Cold no start. Frozen fuel?

[Pixguy]

Hi. GC 2410, I haven't used my tractor in a month. Stored outdoors now for the first winter, temps in 20°'s. Battery is on trickle charge and I turned block warmer on an hour ago.
She started up fine but died in 30seconds. Hmm, seems like fuel issue. Look under at fuel filter, full. Shut off fuel line and drop fuel filter and it's full of what seems clean diesel. Replaced and tried to start. She wants to but sputters out before turning over. Fuel is overflowing a full tank when key is on, never saw that before. Took off filter canister and it's empty and left off. Try starting it, hear the pump gurgling but nothing is coming out of lines at the filter.

Frozen? I placed a heater under it and seeing if lines had water and frozen.

Ideas?
Back out to shovel.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

I have heard Diesel has paraffin in it and subject to issues in cold weather. Maybe you could use a hair dryer and heat the fuel lines/tank and get it working.

 

[Harry in Ky]

"Fuel is overflowing a full tank"? What does that tell you? It tells me that the fuel pump is pulling fuel out of the filter but supply from the tank is blocked. The filter empties out and nothing is coming from the tank to supply it.

 

[Dmacleo]

gelled/frozen.
diesel 911 will help along with the heat you are doing.
fuel come out of a pony tank?

edit:added /frozen to clarify. in the end wording does not matter, fuel line is blocked.

 

[oldnslo]

Is this pure diesel or bio. At 20 degrees pure diesel shouldn’t gell and since filter wasn’t gelled doubt that is the problem. Like Harry states sounds like an issue with line from tank to filter.

 

[dodge man]

I’ve had my fuel gel several years ago and that’s what is sounds like. I personally like to add kerosene when it gets cold. When mine gelled it was zero or colder out though.

 

[ruffdog]

Diesel fuel gels when temperatures fall below 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit or -12 degrees Celcius. If engine complications occur at temperatures above 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit or -12 to -9 degrees Celcius, the issue is likely due to ice rather than gel. However, gelling can occur at temperatures as high as 20 degrees Fahrenheit if the engine runs on low-quality fuel.

 

[Pixguy]

Thanks. I'm trying the heater but may put a heat gun on aswell

 

[Dmacleo]

Thanks. I'm trying the heater but may put a heat gun on aswell

serious, diesel 911. not a lot needed.

Diesel 911 - Diesel Fuel Additive

Diesel 911 is a winter emergency use product that restores the flow of diesel fuel to an engine caused by gelled fuel or frozen fuel filters.

powerservice.com

 

[Pixguy]

Ok I was able resolve with heat gun and everything is back to normal.

It looks like the tractor will spend the next two weeks in my garage til we head south. Now I have to break the news to my pickup.

Thanks to all.