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Old Dec 9, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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How cold for #1 fuel?

Just moved to WA state from Ca, never had to deal with temps below about 30. It's getting down to the mid-teens up here. So much for global warming!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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normal diesel, a block heater and good batteries. 21*f in dallas when I got up. I cycled the key 2x and fired up. no block heater
 
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Old Dec 9, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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I witnessed several trucks gelled up at 10* f , I run good diesel treat all year long no problems here and its been -15* f at nite, so easy a caveman could pour it !
 
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Originally Posted by 03pwrstrk
I witnessed several trucks gelled up at 10* f , I run good diesel treat all year long no problems here and its been -15* f at nite, so easy a caveman could pour it !
Nice "data point" .... thanks for the post.
 
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you could call an area fuel distributor and ask if they seasonally adjust their #2 fuel. i would expect that that far north they do, if so no need to go to #1. up here in the great white north we only have 1 type of fuel year round, seasonally adjusted for temps possible plus minus so many days from delivery.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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usually around 20* I start adding antigel to #2 just in case. Starts dipping down below zero I start putting some #1 in with #2 and the antigel. I don't like to be too careful. Haven't gellup up, and seem -30+ without problems. Heard some dmaxs gelling up on #1 during last years cold snap.
 
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