Oil & Fuel fuel problem

LBrown59 · Jan 12, 2009

crossfire190 said:
What is the best place to purchase Power Service or other anti-gelling fuel additive? Does Wally-World carry it? Tractor Supply? Automotive stores?

Wall mart
Go Mart
Tractor supply around here.

copperhead1967 · Jan 12, 2009

For a few cents a gallon makes you wonder why the fual companies don't add it in the first place....... I know they are starving already with the fuel prices dropping.

luc2121 · Jan 12, 2009

i ended up changing my fuel filter wich was gelled up and the filter in the seperator which didn't look bad , bled the lines and running again. want to thank everyone for the help. this is definitely one of the best sites i've been on, and i'm on quite a few (lots of bikes and different sport cars) thanks again to everyone

smfcpacfp · Jan 13, 2009

Another part of the solution is also to use # 1 diesel in the winter.

#2 diesel typically has a cloud point (point at which the wax in the fuel begins to solidify) of about +40 degrees F.

#1 diesel typically has a cloud point of about -40 degrees F. Unfortunately #1 has much less energy and doesn't lubricate very well, which is why it is important to use an additive. I use Opti-Lube XPD which is kind of expensive (about $50 a gallon) but gives the best test results of any additive. It should treat around 400 gallons of diesel.

Here is another problem - what kind of fuel does the fuel dealer actually have in the #1 and #2 tank. Some dealers also sell what they call a winter blend - a mixture of #1 and #2. What does that mean? If there is a problem guess who will be out there heating up the fuel filter and blowing out the fuel lines - not the fuel dealer. If you want to do blending, do it yourself.

I know how much of a pain in the ***** gelled diesel can be from my experience with diesel cars, in particular my wife not using the right fuel and me having to deal with it.

stupakmike · Jan 13, 2009

I always use #1 fuel here in WI. in the winter, with an additive. We are in a cold snap right now with -20 below. I never have problems with fuel.

crossfire190 · Jan 13, 2009

LBrown59 said:
Wall mart
Go Mart
Tractor supply around here.

Thanks.

Hotwheels · Jan 17, 2009

Is this the powerservice product you are talking about when you say the white bottle

Power Service Products, diesel fuel additives, prevent gelling, clean injectors, disperse water, boost cetane, reduce emissions, improve fuel economy

This one also seems as if it would be useful

Power Service Products, diesel fuel additives, prevent gelling, clean injectors, disperse water, boost cetane, reduce emissions, improve fuel economy

I am not using the tractor that much in the winter and so I wonder about treating the diesel in the tank in in my 5 gallon storage can.

LBrown59 · Jan 17, 2009

Hotwheels said:
1*I am not using the tractor that much in the winter and so
2*I wonder about treating the diesel in the tank in in my 5 gallon storage can.

1*It don't matter about how little or how much the tractor's used.
2*Put 3 ounces of PS white bottle in that 5 gallon can all year round every time you fill it up .