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Diesel gelling

SoG

SoG

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Got a separate gas tank for diesel under the truck that provides diesel for espar can heater. Starting to get the feeling that it gels up in there due to cold tempratures. Anyways to help that?

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SoG

SoG

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Diesel burns longer and owner of the truck didn't want anything going into a fuel tank.

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ntimevan

ntimevan

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Ragman said:
Really? Name calling? Sheesh!
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Ragman said:
There, was that hard.


I never said it was.
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SoG said:
Haha yea it wasn't easy :) Maybe now maybe you can try answering the initial question please!

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Ragman said:
Oh, yeah right.......... nope.
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Rags , just save your breath,, trying to help him is like fishing with No Bait or Hook .. as much as he is dancing in the Minefield its only a matter of time before he missteps....

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Treadmill

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Get some power service diesel fuel treatment (white bottle), get the bottle that treats 40 gallons and put in tank. BTW what size tank do you have?
 
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Treadmill said:
Get some power service diesel fuel treatment (white bottle), get the bottle that treats 40 gallons and put in tank. BTW what size tank do you have?
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The spare one I put in specifically for espar is 10 gallons

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SoG said:
Treadmill said:
Get some power service diesel fuel treatment (white bottle), get the bottle that treats 40 gallons and put in tank. BTW what size tank do you have?
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The spare one I put in specifically for espar is 10 gallons

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Then put in a half bottle every 10 gal. BTW if you put it n more it is ok as the back of the bottle states.
 
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Treadmill said:
Then put in a half bottle every 10 gal. BTW if you put it n more it is ok as the back of the bottle states.
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So it liquidises the gel? How fast acting is it? Also do you know if anything can be done to the tank itself to prevent freezing?

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SoG said:
Treadmill said:
Then put in a half bottle every 10 gal. BTW if you put it n more it is ok as the back of the bottle states.
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So it liquidises the gel? How fast acting is it? Also do you know if anything can be done to the tank itself to prevent freezing?

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If it is gelled up then you need to get a bottle of 911 diesel treat (red bottle). Any size bottle will work. Put in tank and follow directions on the back of the bottle. I don’t know how fast it works because i have never used it but i hear it works great.
 
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Treadmill said:
If it is gelled up then you need to get a bottle of 911 diesel treat (red bottle). Any size bottle will work. Put in tank and follow directions on the back of the bottle. I don’t know how fast it works because i have never used it but i hear it works great.
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Thanks bud!

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Moot

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Diesel fuel does not gel. When it reaches a certain temperature it begins to "wax", because it contains paraffin.
 
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The key word is paraffin:

par·af·fin
Dictionary result for paraffin
/ˈperəfən/
noun
  1. BRITISH
    a flammable, whitish, translucent, waxy solid consisting of a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons, obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale and used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing and waterproofing compounds.
    • a colorless, flammable, oily liquid similarly obtained and used as fuel, especially kerosene.
      noun: paraffin oil; plural noun: paraffin oils
    • CHEMISTRY
      old-fashioned term for alkane.
      plural noun: paraffins
 
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