Re: Are you gellin' like Magellan?

Posted by the tractor vet on January 17, 2009 at 06:57:51 from (99.167.210.144):

In Reply to: Are you gellin' like Magellan? posted by tjdub on January 17, 2009 at 00:52:15:

Ya know a lot of the problems with cold weather and a diesel engine come from the fact that a lot of guy do not go with a winter blend fuel and are still sucking out of the fuel tank that still has fuel from summer . Same goes with guys that have gas tractors and have starting problems in cold weather but not quite as bad as with below freezen with a diesel .Now i have sat back and listened to all the home brews and ya'll have your owen ideas. Now granted here in the Buckeye we don't get quite as cold as some of ya do but there have been times . Moisture is the biggest problem along with the wax in diesel. Keeping the fuel system cleaned out using a winter blend and myself if i must cut the diesle then i would much prefer kerosene as to the the socalled SNAKE OILS they do help and they do lube the older injection pumps and with todays junk fuels the pump needs all the help ya can give it . Before winter raises it ugly head one would be wise to To pull the drain plugs or fittings out of the bottom of the fuel tanks and give the bottom of the tank at least a good blowing out and put some air thru the fuel lines to make sure that there is no water laying in a low spot .Clean out the sediment bowls and water traps install new filters and switch over to the winter blend fuels . try and figure how much you will need and have a knowen clean moisture free tank for it . Try and keep the tractor that you plan on using for the chore work or snow plowing in at least a three sided shedthat has a good electric sourcefor plug in and if needed a battery charger and a space heater. What we have done at most of my buddy's places is that we have went with the old gassers for the winter chore work . The old S/MTA's 400's 460's and 706's get the job for winter. The diesels are all tucked away in the sheds and barns . But if really needed the tanks are full with a winter blend with new fuel filters and next to a plug .As for any snake oils in the fuel we have been using Lucas fuel system treatment , does it work all i can say is that ya can hear the difference in the engine and i know that after two tanks with the lucas in my junky old 806 she runs a lot betterthe cackel that was in it because of dirty injectors is gone less smoke out the pipe starts better. In the big trucks ya could feel the difference when ya pulled the same load over the same hills it meant a half a gear on the hills
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