How lame.....

Guys... diesel fuel gels at different temps for different reasons.

1) The grade or type of diesel #1D or #2D?

2) How well does the station or refiner blend (50/50 mix of 1D & 2D)?

3) How well does the station add (if any) of an anti-gel treatment?

4) Here in KC, they do not start selling winterized fuel until the end of November or mid-December (and this depends on the size and volume of the station).

5) Gas in the lower states is not blended or winterized and no need too. The driver adds his own additives depending on where he is driving. Just to say that all diesel is "winterized" in every state is just an assumption... becuase my local station was not until the end of November!!!

6) Some trucks have recirculating fuel pumps/filters that help keep the fuel filter warm (as it does on at least my '03). I know that Ford got away from the "fuel heater" function at some point on these motors... but I still have it on my '03... but if I get a new HFCM housing... I loose it under the revised part and TSB.

7) Also depends on the water/moisture content that may be present in the fuel
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Due to the above, no two drivers experience the same issues at the same temps due to different motors, fuels, additives, blending and the rate at which it was blended.