Arctic Fox heating products?

I have the Fuel tank heaters with the coolant running through them. In heavy traffic stop and go traffic in St louis where we were constantly getting up to 70mph and then full stop over and over My engine (5ek 3406E) started to flash the CEL and derate. It continued to be an issue until we got out to cruising speed on the open road. Later on I found out that the CEL was flashing because the fuel was too hot. It was about 50* and my tank heaters valves were open. I also have my exhaust running within inches of one of my fuel tanks so I'm sure that was a contributing factor.

This is my first winter with them and down to 0* I've had no gelling issues. I do tend to use howes once it gets much below 15. I also leave my motor running if it gets below 30 because I don't have a bunk heater and my motor sucks at cold starts.

 

I had the Artic Fox in tank heaters in my last truck. They worked fine, but you have to get up to temp for them to work.

The truck before that I had the 12volt Hot Line fuel lines on it. The Hot Line worked great, the fuel restriction gauge would begin to rise, because of filter waxing. I would hit the Hot Line switch and just watch the gauge return to normal within minutes. It was a great setup.

The Hot Line was on a B model Cat, I am not sure how it would work on newer engines that move vast amounts of fuel thru the lines

 

Just run the right fuel and you won't have a problem.

 

Gonna butt in here. You would replace the one on the frame. What are your current filters micron ratings?

 

Are you using cat filters? If so try using a bigger micron primary filter in winter time. I swap primary filter out in late fall and put on a old style stainless mesh screen one which doesn't plug as easy. A lot of the local guys in my area that have cats do this also. Mn bio sucks stuff starts acting up around +15 deg. Hotline I have one on mine also just dosent seem to work as good as it did on older engines. I have tank heaters in tanks and putting tank covers on front of fuel tanks will hold in heat better. Davco you could try just make sure you buy the wrench that goes with it and they are easy to prime just pour fuel in top plug just make sure o ring is on right. Run a restriction gauge pays for it self in a short time.

 

Yeah, on my Series 60 with a Davco, I go from 7 micron to a 15 micron in the winter. Detroit approves doing that. Same reasoning, bio has its own unique issues that has nothing to do with using the "right" fuel or dosing the tanks with anti-gel.