[SEL] Caution Using Ether OT

[Listerdiesel]

On 4/24/05, William Olson <weolson at wiktel.com> wrote:
> I have a 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel in my Ford up here in Northern Minnesota
> and it starts fine in the cold, -30 to -40 degree temps in the winter
> under the following conditions:  The fuel up here is a blend of number 1
> and number 2 diesel in the winter. Or some places you can buy straight
> #1.  Number 2 will gel up in the cold weather, but it is used in the
> summer months.  I also have a engine block heater which is plugged in
> for several hours prior to starting.  I also let it warm up for 10
> minutes in the morning before putting it under load on the road.  Power
> Service makes a diesel additive which will keep #2 diesel from gelling
> up in the cold weather, as well as another additive to keep the
> injectors clean and help to lessen the gel problem.
> William Olson

When we used to run over to sweden with new truck chassis for building
gensets onto, we had a couple of trips in -25 deg C (-13 F) and the
garages used to sell an addative for the fuel which was basically
White Spirit, a refined paraffin. Winter diesel over there already had
it in, but the truckers used to put extra in if they were going north
to the Arctic Circle.

Peter
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