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trucker40
12-15-2007 12:16:02
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Re: ULSD Fuels in reply to JT, 12-14-2007 17:48:15
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Lots of trucks have fuel heaters on them,you run good till you stop,then if you shut the motor off,say sleep in a motel,it gets real cold,you get your truck started but it wont go past idle,I did that before.Power Service was the only thing that would ungell gelled fuel.If its not gelled yet,lots of additives will help keep it from gelling. Way up north they sell it blended at the pump,you dont get the mileage out of it that you do out of number 2 diesel.Havent been out on the road in a year so I dont know about this new clear.I think if I was going from the south to the north,and knew it was zero up there I would buy some additive and pour in it before I got in the cold and it gelled on me. A few times in the past 10 years I have been coming from the south and fuel started gelling on me driving down the road.Was allways lucky enough to dig around in my side box and find some additive. One of my trucks had a fuel heater,never had any trouble while I was driving it down the road.It would get warm enough that steam would come off of it in freezing rain.I would leave it runnig while fueling if it was real cold,you could put your hand on the end of the tank and warm it up while fueling. I live in Missouri,and you see blended fuel at the pumps.You are better off using number 2 and putting additive in it,some of the additive gives you better mileage than regular number 2.I used to go to Iowa all the time and they had pumps that had number 1 fuel,or kerosene,years ago.Thats before these new additives.You could blend it yourself,say 40/60,and run in 20 below or colder,but it cut mileage way down in the trucks I drove.Even with fuel at 1.20 per gallon it would get expensive at 3 miles to the gallon. Then in the last 10-12 years or so they came out with these additives.I wish I could remember what the name of them was that helped mileage.Power Service was even back in the 80s the only thing that would ungell gelled fuel.There might be other stuff now,not real sure,but power service is a lot better than calling a wrecker.It hurts the mileage,but it keeps you going.Sometimes Power Service wont even work if its real froze up.Your tanks might gell,then put in Power Service and thaw out the tanks,but lines still be froze.Not much choice then,need to warm it up in a shop. Since low sulphur diesel,that helped some on gelling up.If its real cold outside,and the winds blowing,snow on the road,it will gell,Ive had it happen.The new clear may be better yet,but if its diesel it will gell at some tempature. Best thing to do is ask the guys that run up north like Canada what they put in the fuel or if its blended or whatever.I think I saw them pouring Power Service in when I was watching Ice Road Truckers this summer.
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