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Diesel fuel additive to keep from gelling???

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Well, yet another thing I am ignorant to about diesels.......my cousin in Arkansas ask me if I got the additive to keep my fuel from gelling.......excuse me.....whaaaat??
He told me that in cold climate, it is a must to use.....he uses this product.
I am in Wichita KS, currently 1°.....not questioning my cousin, just getting additional info.
Thanks
 

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Rgpracer said:
Well, yet another thing I am ignorant to about diesels.......my cousin in Arkansas ask me if I got the additive to keep my fuel from gelling.......excuse me.....whaaaat??
He told me that in cold climate, it is a must to use.....he uses this product.
I am in Wichita KS, currently 1°.....not questioning my cousin, just getting additional info.
Thanks
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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
 
The diesel at fuel stations is switched to winter blend which has anti gel additives mixed in. I always add a little extra when filling up for extra insurance as I’ve had fuel gel up before.
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
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
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Outstanding, thanks H3
 
Up here in the Northeast they start the winter blend around the end of November. I always add extra additive. I use Howes that’s what I trust.
 
hey i'm also in northern ontario about 10 years ago when i was working as a diesel equipment mecanic we got a cold snap ,we had 500.00 btu oil furnaces on a construction site and the additive was gelled in the bottles and the fuel was almost frozen,the good old days
 
Rgpracer said:
Well, yet another thing I am ignorant to about diesels.......my cousin in Arkansas ask me if I got the additive to keep my fuel from gelling.......excuse me.....whaaaat??
He told me that in cold climate, it is a must to use.....he uses this product.
I am in Wichita KS, currently 1°.....not questioning my cousin, just getting additional info.
Thanks
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That’s the stuff I used when I had a Cummins.
 
I have been using Hot Shots Secret Winter Anti-gel, based on Project Farm's testing it outperformed all other brands in several tests.
 
I guess it doesn't matter now, every store in Wichita is out now........
Lol, I'll buy some when its warm!!
Thanks to everyone for input, I just put all the new info in my brain folder for later.....knowledge gained is NOT knowledge wasted.
 
Rgpracer said:
I guess it doesn't matter now, every store in Wichita is out now........
Lol, I'll buy some when its warm!!
Thanks to everyone for input, I just put all the new info in my brain folder for later.....knowledge gained is NOT knowledge wasted.
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Amazon usually has the howes I get and if you are a prime member it should be there in a couple of day.
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
Refinerys start making winter blend mid October usually
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There's got to be more than just an assumption of winter blend... That's 100% dependent on location of where you fuel. They should be required to re-label the fuel when including or not including anti-gell additives.

EDIT: Nevermind..... apparently, you can ask the attendant at the station. They just get what is made, no ands, ifs, or butts...
 
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carlrx7 said:
There's got to be more than just an assumption of winter blend... That's 100% dependent on location of where you fuel. They should be required to re-label the fuel when including or not including anti-gell additives.

EDIT: Nevermind..... apparently, you can ask the attendant at the station. They just get what is made, no ands, ifs, or butts...
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I did find two bottles of anti-gel at Advance Auto....just got 35 in, i got two of three left.
 
A Youtuber channel "Project Farm" did a decent anti-gel analysis in his video titles "Which Diesel Anti-Gel Additive is Best? Let's find out!"

Some of his testing methods might be a bit odd, but I've enjoyed several of his tests on various things. The gel portion of this video was telling. He also test the lubricity improvement (if any) of the additives.
 
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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.
 
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