startis by idleing.

Beyond fuel gelling the other thing you have to worry about in this weather is battery life. Monday morning in Green Bay I shut the truck off to pretrip after idling all night and the low voltage warning had kicked on by the time I got back in. Extreme cold will suck the life out of a battery fast so it doesn't have the power to start a cold engine.

 

yep, had plugin available Monday afternoon, plugged in.

Next morning, rrr rrr rr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. killed batts. Had to wait towo hours for obetz mechs to get in and on duty to jump me. sounded like it wanted to throw a piston until it really caught.

 

I always thought the idling had more to do with the batteries than the gel thing.

 

I plug my truck in every night, engine heater and oil heater. Never had a problem with my fuel when plugged in.

 

First time indecades I've heard the block heater saying it's heating circulate fuel n oil.

 

Wonder where diesel is now.

 

How's the choice board look for loads right now?

 

First off no block heater circulates fuel. Some block heaters have fuel filter heat. 95% of block heater equipped trucks today have oil and coolant heaters.

Untreated fuel will gel at -47 F in a running motor.

I have a Espar, pretty cool thing that doesn't make me have to plug my truck in.

As for treating fuel it helps me a bunch at -20. However if you have a new truck DO NOT run Howes diesel treat. Power service white bottle works great and you will see a mpg boost running PS on a regular basis.