I use Stanadyne Additive with the antigel and last winter we had temps in the -50's for about a week. Needless to say my fuel gelled up. After towing it to a friends heated garage and letting it sit for two days after changing the filter I got fuel flow again. I was also thinking about adding a secondary filter but with the smaller micron filters that the secondary filters use I am thinking I will have an even bigger problem with gelling. Does anyone make a filter with some sort of a heater on it? My truck stays plugged in whenever it isn't running. I was thinking of putting a battery pad heater on my tank, but that doesn't really take care of the fuel in the lines. I just don't want to have to go through the hassle of thawing my daily driver again.
Thanks to those who can help.
Hop

I have some stanadyne FM 100's that have a built in lift pump set up and you can get a heater also. Stanadyne has many different filter assembiles and options ect. I dont think any vendors here sell em so try reliableindustries.com or hdiesel.com(going to have to call hdiesel, they sell the stuff but dont list it) IIRC the racor has provisions for a heater too.

Do you realize that -50 is freaking cold? Ever thought of moving to a place were your hand wont freeze to your willy if you try to take a leak??? ):h

The secondary setup I'm running is a unit Greg Landuyt sells which he modifies a Racor filter. I think it's a quality setup, and it's offered with a heater and water in fuel sensor.

Greg is a supporting vendor-- http://www.lubespecialist.com

Thanks for the quick response, the Racor setup was exactly what I was looking for. Looks like it is pretty easy to install.

I would love to live somewhere warmer, but I think that the military has other plans for me. I have lived up here for three years so far and they just told me that I have another two to go. -50 is about the norm in the winter, but I have seen -73 without windchill:eek: . Now that is freaking cold. You don't do much when that happens.

Well, once again thanks for the help fellas,

Hop

Where in AK are you...Down in Anchorage? (I'm at Eielson AFB) I am getting ready to install the Racor setup here in the next week or two. I never had problems with my fuel gelling last winter, but my truck was parked in the garage overnight. The only time it was parked outside was for work and snowmachining.

Hey OB, is the OB from the F-16 airplane patch? If so this is Hoppy from Eielson. I park mine outside all the time because I have the dooley and it is too big to fit in the garage. I think that main cause of my fuel gelling up is that I filled up on base on a friday night and I got the fuel from the bottom of the tank and it probably had alot of water in it. But my WIF sensor never came on so I'm not sure if that was actually the cause or not. Anyways I figured a filter heater would help since it does sit outside all the time. If you don't mind I'd like to see that filter setup installed, or maybe come over and help.
Laterz,
Hop

During those months/weeks when you have those minus temp days, you might want to change the Racor element to a 30 micron. That will assist in reducing gelling in the filter.
When it warms up go to 2 or 10 micron in primary heated filter.

Yep it's me. (this is Hopkins right?) I didn't know you had a 3500. I am going to try and install it this weekend as long as I get the hardware to mount it to the frame and some hose clamps. I will probably go to fairbanks tomorrow to see if I can find that stuff. Anyway, on the cold weather, I'm not worried about fuel gelling in the filter since I will have the heated element installed. Besides having the truck parked in the garage. I have left it outside during some of the cooler times, just not at -50. I don't think it would be a problem putting heater pad on that filter if I were to have problems with it (plug-in type). I will be late to work tonight. I should be around after 2100 so if you want to talk about it.

OB

Hey OB, is the OB from the F-16 airplane patch? If so this is Hoppy from Eielson. I park mine outside all the time because I have the dooley and it is too big to fit in the garage. I think that main cause of my fuel gelling up is that I filled up on base on a friday night and I got the fuel from the bottom of the tank and it probably had alot of water in it. But my WIF sensor never came on so I'm not sure if that was actually the cause or not. Anyways I figured a filter heater would help since it does sit outside all the time. If you don't mind I'd like to see that filter setup installed, or maybe come over and help.
Laterz,
Hop