[AT] fuel gelling and water line repair

[Cecil Bearden]

My long time fuel supplier who served a lot of the oil patch was bought 
out by a big fuel vendor out of Amarillo.  This new guy wanted to get 
the large contracts.  It appears they are cutting corners.  I never had 
the problem with my fuel before.    However, there is more biodiesel in 
the fuel now, and since no sulfur, there is not much for 
lubrication....    Fuel conditioner is not cheap, but neither is time 
and runnig the risk of damaging a machine with ether.  I ended up 
soaking the air cleaner with gasoline to get it running.  That is how I 
get a diesel to st at that has run out of fuel...  A rag and gas over 
the air intake....
Cecil



On 2/11/2019 8:26 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 2/11/2019 7:59 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>>
>> Spent 7 hours on Friday getting the E110B Cat excavator running.
>>
> Oh the fun of cold winters! I had my first episode of frozen water 
> line just this weekend. Luckily it was an easy fix. It has happened in 
> other winters after sustained
>
> below normal cold spells so I have a system. We have been well below 
> normal temps for well over a week now. Warmed up to about -8F this 
> morning but with a Southeast
>
> wind and clouds it is colder than the past days of -30F. Those frosty 
> days with sunshine and no winds were actually not bad. I even shot 
> some video for youtube going about
>
> my daily chores. https://youtu.be/r1F7rqyvFt8
>
> I'm always surprised to hear the diesel gelling problems you have in 
> the South country. Our fuel suppliers have winter fuel in the tanks 
> when the weather starts turning cold.
>
> I got caught with summer fuel in two tractors so I did have to add 
> some "thinner", a product called Polar Max, to the tanks and they have 
> been fine.
>
> Still looking forward to spring...
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
>
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