Oil & Fuel Gelled Diesel in my can - What do I do with it???

[r0GuE]

I added fuel additive to the tractor, but stupidly I must have forgotten to add it to my yellow 6 gallon can. I have probably 2 or 3 gallons in it and it is definitly hosed up because it won't pour through the screen in the nozzel. If I warm it up, will it heal? Or do I need to dispose of it?

If there is an additive to "fix"' this fuel, is it worth any potential damage to the tractor to
"fix" 2 gallons of diesel? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Egon]

Just warm it up and all will be well. Add the additive after it is warm.

Egon

 

[RalphVa]

Just warm it up. The wax causing the gelling will melt, and the fuel will pour again. Top it off with kerosene to reduce or to eliminate the gelling, or add an anti-gel additive.

I worked for 31 years on processes that remove wax from lubricating oil. Folks in the refineries didn't use the same processes on diesel fuel as we did. They'd either select a crude with low gel point for their diesel production or run it through a catalytic dewaxing process.

Wax, interesting enough, is about the best fuel or lubricating oil that you can buy as long as it doesn't solidify. Problem is some waxes will solidify up to as high as 180 F. When it's liquid, it's GREAT lubricating oil or fuel: no sulfur and very high viscosity index, which is what gives an oil the multigrade.

One of many places I worked was in the USA's largest wax plant in Baton Rouge. Wax is a very valuable by-product of lube oil manufacture, as we remove it to lower the gel point of the oil.

Ralph

 

[art]

Ralph, it's good to see your comments as there are things we forget and things we remember.

 

[Junkman]

I have heard that Power Service makes a product called 9*1*1 that you add to the fuel if it has already gelled and that it will convert the wax to a liquid and allow the tractor to start. I have no experiance with this product, but have only heard about how well it works. I have seen it in the auto stores and it comes in a red bottle.. I found this on the web page

 

[Seat_Time]

I may have a similar situation...my question concerns the kerosene add in amount. While I may not have any gelling (yet), I'd like to insure against it with some kero...is there a ratio that's best?
P.S. Great site with a seemingly endless supply of experience.

 

[Junkman]

Depending on where you live and how low of a temperature you expect to routinely experience. This is where filling out the profile helps.... A blend from anywhere between 10% and 50% would be correct. The more kerosene that you add, the less lubrication the fuel has. A blend should only be used when conditions call for it and switch back to straight diesel as soon as the weather warms...

 

[Seat_Time]

Thanks Junkman...
(Filled in my profile too)

 

[rbarker]

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I used this recently when I was unsure of the reason my BX2200 wouldn't start in the cold. It may have helped, but it sure didn't hurt. There are specific instructions on how to resolve different fuel problems you may encounter.

 

[narcnh]

I use 911 at the recommendation of my dealer. So far, my tractor has started every time, even in temps below 0F. My tractor came with a block heater, but I have too much junk in the other bay of my garage, so it is parked way out back in the unheated, unpowered barn. Next year for sure it will be next to my F-150. You only need to add a few ounces of 911 to a 5 gallon fuel tank, so one container goes a long way.