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Which product works better to prevent fuel gelling when the temperature drops below 0*? I have been using Howe's but it is getting harder to find. The place I used to get it sells Power Service now. Also are the two products compatable if you switch from one to the other? Thanks
 
Kerosene !! That is what winter fuel is ,depending on how cold it is you can go a 60-40 blend. in super cold conditions.

70/30 is common--7 gal fuel to 3 kero= 10gal fuel.

If you are talking about a tank you have at home for your own use and using it in your tractors, depending on the last delivery time may already some mix in it, check with distributor to see what blend you have and add accordingly.
 
I always used Howe" and have used Power Service too, I've mixed them with no trouble. I guess I've used a lot more Howe's so I'd stick with that if I could. I know they are both readily available here in Minnesota.
DWF
 
I have used Power Serve for a long time, in snow removal equipment, never had one gell up, we used about 2 times what it calls for, when using it in snow removal equipment, though. In my personal trucks, I use it just like the jug says, no gell up. Have a 2000 F250 PS and a 1994 IDI 7.3. the 1994 ran this morning at 12 degrees, no problems.
Jim
 
Hi,,,I have no i dee which one is the better but it was 28 below out here this mornin and i dumped in power service,,,,Its all i ever use and its never failed me so i stick with it.....
 
I was told by a gentleman that owns a diesel shop NOT to use Power Service. He says it is alcohol based and although it is reasonably safe to use in small doses it cuts lubricity when you go to the "if a little is good more is better" mode. He recommends Howe's at ANY concentration and says to leave Power Service on the shelf. He is reputable and should know. Mike
 
Howes, to my knowledge, is a fuel conditioner with SOME anti-gelling properties............We use it regularly on our fleet during the cold weather BUT if we experience issues with gelling we use a concentrated form of anti-gel such as "Melt Down"(made by FPPF)..................
 
I would and do use howes and if you gell up they pay the tow guarantee on the bottle. They must be sure of their product to print a guarantee. I"ve never had any trouble.
 
I just bought kerosene at my propane company. They have a large bulk tank witha meter, and just fill your containers. Cost $4.75 per gallon. I noticed Home Depot was over $9 a gallon in the 5 gallon cans. I just saved 2 5 gallon cans and fill up at my propane supplier. Tom
 
Hi Pete,

We this is simple too resolve. Mix up a test jar for whatever your going to use and put it into the freezer for a couple days.

If the fuel gels, you need a different mixer.

I would also use a test jar of straight diesel for a comparison. You might want to us a plastic freezer bag on the test jars in a food freezer.

T_Bone
 
Howes is good,I liked it because it seemed like I got better fuel mileage with it.If your fuel is partially gelled already Power Service was the only thing that would ungell it.Everything else you have to mix in before it gells.That could have changed now though.Kerosene works,so does gas,but you wont get very good fuel mileage with kerosene.A gallon of gas to 100 gallons of diesel will keep it from gelling below zero but its dangerous to mix gas and diesel,sparks can make it explode,it might need some lubricity additive like a quart of motor oil,and it hurts the mileage.I also used FPPF more than anything else because I could get it everywhere just about.As long as I put FPPF in before it gelled didnt have any trouble.I didnt run north any more than I had to either.I did go to Detroit and Minneapolis sometimes.When it would get 10 or more below zero up in Minneapolis,or anywhere else,I liked to have some kerosene in it,but it didnt cost but about 1.50 a gallon back then.Plus it didnt have a lot of power or didnt get very good fuel mileage,but it would run.
 
After I thought about it I checked to see what was said about mixing gas since now it has alcohol in it.Alcohol attracts water,and while gas would work in the old kind of diesel fuel,the ULSD is kind of thin so maybe its not a good idea.Also mixing gas makes it a different mixture that doesnt ignite as well.It still will prevent gelling in an emergency,but the alcohol will attract water,plus it burns hotter so it could clog nozzles of injectors.Maybe better off not mixing gas in diesel nowdays.Especially with ULSD and electronic injectors.
 
That's a load of BULL!

Up here, near the Canuckadian border, Power Service is sold in MASSIVE quantities, and the diesel shops recommend the stuff. I've used it for YEARS with no pump trouble.

Does the job, too!
 
Holy cow, I got it at the Speedway pump a couple of weeks ago, don't recall how much, but under $3.00 a gallon. I remember giving the gal at the register $20 and left with somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 gallons, maybe more. Filled up a 5 gallon, then put the rest in another. Figure filled about half of the second can. Works real good in those heaters out in the barn.

Mark
 
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