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mark45678
01-16-2004, 07:45
I found out the hard way that the stuff that comes in the silver bottle from powerservice does NOTHING to stop your fuel from GELLING!!! It was -10*f last night so I put 1/2Qt in and took the truck out for a 10 min drive and parked it.... well I only made it 5 miles this morning befor it started showing signs of filter problems! I did make it back home at a very slow pase, It would only run up to 1800 rpms and it was slowing down! I know that powerservice isnt the best stuff but I ran out of the standardyne stuff I run so I went to wally works and got the only bottle they had.... should have got Karo instead!

403turbo
01-16-2004, 09:28
I have had good luck with powerservice Polar Diesel Treat, specfically made to prevent gelling. The silver bottle stuff is not meant to prevent gelling, simply a water and cetain treatment.

Use it for what it's meant for and it does work well.

403turbo
01-16-2004, 09:42
I have had good luck with powerservice Polar Diesel Treat, specfically made to prevent gelling. The silver bottle stuff is not meant to prevent gelling, simply a water and cetain treatment.

Use it for what it's meant for and it does work well.

max out
01-16-2004, 13:30
power service has worked good for my tractor and my truck so far as long as you pick the right colored bottle.

AlanL
01-16-2004, 13:54
I use the PowerService Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost (white bottle) pretty much year round and it works great. Its says "Prevents fuel gelling in temperatures as low as -40

mark45678
01-16-2004, 17:47
My point Is I now know that the silver bottle is NOT for winter use... I just wanted to make every one else know that! just because I didnt read the bottle doent mean all of you did! get it? ;)

DMAXED
01-16-2004, 18:45
I also use powerservice (white bottle) like ALAN L said I put 20 oz. in every tank full and it works very well . I bet next time you won't get the silver bottle LOL. are you going to the pat game ? GO PATS.

DMAXED
01-16-2004, 20:20
Sorry I ment 10 oz.

NETMINDER
01-19-2004, 10:28
another satisfied Power Service - white bottle user here...

deerhunter7
01-19-2004, 19:55
Originally posted by DMAXED:
Sorry I ment 10 oz. 96 oz. bottle does 300 gallons of fuel. Or 8 ounces per 25 Gal. This is my 3rd winter using it and never had a problem. First winter with heated Racor pre OEM , Coldest day in 3 years I think was close to -20 degrees. - 40 ????

DMAXED
01-20-2004, 19:56
deerhunter7

My truck is a longbed and has a bigger tank 32 gallons I think ,but never got it to take more then 30 gallons.

charliepeterson
01-21-2004, 20:13
Last week we were using the power service "911" red bottle. We had lots of problems because the clerk forgot to order the winter blend fuel for the shop. A couple of the trucks were so bad we added Kerosene with 911.

jbplock
01-22-2004, 06:37
Charlie,

Do you happen to know if the Diesel 911 contains any alcohols? The label doesn't give any indication. It seems like I remember the older "White" bottles of Power Service used to say "contains no harmful alcohols" which could imply that there are some "non harmful" alcohols. I've been carrying a bottle of Diesel 911 around for emergencies but have never had to use it. I have also thought about using the 911 periodically to clean up any small amounts of water that might collect in the tank but I worry that it might contain some type of alcohol. Any thoughts on this?


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