Diesel jell point

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Hi all:

Just doing a little nosing around, I found in an article that #2 diesel
jells at -15 F it is the wax that jells. It went further to say, # 1 diesel
has no wax so the jell point it much lower than that of # 2 diesel. The
additive works to displace the water in the tanks. It said that water goes
to the bottom of the tank, freezes then floats to the top and as it bangs
around, small pieces break off and plugs the fuel lines.

I am no chemist by any stretch, but found this article on a trucker site,
interesting.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma

[erniecarpet@...]

Rose mary- go get you a gallon of Power Service products fuel treatment. i
just did that to my coach- 12 bucks well spent. You won't have to worry.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Montana



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[erniecarpet@...]

RoseMary- I heard that diesel gels below zero- don't worry- It would take a
long cold spell- like 4-5 days to have any impact on your fuel. BUT-- if you
have only 10 gallons onboard~ sleep well.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Montana



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[Rose Mary]

I was wondering that very thing as it is supposed to be 16 or colder
tonight and dropping lower for a few days. We are all plugged in but
don't know what to do as far as keeping the diesel from jelling....
should I wait until it warms up before trying to start up tomorrow?
We are at our first RV since leaving home. Visited family in Reno
and Fallon and headed south tho it will take a few days to get to
warmer clime.....
First time using WiFi and our new laptop. Works great.
Rose Mary
82 FC
in NW Nevada clear and sunny today clear and really cold tonight
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
>
> Hi all:
>
> Just doing a little nosing around, I found in an article that #2
diesel
> jells at -15 F it is the wax that jells. It went further to say, #
1 diesel
> has no wax so the jell point it much lower than that of # 2
diesel. The
> additive works to displace the water in the tanks. It said that
water goes
> to the bottom of the tank, freezes then floats to the top and as
it bangs
> around, small pieces break off and plugs the fuel lines.
>
> I am no chemist by any stretch, but found this article on a
trucker site,
> interesting.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
>

[Rose Mary]

Ernie
we are out in the boondocks tonight so can't do it for tonight.
If the diesel gels will it unjell when it gets above that point temp
wise?
I'll find some of that stuff tomorrow...
thanks
Rose Mary
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> Rose mary- go get you a gallon of Power Service products fuel
treatment. i
> just did that to my coach- 12 bucks well spent. You won't have to
worry.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Tom Warner]

You can buy it at Walmarts.........I do. Makes it convenient when I travel


tom warner
vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40

At 09:57 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote:
>Rose mary- go get you a gallon of Power Service products fuel treatment. i
>just did that to my coach- 12 bucks well spent. You won't have to worry.
>
>Ernie Ekberg
>83PT40
>Livingston, Montana
>
>
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