I'm not even a trucker but I've been binging on videos to find out what works for jelled Diesel and a cold environment. We just got back from West Virginia and coming from North Carolina there was no such animal as cold diesel. LOL. Anyway, one of our parties Chevy diesel was doa, and of course he didn't have a block heater because in North Carolina why would we need one. That wouldn't have helped his gelled fuel and he ended up getting it towed to a warm shop which cost a pretty penny. I am the guy who can fix anything but I left with my tail between my legs because I could not help our friend. I was thinking about carrying something for these guys and I Think Fuel Ox heat bomb is where I'll settle. Thanks for the video!
Diesels do not like that cold...cover the radiator first thing....always treat the diesel so it won't gel...always plug them in over night and I put plastic over the motor to help hold more head....
Nothing is going to prepare anyone for these never before seen storm ( s) ( Freezing rain, snow, rain, under sub zero temperatures ), for days; meaning, the best advice is to tell them to shut down the truck; in other words, don't let greed overcome commonsense/ safety.
Thank you! This is great advice. I gelled up last year in Minnesota -38 degrees F I’m always scared it will happen again. I make sure to educate myself and doing everything I can on my part to prevent another gel-up. It is NOT fun. If you don’t get someone out there to help you, you will certainly freeze to death.
Absolutely I agree . I'm here because of a mistake I made last night. I shut my engine off -20° in Cheyenne , Wyoming. About 4-5 hours froze my ass off on top of that I couldn't even use the microwave or coffee machine the engine wouldn't turn over gelled up .
depends where you are buying the fuel. fuel in the south is not blended as much as up north. in that case i would start adding it around 20 degrees, just in case it gets colder. up north i dont really worry until below 10 degrees...even down to zero maybe. but i always add it because you never really know if someone had a bad day and made a mistake, or get caught in a bad storm or excess water in the fuel, etc. Better safe than sorry
I always got fuel filters and winterize bottles when cold weather conditions, and for emergency extra clothes support cold weather, thanks again brother
I raise it to 1k rpm when idling but that's when I rarely idle. I'm not risking it not turning on in this cold, rather spend the fuel than to freeze to death
I'm here because of a mistake I made last night. I shut my engine off -20° in Cheyenne , Wyoming. About 4-5 hours froze my ass off on top of that I couldn't even use the microwave or coffee machine the engine wouldn't turn over gelled up . ✅👍🏾
My tip is get a 25 lbs dumbbell and set on the gas pedal were the RPM stays at 5 or 6 key point is dumbbell need to be big enough to rest barley on the brake to help keep it steady..but anyway I just did this two nights straight work like a champ.
Ya had my 34 hr reset in Minnesota -30 wind chill, had to bump up idle now and then to try and get cab warm, APU was out of the question (not a chance). It was a stay in blankets kinda day lol. Battery on reefer frooze up and wouldn't hold charge again. Had to get new one, never again will I not run reefer on continuous for the night in a deep freeze. Thanks for vid...
As we seen in Texas, the so called " Professional Truck Drivers" were not able to drive on ice; therefore, don't put other people's life in danger, due to greed!!
I had to move the truck the other day and I can confidently say FuelOx helped my truck start right up on the first try and it idled perfectly at 10*F with a harsh wind.
@@Montoya1991 I used “Winter Rack” and added it to every gallon of fuel. It was kinda annoying since it kept separating but I don’t think it was designed to be used like that. I have the friction eliminator now and add a little bit to everything around the house that needs a bit of lube.
Thanks for sharing the information, my truck is running for few minutes then shut off by itself, where can I get one of these cold charge or guard freeze anti gel please?
I turn my truck on on Sunday I had to buy a generator I put some howes antigel le it idle at 900 rpm n I still gel up lol I had to put #1 fuel n 3 filters later n finally got her.
Thanks for sharing all this info your channel it's awesome 👌 very very informative 👍by the way I was looking for a video where you mentioned what type of battery you like to run on the reefer but I can't find it, can you please tell me real quick? I think it was AGM or something like that
I run power service in my pickup (cummins). This morning was -19 plus wind chill. Gelled up so I grabbed my power service bottle and it is frozen solid. Shaking it upside down wouldn't even break up the (anti gel liquid) inside the bottle. I will absolutely never use this company's products again. Just spreading the word of my experience...
I intuitively did the things that you said in this video. But I honestly only owned my own truck 20 days before I started having cold weather issues. And I spent too much at Peterbilt for them to tell me what I already knew :-) like I said before I wish I had seen these videos six months ago thank you for the information
@@DIYSEMI I have not. I'll tell you it works 80% of the time. But when it's really hot and I've run hard it doesn't wanna turn on. I spoke with someone with the APU company he advised that I look for the valves from the truck to the APU because sometimes they turn those valves off when the truck sits a bit. I do not see any valves that he would be talking about. He also told me we are not building spaceships and I could service myself and save $400🤪That was great!
Had no idea Howes anti gel had ether in it, 🤦♂️ ive used 3 bottles in my truck and im now worried that it did irreversible damage. I'm going fuel ox with fuel treatment now on
My flip flops are rated to -5°, #yolo
Hahaha
Goretex?
Lmao 😂
Must be wearing socks with those winter flops
I wear flip flops with no socks
U got a like just for that penguin joke lol
I'm not even a trucker but I've been binging on videos to find out what works for jelled Diesel and a cold environment. We just got back from West Virginia and coming from North Carolina there was no such animal as cold diesel. LOL. Anyway, one of our parties Chevy diesel was doa, and of course he didn't have a block heater because in North Carolina why would we need one. That wouldn't have helped his gelled fuel and he ended up getting it towed to a warm shop which cost a pretty penny. I am the guy who can fix anything but I left with my tail between my legs because I could not help our friend.
I was thinking about carrying something for these guys and I Think Fuel Ox heat bomb is where I'll settle. Thanks for the video!
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Great video thanks for looking out!!!
Diesels do not like that cold...cover the radiator first thing....always treat the diesel so it won't gel...always plug them in over night and I put plastic over the motor to help hold more head....
Ohio doesnt get that cold in winter unless theres a polar vortex.
Nothing is going to prepare anyone for these never before seen storm ( s) ( Freezing rain, snow, rain, under sub zero temperatures ), for days; meaning, the best advice is to tell them to shut down the truck; in other words, don't let greed overcome commonsense/ safety.
Thank you! This is great advice. I gelled up last year in Minnesota -38 degrees F I’m always scared it will happen again. I make sure to educate myself and doing everything I can on my part to prevent another gel-up. It is NOT fun. If you don’t get someone out there to help you, you will certainly freeze to death.
Absolutely I agree . I'm here because of a mistake I made last night. I shut my engine off -20° in Cheyenne , Wyoming. About 4-5 hours froze my ass off on top of that I couldn't even use the microwave or coffee machine the engine wouldn't turn over gelled up .
@@adamantium_1 wow! That’s a pretty bad situation. I keep 3 big bottles of 911 in the truck as a last resort just in case.
No one is saying what temperature to add anti-gelling products. What temperature do you add anti-gel?
depends where you are buying the fuel. fuel in the south is not blended as much as up north. in that case i would start adding it around 20 degrees, just in case it gets colder. up north i dont really worry until below 10 degrees...even down to zero maybe. but i always add it because you never really know if someone had a bad day and made a mistake, or get caught in a bad storm or excess water in the fuel, etc. Better safe than sorry
I always got fuel filters and winterize bottles when cold weather conditions, and for emergency extra clothes support cold weather, thanks again brother
I raise it to 1k rpm when idling but that's when I rarely idle. I'm not risking it not turning on in this cold, rather spend the fuel than to freeze to death
Thank you 😊
Good job I like the way you explain. Professional.
I'm here because of a mistake I made last night. I shut my engine off -20° in Cheyenne , Wyoming. About 4-5 hours froze my ass off on top of that I couldn't even use the microwave or coffee machine the engine wouldn't turn over gelled up . ✅👍🏾
My tip is get a 25 lbs dumbbell and set on the gas pedal were the RPM stays at 5 or 6 key point is dumbbell need to be big enough to rest barley on the brake to help keep it steady..but anyway I just did this two nights straight work like a champ.
Great video.
OMG that's cold. Thanks for sharing great information. Have a good day.
Ya had my 34 hr reset in Minnesota -30 wind chill, had to bump up idle now and then to try and get cab warm, APU was out of the question (not a chance). It was a stay in blankets kinda day lol. Battery on reefer frooze up and wouldn't hold charge again. Had to get new one, never again will I not run reefer on continuous for the night in a deep freeze.
Thanks for vid...
Very informative 🏆
Great info! Full disclosure I never truck anywhere where it's that cold out- but again, great info.
As we seen in Texas, the so called " Professional Truck Drivers" were not able to drive on ice; therefore, don't put other people's life in danger, due to greed!!
Totally agree.
I had to move the truck the other day and I can confidently say FuelOx helped my truck start right up on the first try and it idled perfectly at 10*F with a harsh wind.
Is that fuel ox fuel treatment of the less friction eliminator bottle that you used?
@@Montoya1991 I used “Winter Rack” and added it to every gallon of fuel. It was kinda annoying since it kept separating but I don’t think it was designed to be used like that. I have the friction eliminator now and add a little bit to everything around the house that needs a bit of lube.
Thanks for sharing the information, my truck is running for few minutes then shut off by itself, where can I get one of these cold charge or guard freeze anti gel please?
Got to www.fuelox.com use discount code diysemi they will give you 15% off on every order. Try the summer time fuel catalyst too, you will like it.
I turn my truck on on Sunday I had to buy a generator I put some howes antigel le it idle at 900 rpm n I still gel up lol I had to put #1 fuel n 3 filters later n finally got her.
Been there....it sucks🥴🥴
Don't use Howes worst shit for your exhaust filter use 2 percent gas
Yes its really cold. Great job sharing this!!
Thanks for sharing all this info your channel it's awesome 👌 very very informative 👍by the way I was looking for a video where you mentioned what type of battery you like to run on the reefer but I can't find it, can you please tell me real quick? I think it was AGM or something like that
It's an oddysey 2150 AGM. They are expensive, but I think it's always cheaper than a freight claim!
@@DIYSEMI again, thanks a lot bud
Stay safe, but take the advise under the never before seen storms; meaning, get off the road is the only thing that can guarantee being safe!!
Holy cow. That's cold
how do you keep power steering from thickening up or freezing?
You don't really
Dam....you in heatwave according to Wisconsin weather ☁️😳
What about air system? I squirt in a little alcohol now and then, one shot for me, one for the truck.
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I saw that Howes anti gel here in Tulsa, OK. I didn't even bother to buy that crap. It's 5 degrees here.
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Good evening
Thanks for share
Happy Valentine day
Regards
#1 NEVER say never! Karma! #2 Don't MESS with Mother Nature! Never turns out well! LOL!
Glad I stumbled onto this. I use power service. But ordered some fuel ox cold weather and Hot freeze off Amazon. Gonna give it a try.
I run power service in my pickup (cummins). This morning was -19 plus wind chill. Gelled up so I grabbed my power service bottle and it is frozen solid. Shaking it upside down wouldn't even break up the (anti gel liquid) inside the bottle. I will absolutely never use this company's products again. Just spreading the word of my experience...
@@sauderl2010mechanics love Power Service. It's job security for them.
Holy cow 😂
I park the truck when it drops below 30*F. I’m not dealing with black ice I can make money tomorrow.
Amen
You would have to take 5 months off up here.
@@SamMaass-s5h I’m taking every month off for the rest of my life. I got out of the truck I’m a mechanic now. Best decision I’ve ever made.
@@markm0000 I don't blame you. I sold my truck line out 4 years ago. The rates got bad and good drivers are hard to find.
I don't miss it!
Yep cold outside.
5% gas best anti gel or 10 galllons of gas
Dang TH-cam and deleting likes and comments
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That's a bit cold!
Boooiii. I haven't been in that in years
C'MON
I intuitively did the things that you said in this video. But I honestly only owned my own truck 20 days before I started having cold weather issues. And I spent too much at Peterbilt for them to tell me what I already knew :-) like I said before I wish I had seen these videos six months ago thank you for the information
did you figure out what your problems were?
@@DIYSEMI I have not. I'll tell you it works 80% of the time. But when it's really hot and I've run hard it doesn't wanna turn on. I spoke with someone with the APU company he advised that I look for the valves from the truck to the APU because sometimes they turn those valves off when the truck sits a bit. I do not see any valves that he would be talking about. He also told me we are not building spaceships and I could service myself and save $400🤪That was great!
Just had my crankcase tube and filter freeze. Made my stop engine light come on.
Ugghh
Change that filter every fall.
No problems and keep your DEF tank under half
Had no idea Howes anti gel had ether in it, 🤦♂️ ive used 3 bottles in my truck and im now worried that it did irreversible damage. I'm going fuel ox with fuel treatment now on
I've never had any trouble with Howe's. I used it year round. I finally replaced the fuel nozzles on my 16 liter Cat at 1,750,000 miles.