Was it cold enough to gel diesel?

[BTGuard]

Mine didn’t gel when it was -3° wind chill at New Year’s weekend.


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Wind chill doesn't effect fuel gelling. Just something to keep in mind.

I've been treating all my fuel with stanadyne winter 1000, then again I live in South Dakota. It's cheap insurance and keeps me rolling. Coldest ambient temp I've started at so far is -27 and it just turned over a little longer then usual before firing up.



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[Mike D]

Wind chill doesn't effect fuel gelling. Just something to keep in mind.

I've been treating all my fuel with stanadyne winter 1000, then again I live in South Dakota. It's cheap insurance and keeps me rolling. Coldest ambient temp I've started at so far is -27 and it just turned over a little longer then usual before firing up.



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I know. Air temp was 5-6°.


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[BTGuard]

Does anyone know what temp fuel is typically blended to for you guys down south? It's like pulling teeth trying to find out what stations have for blends.

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[Gonzo]

I use the power service diesel fuel supplement. I was worried last night since I had to work all night and couldn’t plug my truck in. Started right up in the morning just cycled the ignition 2 or three times


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[Snowflake Killa]

My ol dura max cranked right up didn't even have it plug up

[Capt.Brown]

I think the newer ones it’s not a problem until it’s gets really cold like sub zero, I had a 96 dodge and if you didn’t plug it in under 40 it would start!

[fulmer34]

My 6.7 work truck gelled yesterday morning. Had it facing north with nothing blocking the wind. Wouldn't crank, plugged block heater In for an hour still nothing. Tool a heat lamp and put it on the engine fuel filter. Five minutes later fired up and ran rough for a bit. Got some fuel treatment and filled up, ran good but check engine light was on. Pulled codes had P0087, low fuel rail pressure. I guess it just gelled up around the engine block and not in the tank. Cleared code and all is well.

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[Traildust]

My ol dura max cranked right up didn't even have it plug up

It had extra power for the starter since most of the electronics are disabled

[Outbreaker]

I plug in my Hybrid 7.3 so the heater warms up faster..........LOL

[Nova]

I have been super busy with work and just now had a chance to get my truck sorted out.I had looked at every youtube video and decided it could easily be one of a dozen things. Rather than just guessing and replacing a bunch of expensive parts I had it towed to the shop. After a bunch of testing he finally determined that the TS 6 position chip was faulty. he found a couple of other minor things that I tiold him to address while it was there, but the no start was 100% the chip. I never expected that and probably never would have found it.