jauguston
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Use any brand that strikes your fancy. None are required.
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Bea PA
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Put an antigel in. I had a friend who didn't and it took a loooong time to thaw his fuel lines out. We use Power Service from Walmart every few tankfulls, rt now we have the one with antigel in because we bought fuel back in the summer and sometimes in the summer we put a bioside in if the coach is going to be sitting.. The local CAT dealer recommended it.
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Sully2
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BlackSilver wrote:Check your owners manual, written by the engineers who designed your engine. If they didn't recommend it, don't put it in.
Save your money for beer.
The ENGINE makers dont know what sorts of environments the FUEL will be seeing. Whether its 102 in San Antonio or minus 30 in Bangor Maine.
The engine may not need additives for LUBRICATION but there's a lot more to it than just a "lube job".
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Boxer Lovers
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Stanadyne blue lable. It's cheap insurance to me. I've had a lift pump fail due to a shrinking seal shortly after ULSD was forced on us so, while this may not prevent that from happening again, it can't hurt imo.
I have noticed considerably less soot around the exhuast after a day's driving, so its cleaning up something in there!
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canttellu
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None, same as your other post.
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pfunk
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If you plan on starting/running your coach in below 25-30 degree weather you MUST use antigel to prevent longterm damage to injectors/pumps,, fact
If you plan on storage over 3 months you MUST put a fuel stabalizer and anti algeside in your talk (thats the time fuel starts to break down and seperate beyond normal operating conditions)
Dont believe me, talk to your service rep This was a conversation I had with an international guy at a ford dealership when I didnt add enough anitgel for the ULSD. Its not in my manual,,, but my truck broke down 5 miles from home and I had it plugged in that night and it has a heated filter housing,,, still clogged
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Sully2
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pfunk wrote:If you plan on starting/running your coach in below 25-30 degree weather you MUST use antigel to prevent longterm damage to injectors/pumps,, fact
If you plan on storage over 3 months you MUST put a fuel stabalizer and anti algeside in your talk (thats the time fuel starts to break down and seperate beyond normal operating conditions)
Dont believe me, talk to your service rep This was a conversation I had with an international guy at a ford dealership when I didnt add enough anitgel for the ULSD. Its not in my manual,,, but my truck broke down 5 miles from home and I had it plugged in that night and it has a heated filter housing,,, still clogged
I wouldnt think an "algaecide" would be needed in Michigan in the WINTER time. Its got to be too cold in the winters there for the algae to get a foothold in the fuel. Anti gel..for sure though. My coach sat nearly motionless for 17 months here and not a sign of algae in the fuel or the filters....and its not nearly as cold here as it is in MI.
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JC2
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Jackha1949 wrote:Hi all, We are about to buy our first RV, a Winnebago Journey DP. I have never owned a diesel before and was wondering what diesel fuel additives I should use. I live in Maine and it soon will be cold, at what temperature do I have to add an antigel and does anyone have a particular antigel that they really like? Any and all information and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jackha
Although our current MH is a gasser(8.1), I have owned various diesel vehicles in the past and have used the following products/ratios with good results:
1. Power Service(White Bottle-Winter/Cold Weather-Has anti-gel)-8oz mixed with 4oz Marvel Mystery Oil per 25-35 gal of diesel fuel every 1-2 tanks.
2. Power Service(Gray Bottle-Warmer weather-has Cetane booster)-8oz mixed with 4oz MMO per 25-35 gal od diesel fuel every 1-2 tanks.
3. Seafoam once in the spring and maybe fall. (1) bottle per 25-35 gals of diesel fuel. I also use this stuff in other gas powered items,(boat motor, lawn mower, gas trimmer usually in the spring to blow out the winter "doldrums".
4. Like a previous poster has stated, a good biocide if your rig will be sitting over a month is also recommended. Walmart and Advanced Auto Parts are (2) places that come to mind for purchasing. My vehicles always ran noticeably quieter and smoother when I used these products.
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Maj Easy
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Recently i had fuel filter clog up completely on my generator....
and was told to add a biocide to kill the little microbes... easy fix.... in the winter i add an anti-gelling at about 10 degrees....
my favorite additive is 2-cycle oil, i add about one gallon to 100 gallons of fuel.... it's expensive but it's worth it, in my opinion.... read this thread for more info if you're interested...
fuel-additives
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