From: Stu (stuinnh@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Dec 16 2003 - 16:37:22 PST
The 1009 & 1008 have a fuel heater on the top of the fuel filter base
"Stu"
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc.
Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors
Green Mountain Military Vehicle Club
Vehicles:
1967 M151A1 Jeep
1964 M416 1/4 Ton Trailer
1986 M1009 CUCV Blazer
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of noel shelley
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:26 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] Fw: A TIMELY REMINDER FOR DIESELS
>
> A TIMELY REMINDER
>
> For those new to diesels in areas where it gets very cold .
> At about -10 c the paraffin wax in diesel fuel will start to separate out
> and block fuel filters . After mid September winter grade fuel is supplied
> that has a anti waxing agent in it . IF your vehicle is infrequently used
> and has summer grade fuel in , before it gets too cold fill the tank with
> winter fuel , treat existing fuel with anti waxing agent well mixed or add
> 10-30% of gasoline --- then run the engine to fill the fuel system with
> treated fuel .
>
> IF your filters block with wax through cold ,changing the filter will not
> help , with in minutes it will block again . To get home bypass the
filters
> with hose and pray .
>
> |Some vehicles use fuel heaters
>
> Happy Christmas NOEL
>
>
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