any advice on good brands and what temp sould I use it?

 

I'm in South Florida and this morning is a brisk 80 degrees, so I'm considering adding something

Just kidding, when I travel up north I have only used Ford Cetane booster with anti-gel. I never had a problem with it but have only been down to -6...

 

The key with any antigel additive is to get it in the fuel before the fuel hits it's Cloud Point. @ 20degrees F for untreated #2 diesel. once the fuel hits it's cloud point point the additive does not reverse the process. So just remember to get it in early enough.

 

Either Ford's PM23 or Powerservice Diesel Kleen's White Bottle, in that order.

I've run quite a few additives over the years and Ford's does the best at keeping things lubricated and preventing fuel from gelling.

Powerservice Diesel Kleen and even Stanadyne are also two I'd consider if I lived up north.

 

I've only exclusively used DK white since i've purchased 2 years ago. First winter i got bit because overnight it went from above to below the freezing point and correct, you cannot reverse the process. Always carry an extra set of fuel filters and use that anti-gel before freeze up. Temperatures hit -45 to -50 here every year

 

I use white power service if I remember. Otherwise I don't worry about it.

 

I use Powerservice Diesel Kleen's White Bottle. I have had good luck with it. I know several farmer that run Howes and really like it.

 

The folks that make Hot Shot Secret produce an anti-gel product that lowers the pour point down to -65 degrees F. Pretty incredible.

Hot Shot Secret Diesel Winter Anti-Gel

 

+1 for power service

 

Stanadyne Performance Formula

 

Power Service. It's easy to find, relatively inexpensive and it works. Diesel Kleen is a good additive for non-freezing temps.

 

Just switched from Diesel Kleen to Diesel Fuel last fill up. It is getting into the low 30s here overnight and soon will be below 30.

As far as when to use it, just follow the manufacturers directions.

 

Power services diesel 911(red bottle) will ungel gelled no 2, even at -30f. I've ended up using it a few times on my idi out of pure negligence. Side of highway 2 between grand forks and the air base in the middle of a blizzard with the roads closed. Just dumped half the fuel filter out, topped off with 911, dumped test of the bottle in the tank. Cranked until it started bleed air out of injectors and about ten minutes later it's right as rain.

So question time. I've now let the same thing happen to my 6.0. It's sitting in my drive way. But I haven't filled it since summer because it's got a clogged oil cooler/ many other issues and the wife won't let me work on it until the house is done. Was gonna drive it to Menard's this morning(I can't let anything sit). Wouldn't start, looked at temp,15, doh! Pretty solid guess that we've hit the cloud point on the straight no2 in it.

So what would the emergency degel procedure look like for a 6.0? I know the fuel system on them is a completely different animal.

 

1/2 of a small bag of charcoal in a shovel, lit and ashed over, pushed under the HFCM and babysitted closely for about 15min. Maybe a small piece of plywood to block the wind if it's blowing hard.

Yes, I live in south Alabama and have never done this but I'm writing this from a Holiday Inn Express in Ohio right now.