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Location: Where we still run to look when the siren goes by. | I have Howe's added to my diesel but tried driving it out and it acted like it was gelling up. I read on the bottle Howe's is good up to -20* and with windchill it's -48* here. I always put more that what it says in the tank and have never had a problem.. I added more Howe's and let it run for 15 min longer and it started running fine. Made it to town and bought some 911.. just wondering if I should put some of that in or if it should be good? |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Don't push it....don't drive until you get some DE-gel put in there. Dump in a cup or two. |
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| Rodeo Rose - 2014-01-05 2:53 PM
I have Howe's added to my diesel but tried driving it out and it acted like it was gelling up. I read on the bottle Howe's is good up to -20* and with windchill it's -48* here. I always put more that what it says in the tank and have never had a problem.. I added more Howe's and let it run for 15 min longer and it started running fine. Made it to town and bought some 911.. just wondering if I should put some of that in or if it should be good?
If you haven't changed your fuel filter(s) lately and the filters are semi plugged, your likely to have more issues as the wax can deposit more easily and gum up your fuel delivery system.
You can add extra Howe's without endangering your injectors. I just asked hubby and he shrugged his shoulders as far as adding the 911 in addition to the Howes. Without knowing what is in the 911 , don't know if it's safe to add to the mix. As long as it is running fine now, I would be tempted to leave well enough alone. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | 911 is safe. I've used it for years. It's saved my ass when things started to gel. Make sure it's the stuff that de-gels.
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Location: Where we still run to look when the siren goes by. | Only the gas stations are open today and they don't have much besides the Howes, PS, and 911. I'm gonna try bringing it up right next to the house out of the wind and hope that it stays warmer there.. Darn cold :( |
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Location: Where we still run to look when the siren goes by. | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-05 2:14 PM 911 is safe. I've used it for years. It's saved my ass when things started to gel. Make sure it's the stuff that de-gels.
Did you add it just to the tank or the filters too? I just had my filiter replaced last oil change and I've put on about 2k since then.. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | If your pickup is still warm, add it right to the tank and let it run for 15 minutes. Do you plug it in? Just curious.....that won't prevent gelling. Also, I use #1 diesel, rather than a winter blend during these bitter cold snaps. If you can top it off with #1 diesel, that would be a good idea. Ask DD2012. He knows his stuff. The 911 should get rid of existing gel if it hasn't gone too far. |
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Location: So. MN, to close to IA | It OK to add the 911, but if the engine is running ok now I would not add it. If you start gelling again, add the 911 while the engine is still running. Let it run for about 15 minutes and it should smooth out. Hopefully you are running blended fuel. There have been a lot of problems with biodiesel this year and that is cause. You should be running a 60-40 blend in this weather. |
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| How do I know it is starting to gel - starting to run rough? Once it starts that, how quick does it take to stop running? I've never had to worry about gelling before. I topped off my tank, not quite 1/2 with a 50/50 blend (with what I don't know). Do I take the chance of driving to work tomorrow or just work from home? I'm in SW Iowa and this is the furthest north I've been plus the coldest winter since I've had diesel. |
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Location: SD | I second what HotbearLVR said about #1 diesel. It's a good thing. |
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| Not to steal the thread..but my Dad died a couple of weeks ago and his diesel truck has been sitting in the garage. We stop over there daily to fill the pellet stove. Should i start it up and let it run or drive it around the block a bit..or is it ok just sitting in these cold temps? |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | MO gal - 2014-01-05 3:54 PM How do I know it is starting to gel - starting to run rough? Once it starts that, how quick does it take to stop running? I've never had to worry about gelling before. I topped off my tank, not quite 1/2 with a 50/50 blend (with what I don't know). Do I take the chance of driving to work tomorrow or just work from home? I'm in SW Iowa and this is the furthest north I've been plus the coldest winter since I've had diesel.
Don't screw around and wait for it to start running rough. Put some additive in before you have "symptoms" of gelling. Remember: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!"
Another thing is I wouldn't necessarily TRUST that a given gas station has a "blend" that is what they claim. Either use #1 or a so-called blend with additive that YOU put in. Once it starts to run a little rough, throw in some DE-gel that will liquify any gelled fuel. Turn it off, plug it in, and start it back up in a half hour. That stuff will turn the gel back into liquid. Once you re-start, let it run for a good 15 minutes. Shut er down and plug it in and forget about it.
I've been stalled a couple times....completely stalled, barely idling, at 6-7 am on a remote road in weather just like this, and I was saved because I had some de-gel. I dumped in a half bottle and waited. It worked. Like a dumbass, I wasn't dressed very warm, and that road is seldom travelled at that hour. I was in trouble. This happened twice to me. |
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Location: Texas | My husband is in Dickinson ND and said they are having major problems with gelling up there today due to the temps |
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Location: Ky | Rodeo Rose - 2014-01-05 2:53 PM I have Howe's added to my diesel but tried driving it out and it acted like it was gelling up. I read on the bottle Howe's is good up to -20* and with windchill it's -48* here. I always put more that what it says in the tank and have never had a problem.. I added more Howe's and let it run for 15 min longer and it started running fine. Made it to town and bought some 911.. just wondering if I should put some of that in or if it should be good?
Wind chill has nothing to do with the ambient temperature. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Lovin Life - 2014-01-06 9:24 AM I've had a mechanic tell me to put a little bit of gas in the tank to keep from gelling also.
I'm not so sure that's a good idea. You'd better make sure. Why not juyst play it safe and use additive? |
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Location: North Dakota | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-05 3:36 PM If you can top it off with #1 diesel, that would be a good idea.
I was also going to suggest mixing in some #1 diesel. That what my dad has to do to keep the tractors running in this extreme cold weather to feed the cows and horses. |
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| BRRRRR... I don't think I am tough enough to stand that kind of cold. We're really cold and it's 11 degrees with a 0 degree wind child. I can't imagine that kind of cold. |
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| Lovin Life - 2014-01-06 9:24 AM
I've had a mechanic tell me to put a little bit of gas in the tank to keep from gelling also.
Older ones were fine with a little gasoline in there.
I would not suggest for late model Diesels.
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| Ahhh...I totally didn't think about my diesel gelling up....
Not to steal the thread....it is plugged in....and currently -1 , but with the wind chill it is -24 out.
Would anyone recommend I have the husband pick up an additive on his way home from work?
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