Winter is quickly coming, with winter comes very cold temperatures. Along with cold temps comes a problem that we do not encounter the rest of the year.
Hard starting, airlines frozen, parts breaking for no apparent reason and fuel gelling... Fuel gelling is an issue that has been an issue for truckers for, well forever, as long as I can remember for sure. According to Wikipedia #2 diesel will gel at about 17.5ºF (-8.1ºC), we drive in temperatures near that or below. Every truck stop I've ever been in has several products that will purportedly stop gelling or at least lower the gelling point.
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Hard starting, airlines frozen, parts breaking for no apparent reason and fuel gelling... Fuel gelling is an issue that has been an issue for truckers for, well forever, as long as I can remember for sure. According to Wikipedia #2 diesel will gel at about 17.5ºF (-8.1ºC), we drive in temperatures near that or below. Every truck stop I've ever been in has several products that will purportedly stop gelling or at least lower the gelling point.
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