fuel anti gel.

It depends on the product, read the directions. It also depends on the engine, and if you are needing to shut it off, in really cold weather. hi bypass engines don't need it unless they are shut off, shutting down makes other things fail to work, too.

I don't worry about it until the temps get into the teens above zero, if it was shut off, teens below if it isn't. It depends on the pour point and cloud point of the fuel you are using. I just haven't h ad much trouble with trucks, farm tractors were a bit different, they didn't by-pass much fuel and the lines were very exposed; any cold airflow will stop them in a hurry because the fuel flow is so much less.


One more thing, if you can fill the tanks before shutting it down, there is less chance of water being drawn from the atmosphere as the fuel in the tanks cools, in theory, you shouldn't need anti gel if you are using good fuel.

If you are a company driver, follow the directions given you on use of additives.

 

No it's not true, at least not in the midwest. Pilot, TA, Flying J, and the other majors might, probably won't, have No1 available in blends, most outlets that are smaller will have it. It's on the pump what you are pumping. No1 costs more and has less BTUs, it also isn't considered as oily, in theory causing more wear.

Some places put anti-gel into No2 and call it winter or arctic blend;again, none of the majors do this that I have seen. Iowa , Wisconsin , and Minnesota have a chain Kwik Star in Iowa, they would have those types of fuel. It's Kwik Trip in the other states. There are other truck stops and coops that do this around as well. The truck stops will take your fuel cards with the usual exceptions, the coops don't.

I have heard that Minnesota dealers put in additive in the winter, but I get no confirmation of that.