My IDI died on the roadside today

[nelstomlinson]

We've had an unusually late fall, and it's been really warm. We just got our first cool night. It was -10F this morning.

As I pulled onto the main road, the fuel filter light came on, then it lost power, then it died, all in a few tens of seconds. At the road side, I tried putting some Power Services red bottle in the filter, then tried bleeding the lines. Couldn't get anywhere.

After I got it back in the yard, I put in a new fuel filter prefilled with diesel. I put a cup or so of Power Services white bottle in each tank, then bled the lines. It started, and I hope I'm back in business. The only remaining question is whether there are ice crystals in the tank which will again plug the filter.

I guess the moral of the story is to change your filter early, and start using anti-gel and anti-ice additives early.

 

[Frstdiesel]

Mr nelstomlinson, that is some crazy math you are using.
In my book "cool" does not = -10
That's just down right FRIGID.
It was 42 here this morning and that's too cold for me.
Poor old truck.
!

 

[jwalterus]

In my book "cool" does not = -10
That's just down right FRIGID.
It was 42 here this morning and that's too cold for me.

42 is t-shirt weather......

 

[Frstdiesel]

Yes sir, for you.
Used to be for me as well.
I grew up in S Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska until I was 13 then we headed for Texas.

 

[Hydro-idi]

Here in Cali, everyone starts using their block heaters when it’s around 40 F. Can’t stop laughing over that one .

 

[Kevo1288]

42 degrees that's gorgeous !! makes me wanna be outside more! love the crisp air!

 

[Oledirtypearl86]

-10 f that's getting cold luckly it's still been warm here like 20 in the morning but I know that - 35 f is right around the corner v been dosing do fuel for a month now with powerservice and how's fuel treat and a quart of atf in each tank on fill-up

 

[genscripter]

Here in Cali, everyone starts using their block heaters when it’s around 40 F. Can’t stop laughing over that one .

Just the other day, I wore a full-body blue-man skin suit for Halloween. All my Calif friends were like "You're going to freeze your butt off."

I said, "I grew up in Wisconsin. This 60-degree Los Angeles weather is nothing. You are lucky I'm not just wearing a **** cloth."

 

[bbjordan]

I guess the moral of the story is to change your filter early, and start using anti-gel and anti-ice additives early.

Yup.

 

[snicklas]

Yep, I love the temperature perspective from different parts of the country. I’m in Central Indiana, so it can push 100 F in the summer, and we have times of 0ish F in the winter.

I,prefer it cooler, so the 100 crap sucks, especially since it’s also humid here. I just finally broke my jeans out a couple weeks ago, when it was staying in the upper 40’s.... I’ve only been wearing a light jacket for about a week. That’s normally just in the morning...... I dig my heavy coat out when it stays below freezing. I might zip it at 0 if the wind is blowing......

 

[Jason1377]

I'm originally from Southside Chicago n live in norNo East Arkansas so unless it gets to -1 or so I'll wear a t shirt n jeans some times wear sandles as well Arkansas can have all four seasons in a day n made national news for people that can not drive in the rain lol,I've lived in placep where -temps was normal

 

[Alwaysreadyrob]

At least the freakin ground squirrels didnt chew through your fuel line !
Thats what I get for running straight Veggie Oil. Think i will have to switch to braided steel lines or straight copper or aluminum and or dose my fuel with Tabasco Sauce lol !

Yosemite area
California

 

[nelstomlinson]

Come spring, when it warms up to -10F, we're going to be shedding our winter coats.

The day after my truck died, my friend and fellow IDI owner texted me that he had had the same thing happen to him.

I start plugging in around freezing, although it will start when it's colder than that. After I bled the injector lines, I finally got around to getting the oil changed. I use Rotella 5W-40 synthetic for my winter oil. I should have put that in back in September, but this late fall caught me off guard.