mikmaze
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getting ready to head for home last night, started the truck to get ready to head for home, it was plugged in, but wanted to get the heat going. walked away and heard it, burble, then quit. yup,truck gelled the fuel 3 hrs of messing with it, 3 bottles of diesel 911 with 2 1/2 bottle in the tank, one in the fass filter, no luck. I gave up. Sent my friends home, and I stayed over to battle truck and cold in the am light of a warming day instead of dark and growing colder. Ended up draining fuel, 2 gallons at a time, heating on stove, then returning to tank. Wrapped fuel filter with 6 feet of heat trace, another 6 feet around water separator. 84 watts of heat combined. wrapped both with insulation, secured with zip ties and duct tape. Plugged heat trace in to inverter and let it run, 15 minutes without a burble, so rolled the dice and headed for home. Made it, but I am shot. worried I would have needed a tow, 220 miles would have been EXPENSIVE !
hear from a friend that a LOT of gelling this year due to a chitty winter blend, sux.
hear from a friend that a LOT of gelling this year due to a chitty winter blend, sux.