Caught with my pants down

[wmoguy]

Maybe not diesel, but correct me if I am wrong, some wmo stays in the filter even though you have switched over to diesel for the last 10-30 minutes, could it be that the wmo has gelled in the filter? A filter change might get you going? I also donot have a stock filter head (dono why) and no schrader, I disconnect the hose from the filter to the return lines to see if I am getting fuel past the filter, I hope you get going, just my 2c

the possibility sure exists. However I haven't ran any WMO cocktail for a while (75 gallons of pump diesel) I'm sure the filter itself still has some elements of WMO even though it's been about 1k miles since she's burned any. Maybe I'll go ahead and pop a new filter in there while I'm screwin with everything else.

damn lesson learned, I knew I shouldn't have procrastinated on this stuff.

 

[wmoguy]

Bad fuel

Pretty sure this is the main issue. On my way home tonight I popped into a local parts store and picked up the last bottle of Diesel 911 in the red bottle. The check out guy asked if I had gotten fuel at this specific fueling station close by, and sure enough, my last load had. He proceeded to tell me that's why I had just bought their last bottle. Anyway, got home and dumped some in the tank and then the fuel filter. To my surprise the fuel filter was a nice slushy mess inside. it was too dark for a good pic but it was ugly...
So I put the filter back on now with a bunch of diesel 911 and popped the 200w block heater that's my temp fix onto the oil pan.
WX is now calling for -7 tomorrow morning, I don't have super high hopes but I'll sure try again!

Has anyone Installed one of those circulatory coolant heaters on their IDI? Kats has one that's 1000w and got to thinking it sure would be nice to fire up early in the morning with instant heat!

 

[trapper]

i have a OEM 7.3 L fuel filter head for sale hehe

 

[Jbevs]

I had a no start issue last winter that ended up being a bad fuel pump. Just saying.

 

[ocnorb]

Has anyone Installed one of those circulatory coolant heaters on their IDI? Kats has one that's 1000w and got to thinking it sure would be nice to fire up early in the morning with instant heat!

Not on my IDI, but the Jetta got one two years ago and the instant heat is great. Its set to come on about 3AM and the car is toasty by 5:30. No issues with it.

 

[snaponprofile]

Mine always starts just on glow plugs in a few cranks. Agree with others something ain't right.

 

[wmoguy]

Mine always starts just on glow plugs in a few cranks. Agree with others something ain't right.

Yep its the fuel.... I have diesel slushy. All we need is some tequila and we have diesel margaritas. -9 out right now and about to go out and see if the diesel911 worked

 

[Bashby]

I like your space heater idea... set it in front aof the truck blowing under it. Maybe rig up a tarp to hold the heat in. Hope it doesnt re-freeze as you're driving.

 

[wmoguy]

No dice..... Even my neighbor with his 06 cummins was out there ******* his wouldnt start either. we get fuel at the same station. lol

I think ill have a buddy toss it on his wrecker today and take it to his heated shop to thaw out and go from there.

 

[junk]

Has anyone Installed one of those circulatory coolant heaters on their IDI? Kats has one that's 1000w and got to thinking it sure would be nice to fire up early in the morning with instant heat!

My truck has always had one of the "tank" style heaters. It had one hose that went to the bottom of the block above the starter and then T'd into one of the heater hoses. Always worked well. Made for really easy starts and had instant heat. I never installed a block heater on my new engine. Seemed silly to remove a newly installed block plug.

I've always thought about installing a magnetic heater on the PTO cover on my t-19 cause when she's cold she don't like to shift.

 

[subway]

I wonder if you can get anything out of the station for screwing you. I have done the turbo heater under my tractor to get my frozen ( water got in them) hydraulics drained and working again. Took about an hour when it was in the teens.

 

[typ4]

Show up with about a dozen repair bills and see what happens. I thought the fuel supplier was supposed to be up on this, at least in WA whenn we were on the job they let us know when the switch came.

 

[wmoguy]

I wonder if you can get anything out of the station for screwing you. I have done the turbo heater under my tractor to get my frozen ( water got in them) hydraulics drained and working again. Took about an hour when it was in the teens.

Yea maybe, who knows. I know the owner pretty well, next time I see him at a Chamber meeting I'll probably give him a lil ribbin.

Funny thing, I stopped by a friends shop this morning to see about getting it hauled in and thawed out in one of his bays. He has 2 really new C5500's w/ Duramax for his towing company and was pretty pissed that he was having similar gel problems on both his tow trucks. I'm positive he doesn't get fuel where I did as the station is a good 30 miles away from him in a town he normally wouldn't service. Long story short, it's gonna sit in their shop overnight tonight and get a good thaw out. Tomorrow I'll go jack around with it and we'll get her running (I hope!)

 

[wmoguy]

alright no more jackin around. I'm gonna need my own Nuke power station to light this thing up at night, but she won't get cold anymore.

2000w Circulating Coolant heater
250w Oil Pan Heater
50w Fuel Filter Wrap Heater
2 each 60w Battery Pad Heaters
1 each 500w Fuel Tank Heater

3k watts going out to the pickup on a timer. Power company will love me, I doubt it's as nasty on kw's as our hot tub is though. I'm looking forward to getting into a warm cab on mornings like this.

 

[pedro_8149]

holy poop, last winter my pickup sat for about 45days in warmest -16*C -coldest -37*C and the day i decided i needed my truck to go home after being in camp, not plugged in of any sort wat so ever, i let the glow plugs run their cycle and cranked for about 8 seconds and off she went, sounded interesting, and smoked a lot but let her idle for 15-20 mins and off i went on my 145km trip home and never missed a beat, oh did i mention that was with my old INJ. pump and old INJ. and my timming was way off as well RETARDED might i add. i love these old engines there amazing now ive got all sorts of new goodies ive parked it for the winter months in my garage, (not driving it in the winter)