JCS_in_KY
Silver Member
I'm having my first problem with diesel fuel in cold weather. In August we bought a drum of diesel and I added Power Service to it but probably not enough to compensate for it not being a winter fuel mix. The temp today was about 29 and it's been down in the teens at night. This evening I started up my MF1533 and it ran fine. I let the tractor warm up and then did about 10 minutes of work with it. After that I parked it and left it idling while I ran inside. Up until this point it ran like normal. I came back out and got back on the tractor after letting it sit for about 10 or 12 minutes. I put the trans in gear and gave the tractor power and nothing happened. There was little or no throttle response at all. I looked at the fuel filter and the bowl was only filling up with fuel about 1/2" up, not full like normal. I'm thinking because of the low temps the fuel has been starting to break down and has clogged the filter and possibly fuel lines with parrafin. Does that sound right? Now the big question is what do I need to do to fix the problem? I'm assuming clean the filter and possibly fuel lines and also add more power service to my fuel mix. Does that sound right and is there anything else I need to do? Is there another additive I can add to the fuel to help clean the fuel system up? Thanks, John