Negative ten degrees in Laramie WY tonight, what do I got to do to keep from freezing?

High idle asap. 1000 rpm.

 

Do not turn off engine. Using fuel is cheap. Service truck to get you started with gelled fuel is expensive.

 

You'll be be fine ..warm fuel going from the return lines to the tanks .

 

Do not set your trailer brakes.

 

I think it will be fine. I can't believe you can't idle the truck with cruise control. Even my company truck will idle once the temperature sensor reads below 20F at 900 RPMs. Idling all night is the best thing so you keep the pumping that warm return fuel into the tanks.

 

Check your fuel. Just use light to look in tank. If it starts to turn cloudy add some anti-gel.
You should be ok if you idle.

 

I carry a piece of "Card board" with the proper measurements, to place in Front of Radiator. ONLY FOR NIGHT TIME PARK. You will be able to Idle at the ECM setting, and maintain a higher Temp on your engine. Must place a Note on your Steering Wheel so when it is time to "Roll", you will remember to remove the "contraption". It really works, I've done this for Years. Happy Trails..!!

 

I would add a mudflap on the ground works great. And if your truck is running cool in the cold weather run with radiator blocked up.

 

How much fuel do you have on board that was bought above I-70? As long as you're not running low with fuel you bought down south of I-70, you should be good. If you think you may have problems, you should be able to idle all night, but wait until morning, than add fuel there at the truck stop before you pull out and need power. The warm, local "treated fuel" will clear up and waxing in your filters in no time.

Never mind. I re-read your post. You'll be fine as long as you've always bought quality fuel since your last filter change, and there's not a lot of crap waiting to gum up in your filters. But for future reference, if you do get in trouble with no power, topping off with "warm fuel" in the morning will soon clear up your filter.