Diesel fuel additive to keep from gelling???

[elephantrider]

I am 6 hrs north of them lol

man.. I feel kinda silly for adding the winter blend ps while I was up in durango, and the trip back to texas.

 

[Bozo]

Im in northern ontario in canada we dont use it here... in the winter they use a different mixture in the fuel that already has anti gelling properties, no need for it even at -50*F -(45*C) we have even had spikes of -60*C no gelling issues

Lots of #1 diesel used up north. States generally number 2.

 

[Bozo]

in a different lift I used to drive heavy wreckers in New England. We had a 3000 gal fuel tank at my shop, and on top of what they mixed the fuel with at the terminal, we would add a concentrated additive to the fuel after every delivery. I used to fill a jug with the concentrate much to my boss' displeasure and treat my fuel additionally every time I filled the truck. I never once had an issue with gelled fuel, a few of my fellow heavy drivers had issues with fuel when it got real cold and would be on the side of the road fixing their trucks for free while I was bouncing around doing service calls and tows making money.

Yeah, I had a dumb a co- worker who thought the standard winter blend outta the pump was sufficient.........clueless hack! I spent hours getting that sob un gelled and running again.

 

[tammlyn]

school buses in northern ontario was a big problem for many years because the fuel lines where long,cummins come out with an idea to run the fuel lines through or around the engine to warm the fuel before returning to tank i'm not sure i never verified this myself but i had a friend that was a mecanic for these buses it was always a problem in the rental industrie we fuelled all our equipment in fall until our supplier would let us know when the winter blend was available at the sercive centers,we were told that winter blend had less wax in the fuel but this was 10 years ago i'm now retired so i don't no how it affects the new fuel that's used today i would also like to know if the cp4 pump dissaster is a problem in canada as our fuel is supposed to be different

 

[Bozo]

school buses in northern ontario was a big problem for many years because the fuel lines where long,cummins come out with an idea to run the fuel lines through or around the engine to warm the fuel before returning to tank i'm not sure i never verified this myself but i had a friend that was a mecanic for these buses it was always a problem in the rental industrie we fuelled all our equipment in fall until our supplier would let us know when the winter blend was available at the sercive centers,we were told that winter blend had less wax in the fuel but this was 10 years ago i'm now retired so i don't no how it affects the new fuel that's used today i would also like to know if the cp4 pump dissaster is a problem in canada as our fuel is supposed to be different

My understanding is that far north uses #1 diesel exclusively. Much lower cloud points in #1.

 

[Great White North Eh]

Up here in Alberta my fuel supplier changes the formula/cloud point about 5 or 6 times between fall and spring. I use mostly bulk delivery so it’s important to time things well. If you’re burnin left over -37C fuel when the weather turns hot she runs through like water through lace undies.

 

[Bozo]

Definitely less btus in #1.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Up here in Alberta my fuel supplier changes the formula/cloud point about 5 or 6 times between fall and spring. I use mostly bulk delivery so it’s important to time things well. If you’re burnin left over -37C fuel when the weather turns hot she runs through like water through lace undies.

same here in ontario, this year with the mild weather the fuel millage has been awful as they are using the -37c fuel

 

[hognuts1960]

Refinerys start making winter blend mid October usually

Not in Texas

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