From: J.Wiehe (j.wiehe@sympatico.ca)
Date: Mon Jan 13 2003 - 15:30:10 PST
Interesting that you had this happen.
Most fuel supplyers seasonally adjust the fuel with
antigel additives.
Just a suggestion to the diesel drivers.
Always by your fuel where the big boys get theirs.
These truck stops go through a lot of fuel and it will
always be fresh.
But if a tank lasts a long time for you, then some fuel
conditioner is a good investment.
Jim Wiehe , VA3JHW
j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Markeson, Keith" <kmarkeso@chartermi.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 6:22 PM
Subject: [MV] Fun in the cold with the Deuce
> So I picked up my deuce from the shop this morning
> after getting a snowplow installed (not that we have any
> snow) and about one mile from the shop my engine stalled.
> I looked in the fuel tank and was greeted by 30gal of
> runny diesel jell-o.
> I don't know how many of you have had experience with
> gelled dielel fuel but it isin't fun. I added a can of
> Chemad to the tank which took care of that problem in about
> an hour. Meanwhile I got to remove all the fuel filters,
> scrape/shake them clean and refill the filter cans with
> Chemad and #1 off-road diesel. Around lunch time I had the
> Deuce running again.
> I guess the moral of this story is either to add
> anti-gel while the weather is warm or fill up with blended
> fuel early in the season.
>
> Keith
> 1971 M35A2
>
> P.S. At least the plow looks cool!
>
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