Anti-gell works wonders in diesel fuel during cold winter months.

"Ted Bell" wrote in message
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"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
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"Ted Bell" wrote:

When it's very cold I have a hard time cranking my diesel. I was
wondering if I put Tilley wicks saturated in meths around the injectors
and lit them if it would warm up the injectors enough to vaporize the
fuel better. Anybody ever try it?

I'm Ted Bell!


You don't need to heat the FUEL, you need to heat the AIR......

It seems like that's the majority opinion. But no matter how hot the air
it won't burn all by itself. You must have atomized fuel injected into the
hot air. All the suggestions about pre-heating the air only make sense
provided the fuel hasn't turned to wax from the extreme cold. It's quite
difficult to inject wax, I would think. Wax doesn't burn until it turns
into a liquid. This is evident when one lights a candle. Once the motor
runs for a bit it heats the fuel quite nicely because of the way it
re-circulates it through the system. But what's to keep fuel that might
not be winterized properly from clogging up the works before it gets
warmed up? Maybe the answer is a fuel tank heater and a stout lever on the
fuel pump to pump the warm fuel round.

I'm Ted Bell!