Loss of power/Stalling in the cold

[Mowbizz]

I dont know what D1 and D2 is...forgive my ignorance.

 

[Peter 315]

diesel fuel #1 diesel fuel #2

 

[Mowbizz]

So is a mix of #1 and #2 a good thing to prevent filter ice-up?

 

[Peter 315]

yes its winter blend, what station?

 

[Mowbizz]

A little place in Bristol NH right on 3A north of the traffic lights called Petrol Stop.

 

[Peter 315]

If they sell a lot of fuel you should be ok I use power service white bottle year round

 

[newbury]

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Here's a sure test for you: Run 50/50 kerosene and diesel fuel (in other words half #1 and half#2) and run it long enough that you are sure the whole tank and all the lines have nothing else in them. If the problem is gone then you had gel. If that does not remove the problem then you have some other sort of issue.
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What he said.

For sure it is always in the frigid temps...has not been above 10 degrees for weeks here in NH. I have moved the BX into the garage and purchased a kerosene heater to take the icy edge off before use. I also have the block heater which is great!
Used it for a few hours the othe day with no issue. The temps were in the teens and we moved firewood. I want to try the 50/50 kero/diesel mix but I am having a hard time finding someone that pumps it. I am not going to use the expensive kerosene from Tractor Supply I bought for the heater...

I found a station nearby that carries off road diesel and kerosene (yay!)
I was going to get a 5 gallon can of straight kerosene but the lady said they mix their off road 50/50 and its a buck cheaper per gallon...I forgot to ask what the mix was (assume it is half dyed diesel and half kerosene) but Im not sure. Ill ask when go to fill my can.
What is everyones opinion on the pre-mixed off road vs the straight kero?

BLOW the extra buck per gallon!!
Figure out how much diesel you have in your tank and put in enough kero to make it approx 50/50. Also add a little PS for lubricity.

 

[Mowbizz]

What he said.



BLOW the extra buck per gallon!!
Figure out how much diesel you have in your tank and put in enough kero to make it approx 50/50. Also add a little PS for lubricity.

Okay then! That was my initial plan anyway...straight kero and mix myself. Dont know what kind of turnover this little station has with the off road stuff.

 

[joesco]

If they sell a lot of fuel you should be ok I use power service white bottle year round

For the last 10 years, I've used PRI-D, pricey but has always worked for me at least! An old timer told me about it after the sediment bowl froze on my 82 Ford 545.

 

[Peter 315]

For the last 10 years, I've used PRI-D, pricey but has always worked for me at least! An old timer told me about it after the sediment bowl froze on my 82 Ford 545.

Price not that bad 22.00 PS is not cheap either.