Help: What are you guys Running? Powerservice, Howes, Stanadyne

[MAXX IT OUT]

Our first big cold snap hit last night(-8), the truck started and ran fine, just 5 minutes down the road it started to gel up. I limped down back back roads to get to work after dumping in some 911 and still wouldn't build pressure past 10K. I have always run powerservice, and only had a couple issues and that was to due to biodiesel. What are you cold weather guys running for additives or do you guys just recommend going with a fuel pump heater.

 

[IOWA LLY]

I have never had my truck gel up using howes. I’m not saying it’s the end all be all but so far so good.


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[Summit_Rider]

Howe’s here also. I farm and in the cold months use straight #2 and Howe’s in all my equipment as well as my pickup never gelled using it. I live in North Dakota it’s -15 right now, no issues.

 

[beach_33]

I don’t run any additives. I just make sure I get my fuel at the right stations. I avoid biodiesel like the plague

 

[PureHybrid]

I've ran all three you listed at one time or another, but a couple years ago when it got down to -20 for a week or so I ran Howes at double strength. Been running it since, and it's cheaper than the others.

 

[MAXX IT OUT]

I don’t run any additives. I just make sure I get my fuel at the right stations. I avoid biodiesel like the plague

I stay away from KUM and GO, their diesel is horrible, currently I run QT, GIT N GO, and Casey's. Last year I had no issues, but I guess I need to start taking Diesel samples again.

 

[Novak]

Howes it’s cheap and plentiful and does the trick. Haven’t jelled up yet on it.


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[oscyjack]

Stanadyne here just cuz it's easy to grab and dump in. No issues here past 3 winters.

 

[beach_33]

I stay away from KUM and GO, their diesel is horrible, currently I run QT, GIT N GO, and Casey's. Last year I had no issues, but I guess I need to start taking Diesel samples again.

I try to only get fuel at hyvee or Casey’s. I stay away from everywhere else. My 16 hasn’t gelled and neither has my jetta tdi. My 05 only gelled once and that’s when I got fuel at Kum and go

 

[lutzjk913]

I don't run any anti gel

But I do use a cetane booster on every tank full

 

[bigmackmiller]

Stanadyne here just cuz it's easy to grab and dump in. No issues here past 3 winters.

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[zf>allison]

Howes :thumb: -4° this morning no problems

 

[zf>allison]

Can we take a poll on this and maybe stick it in a winter driving thread lol. It would be easier to see who uses what that way.

 

[minerigger]

I used to use lower service and after I put 6 filters in 3 days I dumped 32 oz of howes and let it run all night. Never gelled since in 5 years and that was the first time I had gelled. It a cheap and in every truck stop in America so I use it

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[jlawles2]

When in Wisconsin and sub zero temps, I was running Howe's. Truck sat for 3 days at sub zero while I was on leave for a week. When I got back, cycled the key several times and started the truck. Was not slow to turn over and started on about the 3rd rev as normal. Oil filters screamed and pressure was through the roof. It scared the crap out of me and I turned it off thinking it was the Turbo. Opened hood, started truck and climbed all over till I found the noise (in the snow of course). Turned out to be the amsoil dual filter kit bypassing and making the noise. After I got it started that morning, it never did it again.

 

[Dozerboy]

The only time I gelled on Howes was when my filters where on the old side and I was running a bunch of Bio diesel. Diesel 911 got me going, but more then 1/2 throttle and I was throwing low rail code. I made it the 900 miles home through.

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[BoiseRob]

I use Schaeffer's #137 Summer. The local winter diesel is mixed with PowerService when the tanker is filled so the 137 summer adds 4+ points of cetane for easier starting...

 

[monster50iii]

If you run bio diesel its a shot in the dark as to whether you're in the clear or not for gelling. Here in MN we are at a max 5% bio for the winter, but I've heard its tested as high as 8-9%. I've tried about everything. If you get some shotty bio, you're going to gel. I finally put a wolverine fuel heater around my cat filter, and the BD Diesel fuel heater that goes between the water seperator and the airdog. I wired those both into a switch in the cab, and together they work awesome! It's nice not worrying about gelling anymore.

 

[alohazabel]

-8 here this morning. Gelled up for the first time in a few years. Ive always used the white power service in the winter, but bought a bottle of howes and a new filter today. I tend to agree that where you buy your diesel matters more than what you add to it when it gets really cold.

 

[LBZ]

If you run bio diesel its a shot in the dark as to whether you're in the clear or not for gelling. Here in MN we are at a max 5% bio for the winter, but I've heard its tested as high as 8-9%. I've tried about everything. If you get some shotty bio, you're going to gel. I finally put a wolverine fuel heater around my cat filter, and the BD Diesel fuel heater that goes between the water seperator and the airdog. I wired those both into a switch in the cab, and together they work awesome! It's nice not worrying about gelling anymore.

Ya we used to get the occasional load of shit fuel at the mine I used to work at that got it's fuel out of mn. We were told 5% max too but our lab tests were sometimes as high as 12%. They were trying to unload some of their shitty fuel banking the weather would stay warm and it didn't.