last night i was driving at 65 and i started to lose engine power and it tried to slow down so i gave her more throttle do to not knowing what was happening and it slowly make its way to 35 mph and died. The throttle was becoming un responsive. It was 24 degrees when this happened. It was raining previously for about 12 hours so everything froze. The whole truck was a sheet of ice. I almost couldn't get my door unlocked. So i live in a smaller town so a friend

 

Had came out and picked me up 20 mins later. This was 2 am and it was snowing by then and getting heavier. We went and got a chain and pulled it to a gas station and added diesel 911 and filled my tank up to help it dethaw ( 4 gallons is all it would hold). The gas station let me leave my truck plugged in until 8 am and still no start. So it was trailored home and here it sits.

 

24* and winter blend fuel should not gel.

 

lift pump. IP, frosen water in filter?... how many miles on IP? ect..

 

wax like particals will form and colect in filter as the fuel (gels) it really dosen't gell it thikens with wax like particals the return lines should warm the tank (this happens in OTR rigs ) they run all day and keep fuel warm....get her warm.. see what happens??

 

I don't know if it was winter diesel. Do all states use #1 in the winter? And the ip is a rebuilt stanadyne. As far as the miles imnot sure. It was on the truck when i got it (203,000) it has 227,000 now

 

if you have a kerosene salamander style heater, point it under the truck and fire it up for an hour or so. it will warm up the engine and fuel tanks. if it is gelled fuel it will thaw out and fire.

 

I've never heard of fuel gelling while driving. It's more likely that the fuel filter is plugged.

 

most states (rack inject) when we load are Tankers, ( I Haul Fuel) for winter. they use a additive good to about 15*,in some places lower, in most case's the fuel leaves the refinery at about 55*-65*, and most inground tanks allso hold the fuel about 50* (the temp is on the invoice) and on the TLS (tank level system) at the fuel station's , the most likely place for fuel to cool to a point to be a problem is in the trucks tank or more likely a fuel line exposed to wind. when fuel cools it thickens and the lift pump could fail, if it was weak.

 

Well i did forget to mention it didn't make it very far. It idled until 110 degrees and then i made it about two miles. Once i hit 65 it was like i lost fuel pressure

 

Well i did forget to mention it didn't make it very far. It idled until 110 degrees and then i made it about two miles. Once i hit 65 i was there for not long at all! It was like i lost fuel pressure

 

I live in Oklahoma.

 

And to test the lift pump how much Psi should i have at the test valve?

 

3-7psi ,, I do know that montana treats to 0*,, good luck hope no damage to anything..

 

I have a few questions. Should the electric block heater heat my ip? And how warm should that warm the engine?