Diesel Slushee
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Diesel Slushee
I had just left the house and the truck was noticable down power and then I noticed I didn't have any fuel pressure. I flipped around back to the house and started lookin for the problem. I found my Dahl filter frozen. Right now it is -5 here in NE Utah. After draining the fuel bowl and what was left in the tank (luckily not much), and bypassing the Dahl filter, I was able to get fuel pressure and the truck is running fine.
I had put myself in a bind and had to fuel up at a place I normally wouldn't. Just more reason to know where to get fuel, and not from places who don't go through much and don't have facilities for semis. Also, the fuel gauge in the cab was an expensive investment, but it saved quite a bit of time in troubleshooting.
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I had put myself in a bind and had to fuel up at a place I normally wouldn't. Just more reason to know where to get fuel, and not from places who don't go through much and don't have facilities for semis. Also, the fuel gauge in the cab was an expensive investment, but it saved quite a bit of time in troubleshooting.
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Damn, Dan as i was looking at that first picture i was going to comment on the lawnmower too. If that was 100% biodiesel i would have been tempted to put some in a glass and eat it. I don't think it would be bad either. Were you running any additive? With temps that low i would run a tank heater!
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That would be an after market one. The stock water separator is where your fuel bowl is on the top of your engine where you put the fuel filter in.
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Northern Colorado
Originally Posted by hosemandc
Is that a stock water seperator or aftermarket. I have yet to find or mess with mine. I had the dealership change mine last time, but I would like to do it on my own next time.
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