Jelled Deisel fuel

mxjeff · Feb 16, 2015

Just wondering what you guys use when your fuel jells up. I had my fuel jell up the other day in the skid loader. Had conditioner in the fuel but it jelled up any anyways. I was using power service.

John730D · Feb 16, 2015

If you read the label on the PS bottle, It tells you to use twice as much under a certain temperature to prevent gelling.

If your filter only is gelled, dump out what you can, fill filter with PS 911 and put back on. If the whole tank is gelled, you need to get it warmed up, then put in more PS.

mxjeff · Feb 16, 2015

I did have twice as much additive in the fuel. I did use 911 and got I running fairly quick. Temp was about 10 degrees out

Ivan in Mich · Feb 16, 2015

Mine was jelled yesterday and I added some stuff in the red bottle. I think it was 911 let it sit for 10 mins and hit the starter and it ran. I had also added a double dose of the anti jell when I fuel up in the winter

teddy52food · Feb 16, 2015

Why not put in #1 fuel before it gets cold?

504 · Feb 16, 2015

30% gasoline will get it running again. If you can find it use FPPF, a pint treats 300 gal. I just do not like PS.

Dick L · Feb 16, 2015

I put one gallon of kerosene with five gallons of pump diesel. 15/20 gallons last me all winter though. I think the station I get kerosene cheated and dumped in #1 heating oil. I have been buying it for a salamander and it was burning with very little odor. I dumped a can of kerosene in last Friday before leaving the shop and today it even smoked a tad and stunk bad. I bought a diesel Olds and the dealer told me to add a gallon of #1 fuel to a tank in the winter.

mxjeff · Feb 16, 2015

I heard of guys using gasoline in diesel to un jell the fuel. think I'll look that up

ss55 · Feb 16, 2015

#1 Diesel is winter fuel here. How full is the fuel tank? Could you add half a tank of #1 diesel?

Bruce from Can. · Feb 16, 2015

My home farm is on the edge of town, so I just roll up town to the pumps and buy over the road diesel in the winter as needed. I also add some keen flow anti gel just because I don't like to change filters at 18 below.

ditchwitch · Feb 16, 2015

Well i was going to say Power Service but i guess that didnt work for you. Actually good to know because i was going to buy a couple bottles tomorrow for my trip to PA wednesday. Maybe a should buy a bottle or 2 of the 911 stuff instead.

Wemedeeres · Feb 16, 2015

I run winter blend fuel and add Howes fuel additive according to the bottle, knock on wood I haven't had any trouble.

RN · Feb 16, 2015

depends some on the injector pump and temperature- 26 degrees is a critical point for some diesel fuels- wax point/gel point temperature. Kerosene is supposed to have been cleaned and good for about 0 degrees. Old recommendation for gasoline in diesel for the Mercedes/Bosch pumps was 10% unleaded at 20 degrees, 20% at 5 to 10 degrees and the 30% was -5 or so. A 50/50 mix was for extreme cold- as in Alaska Army Engineers off road/clear the runway with the PushyCat (big blade on the tracked yellow D9). The distributive injector pumps using the diesel fuel as lubricant are NOT recommended to use the gasoline mixes- kerosene is about as good as your going to get with them. RN

Russ from MN · Feb 16, 2015

I would never put gasoline in my diesel! there are better solutions. When I worked in the JD shop I tore down a skidder engine, and all the lands between the rings were broken, mashed down on the oil ring. The boss said looks like they put some gasoline in their diesel! I think the older JD's were higher compression than a lot of other diesels, therefore not so forgiving. That's why they would start so good at -30F.

David G · Feb 16, 2015

You have to use a stronger mixture as the temperature goes down.

armand tatro · Feb 16, 2015

K&H truck plaza in Gilman, Il. quits adding Bio fuel to their diesel in November and waits until mid March or early April before putting it back into the fuel mix. Now having said that my '91 Pete would gell when the temperature got down to 20 or below even adding Power Serve or what ever and this was with hot water heater in the fuel tank! A year ago in November I put a electric heater in the primary fuel filter and so far this winter have had no problems. In any event I avoid Bio fuel in the freezing weather! Armand

Frank 41 · Feb 16, 2015

Put some gas in. Use 10% ethonal if you suspect water also. If you are using bio - don't, too much animal fat.

David G · Feb 16, 2015

That is a good point, I avoid bio in the winter, it seems to gell easier.

JD Seller · Feb 16, 2015

I have not had the best luck with Power service. I also never run Bio-diesel in the winter either.

You do know if you put too MUCH treatment in that it will not work as well???? That is right doubling up the dose can make it not work in colder weather. Read you label.

mtny · Feb 17, 2015

Try the red bottle 911 , works great for when you already gelled.

caterpillar guy · Feb 17, 2015

Gee I run all over this country with a Cat and don't put anything in it has over a million miles without any thing done to the fuel system except filters changed. And they get changed in the late fall like about NOV. Then in the spring.

Nick m · Feb 17, 2015

Shouldn't have said that! All it takes is one bad batch of fuel, eespecially in the negative temps we've been having in michigan.

teddy52food · Feb 17, 2015

Sounds more like too much ether.

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